After picking up my sister, we drove all night to get to the beach. That gives us an extra day on Navarre Beach. We immediately unloaded all our beach gear, checked out the water, then went to the local flea market. Next we headed to Mary Ester (just east of Navarre) for lunch--Krystal burgers--since you can't get them where we live, we have them at least once while we're on vacation! Simple pleasure, I know. We wouldn't be able to get into our condo for a couple of hours, so we decided to go to the super center and get non perishables. I had read on line that part of Navarre Pass was open; following hurricanes Dennis and Ivan it was closed for 2 years...so we decided to see what progress had been make along the National Seashore. The road is open, but the beach is littered with asphalt debris, shells of picnic pavilions, and trash left by uncaring visitors. Such a beautiful place--it really made us sad to see it in such disrepair. We walked around for a while, looked for shells and driftwood, took a few pictures, then headed back to Navarre Beach--just 3 miles east. There we set up our compound and waited in our beach chairs until our condo was ready...I had requested an early check-in but there was miscommunication somewhere between me and the owner---so we didn't get to move in until about 3:15. We were tired, hot, and ready for sleep! So once we unloaded the car and settled in, Jerry and I headed to the grocery store for the perishables we needed. We decided that there would be no cooking tonight, and picked up poorboys from a local restaurant. They were so good! It was a perfect evening so we returned to the beach to visit with a couple we met last year while here---what a treat to see them again this year! My sis, Phyllis, turned in early. After all, we would hit the beach early in the morning!
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