January 14, 2014 Destin FL

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

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. 

On the beach at Naval Oaks National Seashore.

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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