YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS...THIS IS A CAMPGROUND?

Well, not really.  But sort of.  We left the Jacksonville area yesterday morning and drove west along the Florida panhandle to the Destin, Florida beaches.  It was I-10 all the way and it is a really nice stretch of highway.  Did you know that Florida is as wide as it is long?  It is almost 400 miles across, which is how long it is long......if you were to drive from Miami to Pensacola you would drive almost 800 miles....yikes!
Destin is absolutely gorgeous.  It is a very narrow strip of land along the southern panhandle and it is on the Gulf of Mexico.  Thanks to Tom's military service we are able to stay at military bases and this one is a dandy.  It is more like a resort...in fact, I call it a Camp-Sort.  It has villas, motel style rooms and spaces for RVs.  It is the Destin Army Recreation Area and it is Paradise.  The sunsets are spectacular.  I wish we could be here more than five nights!  For $20 a night, it is a steal!

Even when Barklee is inside, he keeps himself entertained....

This is the first day that I actually felt that I could relax after the months of preparation..and it is all worth it.  

Tomorrow we may venture into the town of Destin to look around and take some photos. Did I say how beautiful it is here?  And we have met some really nice people already.
I will do more postings from here with hopefully some dandy pictures.......
Blessings,
Jackie