Sunday, November 11, 2012

Pensacola Beach

Fort Pickens Campground
Gulf Islands National Seashore, FL

Yesterday was spent taking
care of some things..
George worked on getting bugs
off of the front of Harvey,
and I worked on the month-end
financial statements for
my ex-job :-)

Today we woke up to windy
conditions, but it was still in the high 60's.

We decided we wanted to poke around
the little area of Pensacola Beach.


There are shops, restaurants,
and lots of hotels along
this strip..



Love all the colors..


Walking around makes you hungry!

We stopped here for lunch..



$2.00 Bloody Marys :-)
and beignets!

We were pleasantly surprised
by a bagpipe band
marching through the restaurant..


and then got to see them again
in the Veteran's Day parade
soon after..



It was a cool little parade!

There is a really big
ferris-wheel type thing..


but at $13.95 per person,
we decided to see it from the ground :-)


Mr Gnome was not happy :-(

It was a great day!


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12 comments:

  1. Gail HouleNovember 11, 2012 at 6:40 PM

    Love that last picture...it seems to say it all :)

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  2. Tumbleweed DeeNovember 11, 2012 at 6:58 PM

    Great place! We'll be back to that area and do more next time. You're lucky to see the bagpipes, that's cool.

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  3. Chuck and Anneke's RV travelsNovember 11, 2012 at 7:31 PM

    It is a great place to spend the day:)

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  4. Paul and Marti DahlNovember 11, 2012 at 7:44 PM

    We're in that other "P" - Pennsylvania right now and wish we were with you! No white sandy beaches here... :c(

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  5. SherryNovember 11, 2012 at 9:11 PM

    Bagpipe band in your restaurant. What a hoot! Looks like a nice parade and a very fine day. What's Mr. Gnome unhappy about?? He wanted to do the ferris wheel? Tell him to pull out his wallet and you'll take him. :-))

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  6. Ray/WendyNovember 11, 2012 at 10:33 PM

    Walks like that are great - you never know what you might find, some place good to eat and a parade to boot. :)

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  7. Janice Williford EvansNovember 11, 2012 at 11:30 PM

    time by the beach is the best time of all!

    Janice
    ReadyToGoFullTimeRVing Blog
    FaceBook.com/ReadyToGoFullTimeRVing

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  8. Nancy and BillNovember 12, 2012 at 4:39 AM

    That's an area we want to visit. So we are taking notes. How about a campground tour!?!?!

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  9. Jim and JudyNovember 12, 2012 at 5:39 AM

    The beach temp looks to be much warmer there! Maybe a new beach pic is in order. :)

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  10. PhyllisNovember 12, 2012 at 7:40 AM

    So, with a little over a month of fulltiming under your belts, do you still like it? LOL

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  11. Mike and TerriNovember 12, 2012 at 2:18 PM

    I never could handle ferris wheels -- not a fan of heights. Checking it out from the ground would've been just fine with me. :-)

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  12. AnonymousNovember 14, 2012 at 12:59 PM

    Fort Pickens looks like a great place! It's gone onto our bucket list. So glad you guys are enjoying it!

    Bruce and Laura

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