March 6 – 9,  2014  St. George Island is beautiful. The ride over the causeway is an awesome introduction. We are staying at the St George Island State Park campground.  There are nine miles of pristine beaches.  The sand is so clean that when you walk on it it squeaks.  Miles and miles of biking and hiking trails.  If you’re looking for fancy restaurants or tourist attractions they are not here.  We drove 15 miles back over the causeway and on the Big Bend Scenic Hwy to Apalachicola last night to find a seafood restaurant.  We had dinner at Boss Oyster sitting at a picnic table on the deck overlooking the St George Bay. It was like going back in time to a fishing village in the forties and fifties.  If we hadn’t eaten too much and had saved room for dessert we could have shared a banana split at The Olde Fashioned Soda Fountain.

Our first bike ride takes us miles to the tip of the island and is a shell heaven.  There are millions of little tiny shells.  We can bike miles and miles here it is very flat.

Our only disappointment is it’s cold. The temperatures have dropped and it’s drizzling.  There are great kayaking opportunities, but the weather isn’t co-operating.

By mid morning we are able to go hiking. It turns out to be one of my best and exciting bird spotting days.  I got the most wonderful photos of a gorgeous male blue heron all decked out in his feathery finery ready to go out on the town to court a lovely lady heron. The miles and miles of hiking trails in the park are well maintained with lots of boardwalks and lookout.

Next stop Gulf Shores, Alabama