Camping on the Gulf

This is the 
amazing view from our trailer door!

We were staying in Destin, which is on the Gulf Coast.  

We were surprised at how few beaches there were on the east coast of Florida.  It is far too developed to leave spaces for beaches, especially just for campsites.  The Keys were much nicer than the rest of Florida for beaches and state parks.  

After doing some research, we learned that there were lots of nice beaches on the south side of the panhandle so we booked into this campground.

We were not disappointed!!!  

Our site was one row in from the beach and the view was fabulous!  The only problem was that it was only about 15 degrees.  Still warmer than home, but much cooler than the 28 degrees we had a few days ago in the Keys.

The sand was SO white that we would come out of the trailer, and just for a moment, think it was snow.

The sunsets here were the best we have seen on the whole trip!  They seemed to last an extra long time, and went through all the colours of the spectrum.  The camera never seems to do them justice.

We had a couple of days of relaxation here as there is not much sightseeing to do, or things to learn.  Apparently though, it is quite a shopping mecca, with one of the largest collections of premiums outlets in America.  Seeing as we didn't have much shopping to do, this was not a big deal.

Destin is also a big 'destination' for deep sea fishing, but we were quite content with deep sea watching!!! 

We have used the mantra, "Calm Blue Ocean...Calm Blue Ocean"  more than a few times on this trip.  This spot is now the picture we can have in our head as we say "Calm Green Ocean ... Calm Green Ocean" .

The question is, will that help???