“The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.”
–Jacques Cousteau
A beach with perfect sugar white sand only a five minute walk from our campsite. I think I am in heaven!
Our home for a week is Ft. Pickens Campground in Gulf Islands National Seashore on Santa Rosa Island. I’ve been doing a lot of walking on the beach and beach chair sitting.
We’ve taken a couple of hikes on the half-mile Blackbird Marsh Nature Trail near the campground.
It is nest building time for Ospreys and several nests can be seen in the area. Ospreys are frequently seen soaring over the campground and a few of the nests can be viewed close up from the nature trail.
And the sunsets over the Gulf of Mexico are breathtaking!
More of the Fort Pickens area coming up in my next post.
Wandering Dawgs 
We’ve never made it here. Looks like a must see and stay! Hopefully next winter. Beautiful pictures!
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I love the beach here and the campground is great.
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Beautiful place! Enjoy your stay there! 🙂
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Thanks! I am loving it!
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That’s what I hope heaven looks like. Love white sandy beaches, and these are gorgeous. Wonderful photos including the gorgeous sunset. Enjoy yourselves. 🙂
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Judy, thank you. I’m a beach person and I have to say this is the prettiest I’ve ever seen. The water is crystal clear and the beach is not crowded. I don’t want to leave!
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That’s awesome. I loved it when we were there in previous years. I couldn’t talk my husband into going there this year or we’d be there right now. Enjoy.
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Thank you! I am loving it.
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Beautiful pictures☺️ Have a wonderful time relaxing 👍🏻👍🏻
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Thank you!
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Love the white sand beaches! It just looks relaxing! And a sunset never ever gets old! Love the photos!
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Nancy, thanks! It doesn’t get much better than this.
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Wow, that sure is a beautiful are, Beth. Thank you for posting. 🙂
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And the beach isn’t crowded.
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Love it there! Would be there now but couldn’t get a rez so we went on over to Destin. Peg Leg Petes is one of our favorite restaurants.
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The campground has been full the whole time we’ve been here. You are the third person to recommend Peg Leg Pete’s. We are headed there for lunch tomorrow.
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Love the deep, sugar white sand:)
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That sunset is breathtaking! I had to Google Ospreys — amazing birds! Thanks for sharing.
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What a gorgeous stretch of beach. Are dogs allowed on it?
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Not in the National Seashore but just outside the entrance is a dog beach. Blondie wore herself out swimming one day.
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I just loved our stay there, even when the road got shut down. We were there a few weeks ago to yak with the camphosts. Big changes there and many not happy…darn, I would have liked a gig there. Saturday morning market on Palafox St in Pensacola the best!!!!! We hope to still get there and check out museums, etc. Wish Pensacola had more RV parks!
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Beautiful pictures! Looks like a great place.
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Thanks Sherry! I didn’t want to leave!
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