We left Port St Joe today for St. George Island State Park and it's amazing beaches. A short drive today, only about
an hour. Not a great day weather wise, cold and rainy.
Port St. Joe has to be our favourite Florida destination.
Palm trees, pines, Spanish moss, pelicans and egrets. There are bears here and bobcats too. I caught this Osprey having a shore lunch in a
tree across the road from the park. He was at it for almost an hour and pretty
much ate the whole fish.
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Another thing about Port St. Joe, nobody really knows what
time it is. That's because it is situated right on the line between Eastern and Central time
zones. Cell phones switch back and forth with the time.
The sunsets have been amazing every night.
St George Island State Park was high on the list to re-visit
after our stay here in November 2015. I recall the temperatures were in the 30’s
C then, an unusual heat wave. Today was 10C and next Monday’s low may hit
freezing. But it's nice to know the beach is near for when (if) it warms up.
Another unexpected unpleasantry, the park looks like it was razed by a
forest fire. They deliberately burn the undergrowth every few years to let fresh
vegetation flourish. The park at St Joseph's last week was the same only it was
still smouldering in places.
I guess they know what they’re doing.
No WiFi here at the park and my hotspot's signal is too weak to send this out. I guess I post this later from a Starbuck's or something. Time to open the bar anyway.
Cheers!
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