We left the house around 7am for the long drive down to Florida. This was our first trip ever with our little terrier mix dog. He was so excited to get to go with us, he ran to the car and wouldnt even go to the bathroom before we left for fear of us leaving him. He is a very good traveler. Im sure he was confused that the car just kept going and going and never reaching its destination. He had never been on such a long trip.
The drive down was pleasant, with decent weather most of the way and fairly light traffic. Rob and I took turns driving to minimize the fatigue and we made pretty good time, getting to Eastpoint 9.5 hours later with several stops. We went right to the house and checked in. The house is great with a huge private screened pool and great views of the bay.
We hadnt eaten since breakfast so we found a restaurant up the road that had amazing seafood. (Grouper!!!!) Copper stayed at the
house, which he did not like at all. He was a little nervous in his new surroundings. After dinner we picked up a few essentials and headed back to the house so he would We swam in the pool and then just relaxed in the living room until late in the evening.
We kept seeing flashes of light outside and found that there was a huge storm approaching in the distance from the Gulf. The lightening was all over the sky in a spectacular display. Laurel and I walked across the road to the beach and watched the show for awhile. She stayed even longer than I did, but I came back and watched from the screened in porch.
By 11pm we were all so tired that we decided to hit the sack. The storm we had been watching came ashore just after we laid down. It was wild. Lightening and thunder exploding all around us and the wind whipping. There is a hurricane in the Gulf and I half thought that maybe it changed course toward us. It of course was not a hurricane, but quite a storm. Despite all the energy all around us,
All though the torrential rain and lightening are past, the wind was still whipping this morning. There was no real damage to anything though, as I imagine this area has seen its fair share of such storms. I sit here blogging with a beautiful view of the bay just outside our window. Cant wait to start the day.
Today was a day for exploration. It is still too stormy for any real beach time, so we decided to go around Apalachicola Bay area and check out the towns. We started with St. George Island, so we could get our feet/paws in the sand and I could do a little metal detecting. The sky was really dark and threatening and the ocean waves were rough, but there were still a few other people on the beach. Copper didnt seem to mind the sand and waves at all, and was happy to meet some other dogs. There was a family with three dogs chilling on the beach, and they and their dogs were really friendly.
left the people, Laurel spotted a good sized ghost crab running along the beach. He had a prize in his claws and was having none of us intimidating him. If any of us got too close, he would run at us. This was incredibly exciting for Copper. He had never seen a crab before and he was almost as excited by it as he would have been a squirrel. It was a beach squirrel. 😊 We finally left the guy alone to eat whatever it was he held in his claw.
I walked around for a bit swinging my detector and found two pennies, one old can and a pull tab. 😊 The dark skies looked like they were going to drop rain, so we headed back to the car and continued our exploration. We went in the big souvenir shop on St. George Island (which is dog friendly) and each of us found something to buy. The entrance we went in took us through a little coffee and ice cream shop. Laurel got some tea, which was really a bit overpriced. We have found that everything around here is a bit overpriced.
noticed the lighthouse gift shop was open. I was anxious to see if they had any miniatures of the lighthouse to buy for my collection. Unfortunately, they did not have any.
