St. George Island State Park (Bubba and Mrs McGoo)

The weekend of the MLK holiday was eagerly anticipated.  We had not been camping since our Christmas outing and we were ready to go.  Reservations had been made a month prior at the St. George Island State Park.

I am now working what is called a flexible work schedule which means I work four 10 hour days and can be off every Friday for a three day weekend!  Friday morning we took our time loading the camper and around noon we started for our St. George Island adventure.  I neglected to mention that it was COLD, probably the coldest weekend so far, but we went anyway. This is a beautiful area.  We stayed in Friday evening bundled up, reading, and enjoying spaghetti for supper.

Saturday we ate a light breakfast because we wanted to eat seafood somewhere for lunch.  I had done some research online and found that most people recommended either  The Hut  or  Captain Snook's Seafood Restaurant in East Point.  We chose Captain Snook's and were not disappointed.  Bubba ordered the fried oysters/shrimp combo with french fries.  I ordered the fried shrimp/crab fingers combo with cheese grits.  It was all delicious.  I usually don't like to eat seafood away from home because most restaurants leave it a little under cooked for my taste; however, I mentioned to the waitress that I would like it cooked pretty done and it was perfect.  We finished off our lunch by sharing a slice of their homemade key lime pie  It was soooooo good.

We spent the rest of the day working on our photography skills using our new tripod to take pictures.  There are plenty of beautiful sites that make good backgrounds for pictures.

It was driving Bubba crazy that there were oysters on the flats behind us and he couldn't get to them (this time).
Supper Saturday evening was grilled hot dogs accompanied by chips and dip.  (Is there anything much better than a grilled hot dog?")

We will definitely return to St. George Island in warmer weather.  The park was nice, plenty of privacy between sites.  The public restrooms have just been refurbished and are very clean.  There is not very good television reception.  At night we got Channel 11 (PBS) and that was it.  In the morning, we got a little NBC and a little ABC.  We're not hooked on television, but we do like to watch some news every day.

Sunday morning, we started the day with some pancakes and sausage that Bubba had cooked on the grill while he was doing the hot dogs the night before.  We got out and explored the island some more and for lunch we got a pizza from BJ's Pizza and Subs.  Once again I had searched the internet and found many favorable comments about their food, especially the pizza which was described as "old fashioned homemade".  We got a sausage and pepperoni, loaded with cheese and it was a refreshing change from the pizzas that come from the chains.

We made the decision to head for home Sunday afternoon rather than Monday as originally planned because I had an eye doctor appointment on Monday.  I broke the leg on my glasses Thursday and I can't do without them for very long.  You might have noticed that I was not wearing them in all these pictures and I looked like I was squinting like the old cartoon character Mr. McGoo.


All in all, it was a very good weekend.  We're looking forward to returning in warmer weather.  Sister-in-law Winifred loves St. George Island after vacationing there one summer and was excited that we were going.  She definitely steered us to a idyllic location.  Thanks, Winnie!