Florala State Park

The local weather man was predicting beautiful weather for this weekend so we decided to take advantage of it by going on a "spontaneous" (meaning without careful planning for more than a week) camping trip to Florala State Park which sits right off of Highway 331 on the Florida/Alabama line. We had passed the park before on our way to Opp.  It sits on a beautiful lake right in town. 

Just as we were setting up camp, we got a call from Bubba's brother, Joe, who suggested that they join us in Florala for supper.  We thought that was a great idea since ham sandwiches had been on our menu for that evening.  The buffet was loaded with all kinds of good things including seafood.  Unlike most buffets, there were servers to dip your selections.  We enjoyed eating and visiting with Joe and Judy both at the restaurant and back at the trailer.

On Saturday morning, we ate a light breakfast and decided to explore downtown Florala.  There are a number of antique/second hand shops that line the main street.  We are definitely not interested in obtaining any more "stuff", but it is fun to look at things from the past.

This life size Elvis always gets our attention when we're passing through Florala.  While we were looking around Bubba expressed interest in a machete that he found in a display case.  It had saw teeth on one side and a sharp edge on the other with a pistol handle.  He talked himself out of getting it and I was glad.  I mean how many machetes can one man use?  It's not like he has to chop his way through the brush to get to his truck every day.

For lunch we returned to Country Folks Buffet and enjoyed another fine meal.  After lunch we went back to the trailer for some relaxation and then our traditional game of Scrabble.  Bubba has gotten so used to winning that he gets a little desperate if I get ahead by a few points.  He tried to convince me that "texu" was a modern word used for telling some one that you were going to send them a text message.  For example, "I'm going to texu."  I stood firm and would not allow it, but even without "texu" he won although it was a closer game than last time.

As usual, we enjoyed our weekend.  It is so pleasant to just get away.  The park was beautiful, but we will probably not camp there again.  TV reception was good, the bath house was old but clean; however, we could hear the traffic from Highway 331 all through the night - not enough to keep us awake, just enough to let us know that we were not that far away from civilization.
Country Folks Buffet was worth repeating and I would recommend it to anyone passing through the area.  My next blog will not be about a camping trip.  Our granddaughter and daughter are coming for a visit February 9 and that is even better than camping so stay tuned for news of their visit.