[Rhodes22-list] sailing, boating in Florida question

[Arthur H. Czerwonky]

Joe,
Last time we were at the park we were bitten by the sand fleas, so be sure to pack your spray.  I have driven thru the area, not sailed.  The entire coast is impressive, although, like you say, the condos are overdone.
Chow,
Art

-----Original Message-----
>From: Joe Babb <joe.babb at comcast.net>
>Sent: Aug 20, 2008 8:33 AM
>To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>Subject: [Rhodes22-list]  sailing, boating in Florida question
>
>Hi Art,
>We made a quick trip to Panama a few weeks ago (without boat 
>unfortunately) to check things out.  I had fond memories of Panama City 
>from a family vacation 30+ years ago.  Needless to say, things have 
>changed a bit.
>We camped in St. Andrews State park in Panama and it was so hot that we 
>packed up a day early and headed west on
>a road trip through Destin, Pensacola, and Mobile before turning up 65 
>to head home to Tennessee.  We were kind of
>discouraged by the development of so many condos along the way.  I was 
>curious about that area because of an article I read
>in "Sailing" magazine about "florabama".  The most interesting part of 
>the trip was an accidental siting and visit to a fishing museum in
>Destin.  Destin must have been a really beautiful place once upon a time.
>So we are looking at Apalachicola and the nature coast because it is 
>still relatively quiet.  Apalachicola River is really neat.
>There's a great restaurant in Apalachicola that we like very much called 
>Verandas Bistro.  There is a marina on Scipio Creek off
>Appalachicola River where I think we can leave our truck and trailer in 
>relative safety.
>I've gotten charts 11402 and 11404 and have just started to study them 
>to see how far we can get at a leisure pace.
>Joe
>
>
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