November 1, 2013

Rainy day drive around Big Lagoon State Park

& Perdido Key, Pensacola, FL

It rained all night long.  In the morning, Monte had to get on a ladder and brush the water off of our slide toppers.

Our campsite 

Part of the loop around the campground

 

A typical site -there are only a few like our site with a concrete slab.

 

In the afternoon we took a ride down to the day use area of Big Lagoon State Park.

 

 

 

 

 

There are several pavilions

 

 

We walked through one of the pavilions where caterers were setting up for a wedding reception. 

 

 

The Amphitheater

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next we headed over the bridge to Perdido Key

 

 

 

 

 

 

and entered the Florida side of the Gulf Islands National Seashore. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Monte had a bag of cookies in his lap. 

When I reached over to get one all I ended up with was an EMPTY BAG!

One of my Mom's knick names for Monte is the Cookie Monster

 

 

This part of the shore is called Rosamond Johnson Beach named in honor of an Army private who served in the Korean War.  Private Johnson, who joined the military at age 15, carried two wounded soldiers to safety and was killed when he returned to try to assist a third wounded soldier.

 

 

 

A seashell collectors dream 

 

 

 

We took the road to the turnaround at the end. 

The sun was trying to poke through. 

 

We watched the great blue heron sitting perfectly still.  If we hadn't seen it move slightly I would have thought it was a statue. 

 

 

 

 

 

Finally the sun came out and with it the HEAT

After exiting the Gulf Shores National Seashore, we drove along Perdido Key for a few miles and ended up crossing into Alabama.  We made a U-turn at that point. 

The entrance to Big Lagoon State Park 

The entrance booth and Ranger Station

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