St. George Island

St. George Island is beautiful. It is on the panhandle of Florida, south of Apalachicola National Forest. It is one of the best beaches on the gulf coast for finding shells. Friday we went for a beach walk and found seven intact sand dollars. Only five made it back to the trailer, though. Fairly delicate, they are!



To get to the island, you have to cross a bridge that is at least three miles long. You can tell that there used to be another bridge across the water, but it is now defunct. The old sections that stick out from the land on both sides are now piers and you can still see parts of the bridge in the water, now islands. I was driving when we were on our way here Thursday. On the middle of the bridge, Vicky (our GPS) suddenly said, “Recalculating”. She says this when we have made a wrong turn and she needs to redirect us. Startled, I looked at her and realized that she expected us to be on the old bridge and that she thought we were actually in the water. I guess her software needs to be updated!

We got to the island at just the right time, too! Apparently they are having a High Council of Grills this week!



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