The Gulf Islands

Today was Gulf Island day. We drove about 50 miles west and found ourselves on a strip of beach about 100 yards wide. With the Gulf of Mexico on one side and Pensacola Bay on the other. The beach was little more than the road wide. We went to the end and visited Ft Pickens, a fort built  in 1834 to protect Pensacola Bay from foreign  invaders.

The fort is large with dozens of cannon emplacements and brick walls four feet thick. The fort was built with slave labor and the only action it saw was in 1861 during the civil war when the Confederates attacked the Union held fort. Another interesting piece of history.

We stopped at Pensacola Beach for a stroll and found this blue Huron waiting just for us. As you can see, the beach is pure white and is made of quartz crystals. The clear blue water against the white of the sand makes this place just beautiful.






The RV park here is really nice and the folks friendly. This is the view from our trailer door. We face the Chocawhatchee Bay with the Gulf just about a quarter mile away. Two more days of this! How will we survive?