Another Big Bend and home.


 After a few days with Pan’s brother in San Antonio, a repeat lunch with a friend we crossed the other half of Texas and set our sites on the beaches of the Gulf.  While this picture was taken at Santa Rose Beach in the Florida Panhandle, we did spend nights in Texas, Louisiana and Alabama before we reached this beautiful sand.  



After a night at Topsail State Park, Florida,  we headed for breakfast on the break wall of the Kellogg Park in Santa Rosa Beach. Pan’s parents had donated this bayside land to the county for a park some 14 years ago.  After breakfast it was off to the historic town of Apalachicola at the very start of the Big Bend of Florida.



This is our holiday greeting to one and all from the docks in Apalachicola.  These folks call this “the forgotten coast”.  We don’t know if it is the Covid or maybe they are forgotten but there were not a lot of folks hanging around this historic town and beautiful coast.



Our last night on the road we stayed in our second Florida State Park.  This is a look in our digital rear view mirror of the wonderful live oak that defined our campsite at Ochlockenee River S.P.  We were most impressed with both of the Florida State Parks we enjoyed and look forward to visiting many more.  



We celebrated the end of our journey with popcorn and a campfire.  Since we left the northern end of the Mississippi River Road we carried with us Minnesota wood that was finally burning our last two nights in Florida.  Too dry, rainy or cold most other nights we camped.



Here is Casita Rojita parked in our Dunedin carport after traveling 11,500 miles through 17 states not counting those we visited more then once.  There were seven we visited twice.  We traveled half the Mississippi River Road and most of Route 66 not to mention a rather comprehensive journey through the Southwest.  We visited family and friends in 17 different communities along the way. Traveling during a pandemic made many of our activities decisions for us as much was closed or we steered away from places that had few mask wearers. Having Casita as our home made all of this easier.  Not just from a Covid point of view but also from a pick up and leave in the morning, no sleeping bag or tent stuffing.  

For those of you that are still with us, we loved having you travel with us.  We are here in Dunedin for the holiday and we will see what 2021 brings for this traveling trio.  Have a great holiday and let’s hope for a bright 2021.


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