Last year I wrote a post about the not-so-great experience we had at St. Andrew’s State Park in Panama City Beach, FL. The manager offered us 3 free nights if we would come back again sometime, so we took him up on that and I am so glad we did! This time we ended up with the best site in the park and it was amazing! Our site was on the end so we didn’t have a neighbor on one side which gave us so much space, and it was right on the water. I was up early our first morning there and was rewarded with the most beautiful sunrise. It was like God was painting the sky before my eyes that morning for about 30 minutes. The colors and reflections in the sky constantly changed while I watched the Master Artist at work.
Our campsite was on the lagoon side, but the state park is also on the Gulf of Mexico so in the evenings we went over to the ocean side to watch the sunset and play on the beach.
We were surprised to find out that our friends Kym and Galen from Fernandina Beach were in Panama City at the same time as we were. We kept missing them in Fernandina so it was so nice to finally catch up with them somewhere else.
My parents came to visit us there too which was lots of fun. The boys got Grampa out playing football on the beach with them. These pictures mean so much to me because my dad is 72 years old, and it’s so awesome to see him so energetic and playing on the beach with his grandkids. Just before Jake was born (over 12 years ago) my dad had quintuple bypass heart surgery. Every time I am reminded of that time, I am so thankful that he is still around to play with his grandkids. He is such a blessing to them!
Jake and Grampa walked way out almost to the end of this jetty before they had to turn around because it was getting dark.
I stayed behind on the rocks and watched the boats and birds.
We went on a short hike at the campground on Gator Lake, but we didn’t see any gators.
My sister always likes to pose my kids in front of signs like this to make it look like they’re breaking the rules, so we took this one for her. 🙂
Chris got to do some fishing while we were there too, but it was all catch-and-release since every fish he caught was so small.
We had a great time at St. Andrews and I’m so glad we came back to give it another try. Next up another Fulltime Families rally in Tallahassee!
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Love the pictures. We so joined spending time there with you all. A beautiful area!
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Gorgeous photos! I love sunrises, and like you, will crawl out of the tent early to watch. Your photos gave me that same sense of calm I feel when we’re camping. There’s something about the promise of a new day that’s amazing! So glad your dad is doing well and that you spent time with your parents–blessings indeed. I so relate; as the years pass, I realize more and more how precious these moments with my parents and kids are. Glad St. Andrews worked out so well this time!
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I just read your other post about St Andrew’s and you weren’t kidding about your not-so-great experience. But glad you came back and had a wonderful time. How nice to have made some more great memories with your family. Those sunrise pics were incredible!
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