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| A warm Florida beach is better than rainy Nashville any day! |
Our plan was to head northwest from Savannah to Nashville and Memphis in Tennessee. However, midway there we checked the weather forecast and decided to head south instead. Weather in Nashville was cold and rainy, and the weather on the Gulf Coast of Florida was hot and sunny.
It was actually too hot! After spending a week in over 30C temps and 90+ humidity in north-central Florida (near The Villages), we decided to head to the coast to cool down. The owners of a Harvest Host we stayed at in Georgia recommended Destin, which is on the Florida Panhandle. We made it as far as Panama City Beach, here we camped for a few days at beautiful St. Andrews State Park (highly recommend for all you RV’ers) before deciding to hang our hats for a couple weeks at the lovely Sun Outdoors RV Resort - our top pick because there are two pools, pickleball courts, and a gym.
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| Gator Lake at St. Andrews State Park |
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| St. Andrews State Park |
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| Great Blue Heron |
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| Endless white sand beach on the Gulf of Mexico |
Aside from the beautiful white sand beach, which has had red flags the entire time we’ve been here (meaning high surf and strong currents), and miles and miles of tacky tourist shops and family ‘fun-tertainment’ centres along the main road, there isn’t much to do here in Panama City Beach, especially in low season. We’ve unloaded our e-bikes and have used them almost every day - we even ride to the grocery store a couple kilometres away - but it’s not the same as having a car to get around in.
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| Family amusement parks abound in Panama City Beach |
Forced relaxation? It feels a bit odd to be in one spot for so long with not a lot to do as far as sightseeing. Maybe we’re more suited to moving every few days? Or finding a spot that offers us a little of everything…
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| Our 'pad' for a couple weeks |
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