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| St George Island Beach - the yellow flag means medium surf |
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| The winds required us to stay covered - note the camper |
They call it the Forgotten Coast. About 70 miles southwest of Tallahassee is St George Island and Apalachicola. They are echoes of a very romantic historic time - when this was the capital of the oyster world. Today - St George Island is a quiet tourist town on a barrier island in the Gulf of Mexico. There is a beautiful state beach there with powder white sand and emerald green water. Just a few miles away on the mainland is Apalachicola.
Apalachicola reminds you a bit of Key West and New Orleans. At one time it was one of the top three ports on the Gulf of Mexico - just full of oyster and fishing boats. Now it is a wonderful tourist spot on US Highway 98 - that hugs the Gulf Coast. It is very popular with the RV crowd because Route 98 is flat and two-laned - and not heavily traveled.
We left Tallahassee after lunch in our camper - with our 2 folding bikes and 2 beach chairs inside. We had no intention of swimming in the 67-degree surf. We thought the 61-degree air temperature would be nice - but did not figure on the 15 MPH wind. We did not freeze - but were happy we had jackets - sweatshirts - and wool blankets with us.
It took about 2 hours to get there around 3 PM. There was still plenty of sunshine. We had the beach to ourselves. We were able to park the camper within sight of our chairs and the surf. We walked 2 miles on the beach. Our Slingbox TV worked well on the beach on my iPhone. We watched a bit of the basketball playoffs.
After that - we had supper at the Seafood Grill. It is right downtown on the corner where US 98 makes a 90-degree turn. We really like eating there. Lulu had the seafood combo. I love their chicken. Lulu also had a margarita made with Tupelo honey.
The camper was perfect. The new GPS spent a lot of time reminding us what the speed limit was. 55 MPH - 45 MPH - 35 MPH - back and forth - back and forth.
We stopped at the Walmart in Crawfordville on the way home - and got home at 9 PM.
We did not plan to stay the night - we have other obligations Friday.
Saturday night - we are going to Monticello Opera House in Monticello FL to see a Blues Festival. We plan to park the camper out in front of the Opera House and spend the night there. Monticello is 25 miles east of Tallahassee.
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| Parking is free in Apalachicola |
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| Oyster City Brewery |
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| Things were starting up for a festival weekend |
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| The Seafood Grill on the corner of US 98 |
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| Seafood Grill - great food - rustic setting |
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