On Thursday we left the Buccaneer State Park in Mississippi and drove east on I-10 into Alabama and then into Florida. In Alabama we saw the USS Alabama battleship and when we entered Florida, a Blue Angels jet welcomed us at the Visitor’s Center.
Before we left Mississippi, Carol took a walk along the Gulf of Mexico.
After arriving at my cousin Kathy and her husband Charlie’s house in Navarre, they drove us out to the National Seashore for a picnic dinner at Opal Beach and to watch some seabirds amd a beautiful sunset.
Today we traveled around the Pensacola area, beginning with the National Aviation Museum at the Pensacola Naval Air Station.
From the air station, we had lunch at the Shrimp Basket in Pensacola and then drove to Joe Patti’s, the “world famous” seafood market in which you can expect to wait at least 45 minutes to an hour to place your order for all types of out-of-the-gulf fresh shrimp, oysters, and shrimp. Charlie ordered regular gulf shrimp, royal red shrimp and fresh tuna to take home for dinner. Amazing and so fresh!
Before heading back to Navarre, we stopped at the National Seashore above Pensacola Beach for one more walk along the Gulf.
Tomorrow is a full day of driving down the west coast of Florida to the home of Carol’s sister Janet and her husband Buddy. Likely won’t be a blog for a day or two.
T&C Southwest Adventure 2021 