For the first time ever, we are spending the Christmas and New Year Holidays away from home. Well not really away from home since we consider our camper home too, but away from our stick built home in Gouverneur.
December 22nd until January 3rd: We are parked at Coastline RV Resort, right on the ocean on the Florida Panhandle, for 12 days. This is a new stop for us. We have driven by it many times in our previous travels so we thought we'd give it a try. We have beautiful views of the ocean along with gorgeous sunrises and sunsets. And it's all topped off with much warmer weather than we are used to in December!
Our next door neighbors turned out to be very pleasant company. Mike and Melanie are from central Michigan and are spending several months here. They became very enamored with Parker and Maggie's antics on the porch.
We made several trips for shopping and dining at nearby spots we have enjoyed before, including Apalachicola, St. George Island, Eastpoint and Carrabelle. We really enjoy this part of the Florida Panhandle with beautiful ocean views, uncrowded shopping and beaches. No wonder it's referred to as "The Forgotten Coast".
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| Site 12, Coastline East RV Resort. |
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| Christmas sunrise. |
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| Merry Christmas morning. |
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| Snooping for presents. |
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| The lights on St. George Island across the bay. |
The sunrises are spectacular!!!!
January 3rd, 2026 and we moved on to Meaher State Park on Mobile Bay in Alabama. We have stayed there several times in the past. We enjoyed a very relaxing 14 nights here, and ended up becoming friends with work campers Todd and Laura. They are originally from Pennsylvania, and became full timers only a year ago. In March they are moving to Gulf State Park to work for 3 months.
With seafood dining everywhere, great shopping in Spanish Fort and Daphne, and beautiful sunsets, we had lots to do. We never found time, (too much sitting and reading) to make it to nearby Mobile, but that's on our list next winter. Here are just a few of the many sights and scenery. One of the joys of "lingering longer" at campgrounds is that you don't feel rushed to do everything at once.
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| Site 61 at Meaher State Park |
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| Mobile skyline across the bay |
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| What's Mom cooking for dinner???? |
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| Neighborhood Watch. |
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| Long Leaf Pines surrounding our site. |
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| Lunch at The Oyster House |
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| Judy and her boy |
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| Maggie and I on a morning walk. |
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| Storm clouds on the horizon!!! |
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| Sunset over Mobile Bay. |
So that's the end of our month on the Gulf Coast. Next up, 2 weeks in Louisiana. More later.
