The park is just outside of a small town called Carrabelle Florida. The locals call the area the "Forgotten Coast." Already after a few days, we know why. There is no one here and it is pretty much undeveloped and definitely not full of shops selling gadgets, no tourist, and no annoying sales people walking up and down the beach selling a trinket or sunglasses. There is little traffic, very few people, oh and no stop lights for as far as you can drive! We have changed our hurried pace as busy bees to just laying back relaxing, talking to our Ho Hum camp buddies, watching Brodie dig in the sand. One can still buy beach front property for a reasonable price. Did we mention it is beautiful too.
Heather and Brodie are walking the beach for miles and miles. Brodie takes every opportunity to dig the beach until exhausted or until Heather pulls him out of the hole. I guess that is what Westies do.
Brodie is also fascinated by the abundance of Horseshoe Crab that seem to be mating at the waterline. They are out there by the hundreds. To bad they are not good eating.
We have taken a few motorcycle rides in the area. AWESOME rides I might add. The way the roads lead you through tunnels of trees then open up where you seem to be riding on the beach. These continue for miles and miles. It is cooled by the breeze blowing off the sea and often there is a small fishing village or town to come across that brings some interest into the mix. This area really feels different, almost like a foreign country, because it is so low key and laid back. We rode to an island called St. George yesterday. Very interesting to be on a bridge where all you see is a small line on the GPS and everything else is blue, meaning water. The bridge to the island was several miles across the bay. We were dodging Pelicans all the way across.
We are living well in our new "Portable Condo." We are both adapting very well, and really loving this life style. Heather has discovered the Convection/Microwave is really cool. She loves the stove and the washing machine. She has said, "I don't know if I can go back to a separate washer and dryer again." You see, our washer and dryer is a combo. You put in a load and it comes out dry. It is all one step and your done. It's not a huge machine but it works great! You should taste some of the items she has already made in the oven. It will cook anything plus more because of the convection (normal heat) and microwave at the same time.
Heather has us all organized too. This is very necessary in a small space. We have a place for everything and everything in its place. I really feel good.
Our rig is set up with a special garage for the motorcycles that when they are removed we can roll out the carpet, open the divider wall. The garage becomes part of the living space. We have made an office. I have added Rubbermaid Fasttrack drop down hooks on the wall of the garage so I can easily hang my dual monitors for my computer system when we stop. I can set up my system in about twenty minutes and be working just like at the house in Phoenix. Except, the view...the view out the window is the best I have had in my career. Relaxing and energizing at the same time. Everything is secure and very comfortable. If it is cool enough I can drop the wall (aka loading ramp) and have a full screened picture window out to the world. Different view every time we stop. I simply can't not tell you just how much of a difference this has been for me looking out and seeing beauty instead of an A/C unit and fence less than three feet from my office window at home. It just doesn't compare, my view is worth moving from over 2000 square feet to about 400 square feet in living space.
That is enough for today. We miss you all but we are just an email or a telephone call away. Please do reach out, you may find we are able to sit and talk to you much easier than our old hustle and bustle lifestyle.
Steve & Heather
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