Apalachicola, Florida February 1 – February 4, 2024
Gainesville Florida February 4 – February 7, 2024
Panama City, Florida February 7 – February 8, 2024
Auburn Alabama February 8, 2024 – April 3, 2024
After leaving Panama City, we made a quick stop in Apalachicola. We were able to visit some of our favorite spots. One huge problem was the Owl Café and Oyster City Brewery were closed for repairs! We did go to the Tap Room, Hole in the Wall, The Station (restaurant in an old gas station), Paddy’s, and rode our bikes on the island, so all was not lost. I was even able to pick up some Sopchoppy sauce – a local favorite!
Next we went to Gainesville to have Texas Tractor look at one of our jacks for repair. We were able to see friends here (sorry no pictures) – Johnny, Julia, Coach, Ryan, Felicia, Mike and Karen.
Then we had to go back to Panama City for one day to get our new refrigerator. This was an unplanned return. The highlight – besides getting a new refrigerator, was having dinner with Jim and Noreen.
On to Auburn!
Spring sports in Auburn (at least for me) are awesome! (I think Steve enjoyed them as well). We were able to go to gymnastics, Men’s Basketball, Women’s basketball, Baseball and Softball. We had never been to gymnastics before, so that was a real treat. We always love softball because the stadium is nice (all chair backs) and small (all seats have a great view) and just fun. We always attend a couple of Women’s basketball games and they are fun. We were able to go to a men’s basketball game and had a great time. We beat South Carolina by 40 and that was great.
Gymnastics
Baseball
Softball
Women’s Basketball
Men’s basketball
As usual we stayed at Chewacla State Park. Our site was great. Ziva loved prowling around in the woods. We spotted a wood pecker (we named him Woody) and overall we had a wonderful time hiking and enjoying the scenery.
While at a basketball game, we saw Bo Jackson! That was a highlight. Of course we saw Aubie everywhere. Both very famous Auburn fans!
Since we were here for a while, we gradually stopped by most of our favorite places. We went to The Hound, Hamiltons, Bow and Arrow, The Draft House. We went to a couple of new places as well – Local Station and 1856. 1856 is the restaurant attached to the culinary school at Auburn and it was fantastic!
We made a couple of quick trips to Braselton, Georgia to sign contracts on our house and visit local watering holes. We stopped in Cork It and the Braselton Brewing Company.
A couple of friends from Panama City, came to visit. They have a camper and stayed right next to us at the park. We went out to eat, went to a couple of bars, went to a softball game, and toured downtown Auburn. We had a great time and hope to camp with Stan and Brandy again.
As usual, when we are in Auburn we hang out with our long time friends Angel and Anita. I found a couple of old photos of us to show how long we have known each other.
As usual, Auburn was fun and one of my favorite places in the world!
“Alabama Getaway” by the Grateful Dead