Port St. Joe

One of our favorite places by water or by road is Port St. Joe.  It is so picturesque and not polluted with over-development.  We started going to the state park located on the peninsula across from town when we were first stationed in the panhandle back in 1987.  To us, this place is soooo much better than a contrived theme park.  Dunes, starry skies, super nice people, nature at its best, all here!  Since we started coming to the city marina in 2008 with the Fling group from Fort Walton Yacht Club, it is a must visit spot whenever possible.  Blue Moon made her maiden voyage into the marina just fine!  The staff is extremely helpful besides being nice.  The restaurant has a killer view of the bay and good food to boot.  We like taking the bikes and riding all over town in both directions and the shops in the old downtown as worth browsing in.  Nice, nice, nice place to visit.

How can you not smile as you wait for a fantastic meal to arrive!

Port St. Joe City Marina.  They do a wonderful job maintaining their facilities and
making all welcome.  Lisa is the best!

Downtown Port St. Joe.

The front entrance of the historic Port Inn.  They offer breakfast to guests and
walk-ins.  Always a favorite place to stop

The place also has an outdoor seating section that was our choice on this
gorgeous morning.  Yesterday was stormy most of the day so we were
 happy to be out and about.

The trusty steeds patiently wait our return.

After breakfast we rode about 5 miles to the east.  The first part was along a bike path
then we took Hwy 98 back into town.

Port St. Joe was the site where the first Florida Constitution was written in 1838.
There are several roads, buildings and this monument commemorating the event
and its centennial celebration.

The museums were closed but we did get to walk around.  St. Joe Lumber Company
is no longer active in the lumber business but for decades the plant and all its
peripheral concerns were the driving economic force for this area.  They are now
mostly into land development as they own many thousands of acres in the panhandle.

We both like old trains, even if only in static display.

David couldn't resist playing with the levers.