Last day at Fort Pickens

Gulf Breeze, FL

 
We woke up to a windy and cold morning.  Temps are only in the high 50’s today.  Since it was so cold out i was very slow to get moving.

Today is our last day here at Fort Pickens.  So a needed trip to town to get diesel and go out to eat!

Yes, we’ve had to cook an entire week!  In fact we haven’t been off the island since we arrived a week ago today. 

I took some pictures of the road leaving the National Seashore and the condo’s along Pensacola beach .. very nice huh?
     
Pensacola bay is on one side and the other side is the wide open Gulf of Mexico .. beautiful water

 
The sun was shining and it was a great day for a drive.  We stopped and looked at a few shops but to be honest .. I'm just not a big shopper.  My opinion is most these shops are just tourist traps and I'm sure they are packed during the summer.
 
We found some diesel at Race Way and it was $3.65 a gal .. $80 and then it was time to look for a place to eat.  Lots of choices but in the end we both voted for Chinese.  We chose the Royal Palace and it was very good food.  For both us of including drinks it was $18.70 plus tip.
 
After stuffing ourselves we headed back across the toll bridge which cost a $1 to enter and is free on leaving.
     
We decided to stop along the beach before arriving on the National Seashore property to check it out.
  
absolutely breath taking view .. there was barely any waves.

hubby was enjoying walking and picking up shells.  We saw a few birds
 
see how clear the water is? 
 
Unfortunately it was time to head home to start packing things up.  It’s been an amazing time here and our week has flown by.  This is definitely a place we’d like to come back to again.

We are departing tomorrow and heading toward Gainesville Florida for a few weeks.  Tomorrow will be a good day to travel as it’s suppose to get near freezing tonight and be another cool day tomorrow and then it’s suppose to warm back up. 

We didn’t really have to much to pack up but i have the inside ready to roll .. well except for our computers and they do not get packed until last :) All hubby has to do in the morning is unhook the satellite dish, electric and hook up the truck and we will be rolling on down the road to new scenery.