Moving on to the Florida panhandle, we finally had a couple of days of shorts weather! The first campground we headed to was Topsail State Park. Unfortunately, it was only available for one night. We would have loved to stay longer because it was beautiful! It was a short walk to the gulf and it's white sugar sand beaches or you could ride one of the trams provided. The sites were large and fairly private. This will definitely be on our radar for another stay!

Miles and miles of white sugar sand beaches

The park is a combination of a resort purchased by the state and a nature preserve. In our short stay we managed to walk a few trails, go to the beach (very windy that day!) and even find a couple of geocaches! There are a few small lakes in the park and of course waterfowl.

A ring necked duck

Next up, Torreya State Park where we had planned to stay several days but we didn't like it at all so moved after one night. Moving nightly,we truly feel nomadic! The park was small and cramped and the sites had very deep sand. 90% of the trees had come down in 2018 during Hurricane Michael and most of the hiking trails were closed due to the mess in the woods. The only thing good about this park was that a folk singer who was staying there gave a free concert that night in the hall!

We found a small private campground near Tallahassee. It was bit nicer than Torreya and near friends vacationing nearby that we were able to meet for dinner in Tallahassee. Good Mexican food, 2 for one margaritas and friends. Triple bonus!

With Gayle and Steve Grice

From there, it was on to southern Georgia where we had one and half terrific weather days before one and a half days of rain. Last year when we were in southern California they had unusual high rain and  flooding. This year they are having a drought. Fast forward to this year where we seem to have brought the flooding and rain with us to the gulf coast. Watch out Florida, we are headed your way next year! I did manage to get a lot of quilting done.😀
Reed Bingham State Park in Adel Georgia has a lake, many trails with boardwalks through swamps and forests, geocaches and supposed wildlife (we haven't seen any yet but we've been inside for the last two days).

 There was a lot of flooding, by the dam especially, but we were impressed by how quickly everything drained after rains. We did get caught in one rainstorm. We get bored if we are stuck inside for too long so had ventured out for a walk...

Dam view from the bridge

In dryer times I assume you can actually use this trash can....

Today, 3/6, has dawned bright and sunny. Time to get dressed and go for a walk! Maybe we will actually see those gopher tortoises their literature brags about!