2018-04-01 - 04 Last days at Topsail Hill, then home via Lock A Campground, Cheatham Dam, Ashland City, TN

Well it sure has taken me long enough to post this last entry for our 2018 Florida Trip. As I type, I'm sitting in the laundry at Mueller State Park, Divide, CO at 9,200 ft. elevation, but that's another post.

There were some traveling artists on their way to a  show in Tampa who were camped near us at Top Sail. The driftwood lion in the pic was mounted on to of the bed of their pickup truck. Talk about getting your attention! They had some pretty cool stuff.

We drove over to Grayton Beach one evening and ate at AJ's Seafood House it was a pretty neat place with good food.

It was raining when we left Top Sail and headed north. We usually stop at Henry Horton State Park, just south of Nashville on I-65, but we were in the mood for a change so, since we were making good time, we headed for Lock A Campground on Cheatham Dam Lake outside Ashland City, TN. It was a nice change.

We took our time heading for home the next day, driving only about 25 miles of secondary roads until we go to Clarksburg, TN and hit I-24. It was a good trip other than the first night out when I jackknifed the trailer into the rear quarter panel of the truck, but that's all fixed now (we're in Colorado, remember).

I took the last four pics just a few days after we go home from "sunny Florida."

 

2018-03-28 - 31 Topsail Hill Preserve State Park, Harbor Walk in Destin, Air Force Armament Museum

We arrived on Wednesday about 30 minutes before checkout time, but the previous occupants were still in our site. So, we had lunch at Goatfeathers Restaurant down the road from the park and by the time we got back, the site was ready for us. 

After we got set up, we just walked around and explored the park a bit. This place used to be a private resort park, so it has a pool, shuffleboard, clubhouse, etc. Nice park, but almost twice as expansive as a lot of other Florida State Parks we've stated in.

Thursday, we road the bikes down to the beach, but it wasn't a very nice beach day. Shortly after we got back, the view from our picnic table changed (see pic). Luckily, they were only here for two nights, but who knows what's next!

Friday, we started out to go to the Air Force Armament Museum at Eglin Air Force Base, recommended by friend, Mark. We got into Destin and came upon the Harbor Walk area, one of our favorite places we went the last time we were there. So, we walked around and ate lunch at Jimmy Buffet's place. That pretty much shot the afternoon, so it was back to the campground.

Saturday, we made it to The Armament Museum. Interesting place with a lot of aircraft outside and historical displays inside. I took lots of pictures. Enjoy!