Dr. Julian G. Bruce St. George Island State Park- Florida (March 1-6-2020)

On our way to our next campsite we stopped in Perry Florida to buy groceries. It was Sunday morning about 10am when we finished our shopping. We sometimes like to attend local churches, so we looked for a church close by. We knew we’d be a few minutes late but decided to go anyway. We found a great little community church called Cornerstone that met in a local high school. We couldn’t help think of our previous and much loved church in Gresham, OR with the same name. This Cornerstone was also a VERY friendly church that made us feel welcome. As we were getting into our Alto to leave, the pastor’s wife came driving by and stopped to say hi. Soon her husband came by as well. We had a quick chat and found out they were going to St. George Island as well. They weren’t camping but staying in a condo. We told them our campsite number and they came by our last night there. We had such a refreshing time together sharing stories from our lives! It was such a lovely connection! Joan and Gary, it was so nice to make some new friends!

After setting up camp we took a short evening walk to check out Apalachicola Bay and were rewarded with a pretty pastel sunset!

I’m enjoying the beautiful evening while Sunny is saying, “ Hey, are you taking my picture again?”

The water was so calm and beautiful with the colors reflecting off the surface.

The next day we hiked back out to explore the rugged coastline of the bay.

Walking down the path, we met a couple from Maryland walking their dog. I heard them call their dog Sunny. I stopped and introduced Sunny to Sunny. Both dogs were named Sundance with the nickname Sunny. That made for a fun connection!

The bay looked quite a bit different than it had the night before.

Sunny and Roger waiting for me to catch up.

Sunny had to pause for a lovely roll in the sand. We were hoping he hadn’t chosen the spot because something died there!😳

Enjoying the scenery while trying to rack up those 10,000 steps.

Walking around the campground Sunny met another sheltie. He was wondering why he had to walk while his new friend got to ride.🤔

This pretty cardinal kept coming by our campsite many times for a visit. I think he liked our Alto.

We had a short walk to the gulf beach, and noticed this alligator lounging on the bank of this pond.

Had a couple of nice walks on the beach. Dogs are banned from most Florida beaches and we miss watching Sunny running on the beach!

We went out to the Blue Parrot for some delicious chowder one afternoon. We enjoyed the Tiki Bar atmosphere right next to the ocean.

People are always quick to offer to take our picture. (Especially when we are trying hard to take a selfie.)

We left Saint George early in the morning. A beautiful new day is dawning.

We were excited because this was the day my sis and Judy were flying into Tampa and we were anticipating some lovely time with family.😊Thanks sis and Judy for coming from Kansas to hang out with us in our Alto. Our next campground did not allow dogs, so we found a dog sitter on Rover.com. We dropped Sunny off at Peggy’s house in Clearwater for a doggie vacation. It was hard to leave our sweet Sunny for a week, but Peggy made us feel very comfortable and confident that he would be well taken care of.