We pulled out of Mississippi pretty early, around 7ish, and headed for Alabama. Rather than do a straight shot across, we thought it would be more fun to hug the coast, drop down and follow Mobile Bay. I was most impressed with the town of Fairhope, Alabama. In the downtown area, every street block had the most gorgeous flower bed arrangements. Each one was a work of art and looked like something out of Sunset Magazine. We continued to take the alternate route just to keep viewing the gracious homes on the bay. They all had long driveways dotted with moss covered trees, massive magnolia trees and broad green lawns. We finally crossed into Florida (crowd roar) and continued to drive the coastal route, checking out all the touristy beach towns. The biggest wow was definitely driving over the bridge from Fort Walton into Destin. Bam, just like that the water turned into a deep turquoise blue, with the whitest beaches I've ever seen. At this point I couldn't wait to get to our campground and start swimming. However, lunch was calling so we stopped at a beachside cafe called the Crab Shack. We had crab cakes and a shrimp basket. Yum! We finally arrived at Grayton State Beach and were like little kids, throwing on our bathing suits, jumping on ours bikes and pedaling down to the beach. It was AWESOME! Clear, clear tropical water, soft white sand and a whole afternoon to play. We had a riot swimming in the Gulf, getting turned topsy-turvy in the waves, and hanging out on our raft. Ned says tomorrow we definitely invest in a boogie board. I'm game! We reluctantly headed back to camp, got showered, and rode our bikes into the tiny little beach town of Grayton. We decided that the perfect ending to the day was margaritas on the deck and soft shell crab sandwiches. If this is day one in Florida I honestly don't know how we are going to top this. Let if be known that the day after the rapture, I've died and gone to heaven. today's pics - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad
Location:Grayton State Beach, Fl
