Saturday, October 24 – We had friends to meet today in Santa Rosa Beach, FL. Santa Rosa Beach is about 18 miles east of Destin, FL. We are staying at Arnette's Gulfside Stables and Campground. What a neat campground. The streets and sites are gravel with 50 amp full-hook-ups. There is a horse stable, so rides are available if you want to saddle-up. Thanks Jeri for finding this gem!
Looking right.
Looking left.
We met up with old RVer friends Jeri and Terry and Jan and Jerry. Not to hard to mess up those names :-) We saw Jeri and Terry last year at the Quartzsite gathering but haven't seen Jan and Jerry since 2010 at a previous Q gathering. Everyone looks young, beautiful and skinny! We are on our way West. The other two couples are heading down into the Florida peninsula.
The stables are having a Halloween party for the local kids this weekend. What fun! They have hayrides, pumpkin painting, bouncy areas, and of course lunch. Looks like these young families are having a blast. A beautiful day for the kids to pick out their pumpkin too!
After getting everything set-up, we told our friends we would be back for happy hour and headed to the Destin boardwalk to see the tourist area. It looks like the boardwalk area doesn't really start rockin' until evening. There were some people out strolling the boardwalk but things certainly weren't very busy. The only busy area was an outdoor patio bar. They had a ban and about 250 motorcycle riders enjoying a buffet and a few beers.
This Magnolia tree was part of Destin before Destin existed. Estimated at approximately 170 years old, this once 4-story tree outlived other magnolias by some 90 years.
A local and nationally recognized artist and sculptor, Marlin Miller, and son, Preston, donated their time and talents to memorialize the coastal life of Destin.
The biggest big screen TV we have ever seen. The band is in the front.
Now this ice cream/sorbet sound very interesting.
After a couple hours on the boardwalk, we returned to the campground to enjoy happy hour with our friends and to catch-up on each others lives.
What a happy hour.
Paul, Marsha, Jerry, Jan, Terry, Jeri.
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Thanks for stopping by. Hope to see y’all back real soon. Have a great day!
This is a great area of the panhandle. Two of the years we went to Florida, we spent the month of April in Miramar Beach between Destin and Santa Rosa Beach. The beaches are just gorgeous with the white sand that sings! So cool!! Looks like you had a fun visit with friends. It's always fun to catch up after time apart.
ReplyDeleteIts nice when the east meets the west, thats a cause for celebration !
ReplyDeleteIt's been wonderful to be able to spend a little time (again) with both of you. We've had such fun. Well, we always do. Now my blog is going to be almost like yours except I haven't written in yet.
ReplyDeleteToday we get to watch the storm come in.
One would have to have REALLY bad eye site to miss that screen.
ReplyDeleteJeri always knows where to park in any area. She's a walking AllStays.
ReplyDeleteSo much fun. Like I told Jeri - I love that picture of all of you. Be safe during the storms.
ReplyDeleteLooks like you are heading our way, we live in Navarre:) Weather not to good today:( Looks like that campground is going to have a big Halloween.
ReplyDeleteWow, that is quite the spread for Happy Hour. Maybe you will catch up to us.
ReplyDeleteWe stayed several times at the Elks there did they open the pool there? Enjoy riding with you! Busy working on Golf carts 7 days a week helping neighbors. Safe Travels!
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