St. Joseph Peninusula

We left Destin late morning and took our time driving to St. Joseph Peninsula State Park. This is a very narrow and long piece of land and feels more like an island. You will notice on the map that it is positioned north and south. There is a trail down the middle and one that goes all around the northern tip. The park covers about 6 miles in length.

We walked along the shore on Sunday when the waves were still really huge from the storm. Then on Monday we rode our bikes into the nearest populated area (can't really call it a town as there was only one store) which was a 14 mile round trip (my butt is still sore!!) then walked the center trail about 1mile and cut over to the shore on the inland side to walk back.

Then today we rode our bikes around the camp grounds until it warmed up enough to sit on the beach and enjoy the warm weather finally!! When it started cooling down, we hiked about 3 miles along the beach. White sand, shells, seagulls, wind and the ocean air -- jealous yet?!

Here is the park on the map.