Tag: beach

Coastal Mississippi – What?

Following up on the Alabama shoreline, today we visited the Mississippi coastline… We all recall hurricane Katrina in 2005, and the news reports had mostly focused on its impact on New Orleans.  But according to this article https://www.gulfcoast.org/plan/secret-facts/, “On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina brought a 28-foot storm surge to the shores of Coastal Mississippi, devastating… Continue reading Coastal Mississippi – What?

What? There’s a shore in Alabama?

Gulf State Park in Alabama is an unexpected pleasant surprise.  The area of the state park dedicated to camping is huge, and each of the 496 sites is quite large, with the pads varying between 45 and 65 feet in length.  It is also a full hookup campground, which isn’t always the case in state… Continue reading What? There’s a shore in Alabama?

Nice day – got to watch the sunset from the beach

While we have been enjoying our stay in Destin, the weather hadn’t been that great.  But today was a nice one.  They had the yellow flags out on the beach, whereas before there were either double red flags (entering the water is forbidden) or single red flags (entering the water is not recommended – “knee… Continue reading Nice day – got to watch the sunset from the beach

We have arrived at the beach in the Florida Panhandle

Our travel plans typically involve a 2 night stay in one place, so that we always have a free day where we do not have to travel.  This segment was an exception as our trip to Florida involved 3 stops in 4 days, so two one-night stops.  Thankfully, we are here for 12 days and… Continue reading We have arrived at the beach in the Florida Panhandle