A Four State Day

Lying two hundred and twenty four miles east of New Orleans, Pensacola, Florida holds many memories for us, and so we've elected to stay in this area for a week. We left Ponchatrain Landing RV Resort in a light rain but with an onshore wind of about 20 mph. We were concerned initially about traveling across the section of I-10 that crosses Lake Ponchartrain, but it turned out to be cake. Five and a half miles of open water kinda got our attention, but the wind became steady and was therefor easy to account for while driving.

Safely over the lake, the Interstate settled down to mile after mile of highway cut through dense forests and swamps.

Soon enough we left Louisiana and entered the great state of Mississippi!

Another few miles, and we were in Alabama!

Now, Alabama has a wealth of wonderful places to visit and things to see, but for us the highlight of the state today was going through the George Corley Wallace Tunnel that goes under the Mobile River. The sections of tunnel were built by the Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company and floated into place. It was a bit narrow and the western approach required a slow speed, but eventually we saw the light at the end!

Continuing on I-10, we eventually came to the Florida state line.

A few weeks ago when we started calling rv parks in the Pensacola area, we discovered that this time of year is called "the season". meaning that rates go up and availability goes down. Our park of choice became the Santa Rosa RV Resort in Navarre, Florida, some 25 miles east of Pensacola, which meant that we had to cross Pensacola Bay to get to the Navarre, Fort Walton Beach, and Destin area.

Our site number in the park is 69, one of the longest available. Nessie is parked on a concrete pad, with a nice concrete patio in outside. The utilities are fine, with good wifi and water pressure. A fenced dog park is a big plus and neighbors who have the same kind of dog is the icing on the cake!

We are parked one row back from the waterfront sites, but it's a big plus because our large front window looks out onto Santa Rosa Sound and the vacation condos on the barrier island.. If we had chosen a waterfront site, we would have needed to back in, negating the view, and paid an additional $20 per night. No brainer!

It's a nice park, if a bit expensive for our taste, and will serve us well for the next week.