Port St. Joe

 Quite an interesting town.  It has a mixed-use ordinance in some areas, with a very expensive houses next to a RV on a lot or a commercial business.  

The American Legion's home is at the VFW.  

 They have one of the two light house we saw and added to our list of lighthouses visited.  

The downtown is mainly 3 - 4 blocks of restaurants.  We choose the Brick Wall (a parking place right in front of it was open). It had a great atmosphere about it and even a gator flag included in their collection (we were in Seminole territory). The meal was great, Big Bob had oysters and a hamburger, and for me two of my favorite foods - mac and cheese and cheese grits.

 

Carabelle - The Sights

Carabelle holds the record for the smallest Police station.

Veterans Recognition

The city is also known for its WWII museum.  Carabelle was a training center during the war known as Post Gordon Johnston Training Center.  

The view across the street from the Museum.

Their American Legion was located in the Lanark community.  

St George Island

 We explored the Island on our first day.  There is a small area as you enter the Island with 4 or 5 of your typical stores - pizza, souvenirs, a couple realtor Offices and a convenience store.  The state parks in on one end and the other is all houses.  Some are no longer standing, some from Hurricane Michael 5 years ago or the recent flooding.  Most all the houses are now on stilts and look alike, just different colors.  There are about 3 different floor plans from what we saw.

Their lighthouse has been restored and can be climbed but our climbing lighthouse days are over.

St Marks

 We visited the old Fort, San Marcos de Applache.  There is a lot of history with the Indians, the English  and the French - all battling for possession of the area.  The fort was used in the Indian wars, the Revolution, War between the States, and a watchout post during WWI.

 

Lunch (smoked mullet for Big Bob and a fish sandwich for me) was at Riverside Cafe, part of the Tiki Hut located on the St. Mark's River.

Apalachicola

 A beautiful town with a working waterfront and lots of old restored homes. We liked is so much we came back for a second visit.

The View of Apalachicola from the bridge

First day we ate at the Station, oysters for Bob and low country boil for me.

The second time we ate at a restaurant overlooking the marina that had great views!  Grouper for Big Bob and little neck clams for me.

The View from the deck

Apalachicola has an American Legion just off the highway, but we could never find out their hours

Carabelle - Nov. 16-23, 2025 The Campground

The Campground - Carabelle RV Resort

This is a very nice campground, nice landscaping, good size sites and the best - concrete pads, the only campground we've seen in the area with concrete pads.  We were in site 49.

The beach is across the street.

Our brother Tiffon was here - same year, just different color.