She's My Tallahassee Lassie!

Thursday evening just before dusk, we took Sasha to the Pensacola Beach Dog Park. She's been known to run and play in the surf, so we thought we would give her an opportunity to do it again.

The surf was a little choppy since a cold front was approaching the area, and the wind was picking up.

While D and I were chatting with a young couple who had just moved to Pensacola from Hattiesburg, Mississippi with their two dogs, Kobo and Prissy, Sasha went at the play thing big time! Kobo is just a pup so he and Sasha had a great time rolling in the sand! Austin and his girlfriend had to get home since they needed to work the next day, so the playtime didn't last as long as Sasha would have liked, but she contented herself with her people.

We played until the sun began to sink into the horizon, then packed up our toys and left for home after snapping one last photo of Pensacola.

The cold front moved through overnight, with rain, lightning, and thunder. So much for washing the motorhome and car....

We left Pensacola this morning about 10 in a light drizzle that turned into a full fledged storm after getting back on I-10 East, so for a hundred and seventy miles or so we were driving in rain. We arrived in Tallahassee about 4 pm eastern, after having lost another hour, and set up "camp" in the rain. We're staying at Big Oak RV Park just a couple of miles north of town, because it was listed as being very close to the State Capitol complex that we want to visit. Big Oak is aptly named, and the rv sites are scattered throughout the grove of oaks.

Of the sites in the park, about 3/4 of them are used by long term residents; some working people, and some with an apparently uncertain future.... This is not quite the kind of park we would stay in as a rule, but for two nights, it's ok. We have been assigned site B10, which is plenty long and wide enough for Nessie and all her gear, but is completely and 100% out of level. When we tried to level the coach this afternoon, the front wheels were some 5" off the ground, a definite no-no, so we had to build up some ramps and blocks with supplies that we carry but hope never to use!

The weather has cleared as I write this, about 9:30 pm local, and the news pegs the temp at 68 degrees with 100% humidity. Could be an air conditioned night! Welcome to the South!