Friday 19th Sept - Quilt Shopping and A Trip to Destin.

With some rain overnight and overcast skies this was not the weather we expected for Florida! However things improved by mid morning so whilst Christine and Susan drove to Pensacola for some quilt retail therapy Mike spent morning swimming and exploring the area by bike. By early afternoon the sun was out and temperatures were once again in the high 80s. We drove out for lunch at the 'Front Porch', a restaurant on the beach just outside of Destin. This again was a unique experience with tables and deck directly overlooking the beach and Gulf. We sat inside but the windows hinged upwards so that the effect was that of eating outside. The seafood was also delicious! We completed our excursion with a drive through Destin and over the bridge towards Pensacola before turning around and returning. One remarkable sight was a 'sail-in' bar located on a sand bank in the middle of the waterway alongside the bridge. Boats sail up and order food/drinks from a floating barge. As we passed by there were a number of boats anchored close by enjoying bites in the afternoon sun - only in America!