Our first camping trip since the "bike accident" was a success. We decided we needed to go out again in Rosie, our Airstream trailer.
Becky wanted to see if we could get reservations in a campground along the Florida or Alabama Gulf Coast. Experienced campers know it is always difficult getting reservations in a prime park in that location. Starting the search less than two weeks before wanting to arrive is just about impossible to end successfully.
I had low expectations when I called Destin's Army Infantry Recreation Center. I was surprised when they said they had a "premium" site available for two weeks. Of course, I quickly grabbed that site. More than likely someone cancelled his or her reservations just before I called.
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| Welcome to Destin |
We classify Destin as a top-tier military FamCamp. It is along the Bay in Destin and has the campground along with a hotel and cottages for guests. They also have a great swimming pool and splash pad setup for the children. The fishing pier in this park is well maintained and we enjoy walking out on it. This is a great park and it has some spectacular views of sunsets.
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| Entrance to the Destin Army Infantry Recreation Campground |
We had a unique experience with our truck while we pulled Rosie to Destin. Our truck is equipped with the technology allowing it to drive itself. It is better at catching speed limit signs than me. Often times, I'm just another passenger in the truck.
As we were approaching Fort Walton, I noticed that we were going very fast. We were at 75 mph and accelerating.
It was easy to figure out what went wrong. The truck misread the sign for Florida Highway 85 as the speed limit and was dutifully trying to reach 85 mph while pulling Rosie when I took over the driving responsibilities from the truck. That was the first time the truck misread a highway sign for a speed limit.
Sites are assigned when you arrive at this FamCamp. By the luck of the draw, we were assigned a site on one of the campground’s curves. That made it easy for us to park Rosie.
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| Walking around the hotel section of the campground |
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| Walking Suzy in a park near Watercolor, Florida |
There was a new gadget in the office area. It was a coffee machine. We enjoyed getting a cup of coffee every morning.
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| A pirate ship sails past the campground |
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| Plants in the park |
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| We were not the only ones enjoying the sunset |
We celebrated our 54th wedding anniversary while at this FamCamp. We went out for an authentic Gulf seafood dinner.
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| Enjoying lunch on our anniversary |
A couple we talked to one evening during sunset recommended the Gulfarium, a marine life aquarium and show in Destin. We both enjoyed the exhibits and shows.
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| Enjoying the show at the Gulf Aquarium |
There was a bumper crop of sandspurs in the campground area this time. We had to carefully check Suzy every time we took her out for a walk.
We always enjoyed riding our bikes at this campground on previous visits there. Since the bike accident, our bikes are staying at home. We discovered that we also enjoyed taking walks. Our watches told us we walked more than five miles a couple of days.
We constantly looked for dolphins in the bay or at the beach while at this FamCamp. We saw dolphins on our last day in the bay near the pier.
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| Rosie in the Destin Army FamCamp |
Here are some specifics about this campground:
- We found one loop in this campground
- Our site was a back in
- Our site did not have any shade
- Typical of most FamCamps, most sites had very little space on both sides
- Our site was paved with asphalt and concrete
- Our site was level and we didn’t need use any leveling tools
- Our site had 20, 30 and 50 amp electrical service
- Our site had a water connection
- Our site had a sewer connection
- The trash dumpster was at the entrance of the campground. It was easy to walk there with your trash
- There was a bathhouse in the campground. It was very clean
- There was a laundry room in this campground
- The park provide WiFi service.
- AT&T provided 2 bars of 5G voice and data service over our campsite
- We were able to watch PBS using Rosie’s TV antenna
- The FamCamp provided a cable TV connection with more than 80 channels we didn’t want to watch
- The park has a swimming pool and a splash pad for children. The splash pad was closed for repairs
- This was a military FamCamp. You must have a military ID or a VA Health ID that states you have a service-connected disability to camp in this park
- There were restaurants and shopping nearby
- This was a pet friendly park
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| Enjoying the beach |
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| Another sunset at Destin |
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| Solo pelican flyby |
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