Pensacola beach

It was the most gorgeous day yet, no rain, sunny , warm and no wind. Perfect for a day at the beach. We drove about 40 min over to the Florida border and crossed numerous bridges over bays and lakes to get there. We got to see dolphin fins just over the first bridge (Perdido Bay) near the KOA we are staying at.

We started our day with checking out the Pensacola pier which we had to pay a small fee for, but the pier was clean, and had lots of signage. There were other tourists but most were locals fishing and lots of people with big fancy cameras, getting ready to take photos of the naval airplanes.

While we were there we were lucky enough to see the Blue Angels fly over the pier on their way back from Charleston heading back to the Florida base. During the week they have practice session but we wouldn’t be around. It was a sight to see.

We hung out at the white sand Pensacola beach for an hour or two and then made our way through the touristy traffic to farther down the peninsula, and got some bread at a local store to make lunch. We then ended up staying at the dog beach and enjoyed our time there. The beach was more shelly than the other beach but it wasn’t as deep and nicer to walk out to. Plus Inara got to play with dogs. We met some lovely locals and I think we found more of a local hangout rather than tourists as it was much farther down away from shops, boardwalks and houses.

I would have loved to drive around downtown Pensacola but it was time to get back. Inara and I had a nice walk to the Bay (Perdido Bay) before dinner and Brandon had enough time to find the local kids living at the park , and getting some kid time. They both ended up on the pool. After my shower, realising I got burnt ( didn’t get burned all summer ) and the when watching the kids in the pool, got stung by a bee in the butt my evening pretty much ended after dinner.

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