After leaving the campground in Gulfport, MS and driving through a bit of Alabama, we dipped south off of I-10 to the Blue Angels Campground in western Pensacola, right across the Perdido Bay from Alabama. Little did we know at the time that we would not be able to drive on I-10 again for three more days. It would be shut near Pensacola after an accident claimed the life of at least two motorists.
Tuesday night we hunkered down in our little Casita as it was buffeted by winds and showered by freezing rain. Imagine our surprise when we looked out our blinds on Wednesday morning to see the sand covered with white stuff!
Our two nights in Pensacola might have been considered a "bust" if it were not for the wonderfully enjoyable evening spent with former Navy friends, Larry and Carol. Dave had worked for Larry at the Pentagon many years ago and the two of them reminisced over shared memories. What fun to catch up on all the years in between!Thursday, January 30 (Destin, FL)
Our plans to drive the 55 miles to Destin to visit Jane's cousin, Luke, were altered when we discovered that Pensacola has lots of long bridges leading out of town. These were consistently blocked by patrol cars causing us to U-turn several times. Finally, Jane picked a route that only took us 25 miles out of the way but headed north far enough to miss the bridges and then turned south to Destin. We sleep tonight inside with a beautiful view of wide white sand beaches and the Gulf of Mexico. We are so grateful to Luke and Deborah for a fantastic dinner, warm bed, laundered clean clothes, beautiful sunset and a shower. Hope we can return soon to Destin!
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