February 8, 2017. This is more like it!

CAMPGROUND:  St. George Island State Park.  Beautiful sites.  We got the next to the last site, a handicapped one, which means a concrete pad and proximity to the bathrooms.  Electricity and water hook-up.  Dump station.  Nice picnic table and fire pit.  $24/night.  10 stars.  Nice bathrooms

LOCATION:  St. George Island, Florida

WEATHER:  Beautiful.  Highs in 70s

 

We left foggy Panama City Beach and drove through more tricky-tacky beach towns, then several miles of pine forest, then quaint Apalachicola magically appeared!  It is a small village famous for its oysters.  Oyster and shrimp boats are docked downtown.

 

We quickly found ourselves at the appropriately-named Oyster City Brewery where we had beers.  It is a real working brewery!

The waitress recommended the Hole in the Wall restaurant next door for oysters....

So, of course we had a dozen raw.  Very tangy.  

 

Then, across the bridge to St. George Island.  We were lucky to get a campsite.  After settling in, we took a walk along the beach.  We were the only people for miles.  

Then, about 8 miles back into the village on St. George Island to a beach dive bar..."a sunny place for shady people".  

Imagine my surprise at seeing a car with Truro license plates in the parking lot!  I'm from Truro, Iowa and have visited Truros in Nova Scotia, Massachusetts, and England.  

Back at the campground, George made a fire and we baked potatoes in the coals.   DINNER:  Baked potatoes stuffed with meat, cheese and onions.  Really good.