There comes a time when ya just gotta do, what you need to do. And sometimes that work… as in to make extra money for life’s pleasures… like food, medical, and shelter. So… what are we doing, and planning on doing? We got to Navarre Beach last November and did winter activities for the snowbirds… along with a little maintenance and office work to round out our 40 hours a week. The need for extra money has surpassed the desire to travel and play. But then again, it’s better to work full time for so many months than twice as long part time. Plus the work at a campground isn’t that hard anyway. During the summer there are no activities in the campground since there are so many things to do outside the campground… so we do office and maintenance. Life on the beach is pretty nice. So if ya have to be some place to work for a while, the beach is a good choice. Navarre Beach is just east of Pensacola, Florida… just west of Destin, Florida… and a hop, skip, and two jumps from Gulf Shores, Alabama… all huge beach vacations destinations.
So, what’s our plans? Well, we like the beach, we like the area, we like the job, and our coworkers are great. So our future plans here are left open, and to be here enjoying the beach and the area. It’s nice to get up for work, relax, eat, cleanup, and be to work on time… all just 30 minutes before you we scheduled. Shelly walks 20 feet to work, and I walk about 50 feet to work… and drive a golf cart the rest of the day, taking care of business.
Life is sweet. We are near 3 family households about 40 miles away… so our days off are like a mini vacation when visiting. We have all the benefits of everything close by to eat and shop. This of course includes a Wal-mart just 2/10ths of a mile away. We eat out generally twice a week at local favorites, lots of seafood and shrimp… and fried chicken at the KFC buffet just 1/2 miles away. It’s a good one, and the buffet is only $5 and includes a drink. Our fresh seafood fix comes from a local market in Pensacola… Joe Patti’s seafood market, where we can get all kinds of fresh seafood at good prices… it’s usually a once a month trip along the gulf beaches ( Gulf Shore National Seashore ) to get our monthly supply. Like jumbo lump blue crab crabmeat at $14 a pound, and jumbo “royal reds” shrimp at $7 a pound, salmon, catfish, and anything else that strikes our fancy. Evening rides on the golf cart to the water, and perhaps a walk out onto the pier round out the day as the sun sets. The cooler evening breeze off the water and the colorful skies make it all worth while. Workamping is nice. A great place to stay, water, electric, wifi internet, cable tv, propane, and pay for the extra hours worked.
So, that’s about it. If ya have to do the same old, same old for a while, it’s nice to do it at the beach. Walk to work, and have everything else close by. 18 months from now… social security benefits will ease the need to work and yield more play time. Perhaps back at Disney. We miss Disney, but welcome time away from it… too much a good thing, even Disney can get old after a while. Being away for 3-4 years can make it all new and exciting again when we return. It was nice to work for Disney, and the benefit of getting onto the parks was great… but the 45 minute drive time, to and from Disney, along with the 30 minutes walk from parking to and from the work location… plus the fuel expense… well… it’s hard to beat a 30 second walk to work and all the savings in time 2½ hours a day, plus the fuel costs of being right here.
So there you have it. We miss rving friends that we have met over the past ten years… and since we are kinda stationary for a while… well… ya know where we are at… so if your travels bring you near us… we’d love to see you. The summer guests here are nice, but only short visits, here today, and gone tomorrow. Can’t wait for the winter snowbirds to return.
Hope y’all are having a great summer.
Haven’t had too many entries to my blog lately… too busy at work… too busy at play… and too busy relaxing and enjoying the sunsets.
