This part of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana make up the Gulf Coast Islands National Park. It is designed to protect the critical set of barrier islands that protect these states.
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| Destin's white sandy dunes |
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| The quarter mile boardwalk from our campsite. |
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| Marshmallows on the campfire! |
We left our campground and continued along the panhandle of Florida. We visited the National Park visitor center and saw the live oak trees that were famed for use in the early US Navy. They were the first protected forest and Old Ironsides (USS Constitution) was built of the dense oak planks.
The next stop was in Pensacola, Fl. at the Naval Airforce Base where we visited the Naval Air Museum. This was a brilliant collection of US Naval aircraft from the beginning of flight to present. The collection also included suits and all other sorts of memorabilia. The base is the current home of the famed Blue Angels.
Hi Caroline, Peter and Will, it was really nice meeting you...and playing together...Keep in touch ! Cindy and Jenny
ReplyDeleteWell your days are certainly spent differently than our days up north. We are again looking forward to an escape to Cannon Mountain once the weekend arrives - skiing has been fantastic, great snow and hopefully, soon, a little warmer temps! Do you miss it at all? Or is all that sun and fun and free time serving you well???
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Hello Luff Family,
ReplyDeleteIt has been such fun living vicariously through your blog entries! The sun and swimming sound good to me right now. We just got back from visiting Kevin in DC where it was twice as warm as it is here. That was a treat. Safe travels and I look forward to reading all about it. Linda