It was a short drive from Crawfordville to Gulf Islands National Seashore. This was our second trip to this park. Last trip we stayed in Loop A at Fort Pickens Campground. This trip we were in Loop E.
When we arrived and got set up, we took a walk to the fort. The blue heron were nesting in the treetops and the ospreys were adding to their nests.
The next morning, we walked to the fort and walked the perimeter of the wall surrounding it.
This is one of the guns used to protect Pensacola Bay during World War II.
Another day we went geocaching in the town of Gulf Breeze. We found several caches in the local park. We had to visit the local library and ask for Alvin to claim another cache.
Before we left the Pensacola area, we made a trip to the navy base to stock our pantry and fridge. We also visited Pensacola Bay Brewery in the old section of Pensacola. Bob and I enjoyed our stay at Gulf Islands National Seashore and we got to have a night of rough weather in Sol! Our last night there, there were tornado watches and strong thunderstorms. We stayed safe and dry during the storm.
As with most trips, Bob made reservations for the time we were going to spend in the southeast. Our next reservation was for Betty's RV Park in Abbeville, Louisiana. It was farther than we wanted to drive in one day so we made a stop at L'Auberge Casino in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. We had the overflow parking lot all to ourselves for our overnight stay.
The next morning, after walking a portion of the levee trail that followed the Mississippi River, we were on the road to Betty's!
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