Tuesday, March 24 - We had a nice quiet night's sleep and woke up to a beautiful, but breezy morning. We took a walk down by the boat launch and met and visited with a nice couple (John & Wendy) from Canada. We enjoyed trading favorite spots with them. We came back to camp and had pancakes & sausage for breakfast. Because it was so breezy, we opted to leave the kayaks on the truck and put on waders instead. We were somewhat protected near shore and really enjoyed fishing this way. Sadly, we only managed one pinfish that John caught on a glass minnow fly. These fish are commonly used for bait. We took a break in the afternoon and dozed in front of the tv. After spaghetti dinner, we took our flyrods down to the boat docks, but jeven though we enjoyed the beautiful evening on the water, we came back empty.
Wednesday, March 25 - After breakfast we went on a hike on the Rocky Bayou Trail, one of the trails here in the park, and another along Puddin' Head Lake. We fished a little, but came up empty. The weather is changing with considerable wind and clouds. We are expecting several inches of rain over the next couple of days. It was just too windy to get the kayaks out yesterday or today. Today is John's son Corey's birthday. Happy Birthday Corey! After dinner, we went for a walk around the campground and stopped to talk to our neighbors who are here in a large family motorcycle group. The couple we were talking to have a campground in Georgia near the Florida border near exit #1 off I-95. We found out they used to camp at Trackrock for about 35 years and know the Alexander family very well. We wished them well and headed over to John & Wendy's and shared their fire and had a nice time visiting.
Thursday, March 26 - We heard wind high in the tree canopy and some rain in the night. John received a couple of weather warnings on his cell phone of sever thunderstorms and a tornado warning. We got dressed and walked around the campground to make sure that folks had all gotten the warnings. Several had not including our new friends John & Wendy and David, Diane, Taylor, and Savannah. Many campers met at the restroom building to watch it pass by. There was heavy rain and lightning, but thankfully not much wind. This weather is forcast to continue for the next couple of days. We sure wish they could get some of this in Tampa where it is severe drought conditions. We took it easy in the afternoon and it rained nearly all day. We drove into Valpariso and had dinner at the Boat House Restaurant. We got the early bird specials, which were sirloin tips and rice. It was excellent. After dinner we went over to Lincoln Park and tried to fish but it was way too windy and chilly. It looks like there is more severe weather on the way. We will keep a close ear on the weather radio and watch the weather channel.
Friday, March 27 - There were tornado warnings, heavy rain, and lightning early this morning and rain and lightning all day today. We watched dvd's that John had recorded from cable earlier. The rain finally let up enough to take a walk around the campground late this afternoon. Most of the sites are occupied by Airstreams that are apparently here for a club outing (nice choice of dates.) We will be staying close to the weather alarms on John's cell phone and the weather radio tonight for a repeat performance. We will head down to the restrooms again if there is treatening reports. We will be very happy to see an end to this rain.
Saturday, March 28 - There were no tornado warnings during the night, but we were under a watch and John received many, many messages from weather.com on his phone. Finally, about 2PM the storms passed and the sun came out. We took a nice walk and a hike on one of the paths near the boat ramp. It was great to be able to get out without the unbrellas. Wendee and John joined us to watch "It's me or the dog" on Animal Planet tonight. We think they picked up some ideas on handling their dog, Slider.
Sunday, March 29 - We stopped at the "Coffee House" in Niceville for a very nice breakfast, then went to the First U.M. Church for a contemporary service. It was truly an outstanding worship experience. They have three contemporary and two traditional services as well as a wide variety of other ministries each week. We will surely return there when we can. We stopped at Wal-Mart in Fort Walton to pick up necessities and did some packing today. A couple who are campers here informed us of flooding on Walter F. George lake near Fort Gaines, and the closing of one loop at Cottonhill Campground, causing the other loops to fill with campers. We have decided to jump up to Whitetail Ridge in LaGrange, Ga tomorrow.
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Hey guys,
It looks like you are having a super time - just wish ya'll had made it south before you headed north. Maybe on your return home. Will you be seeing Hope this trip (in Hiawassee)? If so, tell her hi for me. Have fun and stay safe. Love you both, Kathy
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