Pensacola, Florida

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Time for the beach! We spent 3 nights in Pensacola. We arrived Friday, and after getting set-up at our campsite at the Pensacola RV Park, we headed to Rosamond Johnson Beach, Gulf Islands National Seashore. Our America the Beautiful pass got us in free! The beach was beautiful and not crowded. The next day we enjoyed Palafo Market in downtown Pensacola. This farmer's market has artisans, crafters, bakers, and others selling their goods. We came back to the RV with some goodies and hunkered down for a few hours of thunderstorms. Sunday, after church at Echo Life, we headed to Pensacola Beach Boardwalk, the Pensacola Pier, and then the Santa Rosa National Shores Beach. We highly recommend the National Shore Beaches, beautiful!

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Photos

Pensacola Beach Boardwalk
The boardwalk had quite a few retail shops and beaachfront on the harbor side. This was too fun a picture to pass up! Oysters produce pearls of great price.

Pensacola Beach Boardwalk
We climbed to a top level to get a great view of the harbor-side of the boardwalk.

Pensacola Beach Boardwalk
This hippie vibe van at one of the restaurants was too fun to resist a photo!

Pensacola Beach Boardwalk
Gorgeous piece of driftwood on the boardwalk.

Dock
Dock by the beach at the Boardwalk.

Buoy
We had never seen a buoy out of the water.

Beachball Water Tower
Pensacola Beach water tower. Appropriate design!

Pennsacola Beach Pier
We walked out on the really long fishing pier at Pensacola Beach. It was fun to watch the surfers out in the water. A few actually caught a ride on the waves!

National Shores Johnson Beach
The beach was beautiful and it was not crowded.

Surfs Up
Mike was trying to just wade in the water and not get all wet.

Waves
Well, at least he had his swimsuit on when this wave hit!

Pensacola Santa Rosa
It was windy at the beach, so we settled for wading in the water. Lying on the beach, the wind whipped the sand which felt like you were being sand-blasted!

Pensacola Palafo Market
One end of the market honored the military branches with these decorated ducks.

Farmers' Market
The rain held off for our trip through the market. So many artists and bakers!

National Shores Santa Rosa Beach
The waves were higher today with rip current warnings and the floor dropped off close to shore. We stayed close to shore.

Beach visitor
This fellow walked about 50 feet of the beach and then flew off. Beautiful!