January 14, Destin Florida

Today was an easy day.  We started out by walking down to the old lighthouse in Pensacola.  

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The beach was incredibly white and we had it to ourselves.  After a quick stop at the Naval Exchange (Department Store for our non-military friends) we headed east.  We stopped at Naval Oaks National Seashore.  It is a small park.  We learned that it was one of the first nationally controlled forests as it was a source for the wood for the early naval ships of the United States including the famous frigate USS Constitution.  This wood is nearly 30% denser than other wood which made our early men of war very strong. 

After arriving in Destin we decided to treat ourselves to a nice seafood dinner.  Ton had a great grouper, and Ron had lobster and etoufee, we really enjoyed the meal.

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