We camped at St. Joe for 3 nights this year. Loved it last year. This time we scored a paved spot with a little more shade with a sidewalk to the bath house. Yep, I talking spoiled big time... :)
Stayed in the "Gulf Breeze" loop... Spot # 57
It didn't take long before the hunter instinct kicked in.... as soon as it got dark, my daughter went on the prowl for unsuspecting victims near the bath houses.... She brought back this little guy.
Since last year I was never able to make it far enough on the beach to the tip of the peninsula, this year I was determined, no matter what.... I was going to make it. The ranger told me that it was 8 miles from the camp ground to the tip.... I started a little before Noon loaded with a backpack full of water, snacks and sun screen. I made it there about 4:30, and back around 8. "Never Do that Again".... No sun burns, but man what 16 miles on sand does to the bottoms of your feet.... took 3 days to walk normally again... (the picture above was at the tip... nothing to see here)
Photo of the search party who walked an hour and a half to meet me on the way back....
Yep... I'm dragging my poor but behind..... wasn't exactly as fast as I was when I started out.
After being recued, needed a well deserved sit down, thought we'd just watch the sun go down
Never hurts to start Crabbing early....
Imagine catching this guy at the end of your line.... Whose gonna get this hook out.. LOL
One of my Daughters new hobbies..... rubber band bracelets.... She even made me one with camo colors....
Crabs.... its whats for dinner. "it was a slow night"
Took a day trip over to St. George Island SP to scout it out for a possible trip for next year.
The water was kind of calm .... so Hunting was the activity of the day.
Daughter came back with a star fish..... Can't eat that!!!!
Son found a hermit crab, must have been a Mom... had a ton of little hermit crabs attached to the shell
Evening beach walks and Crabbing is one of our favorite things to do...
Slow night.... Crabbing... She caught more, but we don't keep the small ones or the females...
Hanging at the beach on the last night....
Cute little guy.... Bagged the last night at St. Joe.
Had a Great Time, but to be honest.... I'm glad we only booked 3 nights, wasn't prepared for the sand flies, got bit last year.... but not as bad. Those guys are a lot worse than a mosquito.
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