Tuesday morning...fog again...it's funny how it comes and goes throughout the day. Would it stick around today? Time would tell...
Susan, Colleen and I loaded up our coolers and beach cart to the brim we were beach bound for the day. We checked the weather before we went and there wasn't a high chance of rain until later in the day. We were good to go! Today was the day we wore our Buc-ee's swimsuits we got in Alabama!
I haven't mentioned it yet I don't think but the campground isn't directly on the beach, it's on the other side of a 4 lane divided roadway. Not interstate highway but there was a lot of traffic and vehicles turning in and out of the campground and the hotel across the street. At check in, the front desk gentleman said that we could easily cross it if we wait for an opening. He was right, we didn't have too much trouble crossing but sometimes were scarier than others.
Anyway, the beach cart seemed heavier than usual as we were crossing the roadway and also pulling it through the sand...but we made it. We set everything up. Umbrella, chairs, kite...everything...then it started sprinkling. It was nothing new, misty with fog was the weather of choice for March in Destin it seemed. We crowded together under the umbrella, a little sprinkle wasn't going to stop us.
Then...the lifeguard drove up on her 4-wheeler..."There's a storm coming, and we recommend that you leave the beach." I think we all looked at her the same way, as in..."what do you know?" But we looked at the radar and yep, there was a storm coming. We had to pack EVERYTHING up.
We made it back, rinsed off in the pool and then the thunder and lightning started. We got out of the pool and went to our campers. The storm lasted a few hours, so we spent time in our campers napping, watching TV, and cleaning.
After the rain cleared, the guys had some maintenance to do on the Airstreams. They installed our custom screen door guards that we each designed from Weathered and Worn and installed their Mopeka propane monitoring sensors.
The storm had really cleared the sky and the weather was beautiful afterwards. So...the girls headed back to the beach for a few hours...dragging the cart behind us. We got our exercise that day taking the cart over and back 4 times.
When we came back for dinner the guys had gone to the grocery store to get some Steak-umms and peppers for dinner. While they were there, the girls went to the large community fire pit. The campground doesn't have individual fire pits at each site but on Tuesdays and Thursdays they light their large gas firepit near the bay for all the guests to use. We roasted some marshmallows and made a few s'mores. It's not really camping if you don't roast marshmallows over a fire and make a s'more....am I right? What a beautiful sight with the blue sky, the blue water and America's flag waving in the background.
When the guys got back we had baked potatoes that were cooking in the crockpot all day with cheese steak sandwiches on the Blackstone and grilled garlic, bacon, corn. Camp cooking! YUM!
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