Day 17 - Destin, FL (Pensacola area)

On July 1st (today!), we rented a pontoon boat and explored the area... wow what a great idea this was.  The weather was gorgeous.. not too hot.. and we got on the water earlier than most.  Jim was thrilled with the military fighter jets doing touch and goes while the boys kicked back like kings of the boat.  We saw dolphins and hung out on Crab Island, which is really a big sand bar that everyone takes advantage of. We all swam and Faith exhibited her dock dog talents.  She really wants a pontoon boat now:)

After the boating, we chilled back at the trailer for a while.  Jim and I headed into town for some groceries and ended up buying the boys boogie boards (not sure if this is the correct name...?).  When we got back to the trailer, we suited up again and walked across the street to the beach.  The boys and Jim had a ball trying to surf with the new boards.  It was late afternoon at this point, which is our favorite time on the beach.

We checked out the pool at the Ramada resort, which had a waterfall, and then headed back to the trailer for dinner.  Since we are leaving for Jacksonville tomorrow, we took a ride into Destin and tooled around the pier there.  Again, lots of vacation resorts here so there is lots of activity.  It was fun wandering the shops and checking out the boats.  We cannot afford any of these boats, unless we want to trade in our house...lol!