February 11, 2009
We arrived at our campsite yesterday afternoon. We did not have reservations, so called to see if we could get a space at Pensacola Naval Air Station. We have an outdated copy of the Military Campsites Book and so we can never be sure if the information is still current.
We were lucky because someone had just cancelled their waterfront site and we could have it for $23 per night. SOLD! We will be staying here for a week.
This is a beautiful base with huge live oak trees, historic buildings and an eastern view over the Gulf of Mexico. Last night a barge was headed up the channel and we watched the blue and white lights of the tug boats from our campsite.
We came prepared to dry camp, but because we got a prime campsite, we do not have to use our generator. We did set up our kitchen outdoors, though. We brought a 4 ft folding table to use as a workspace and set our coffee pot out side.
We also hooked up the camp stove outdoors. The picnic table got a plastic cover and this morning we had coffee, bacon and buttermilk pancakes. We ate while watching the sunrise over the Gulf of Mexico. In the picture, you can see the Gulf of Mexico in the background.
We arrived at our campsite yesterday afternoon. We did not have reservations, so called to see if we could get a space at Pensacola Naval Air Station. We have an outdated copy of the Military Campsites Book and so we can never be sure if the information is still current.
We were lucky because someone had just cancelled their waterfront site and we could have it for $23 per night. SOLD! We will be staying here for a week.
This is a beautiful base with huge live oak trees, historic buildings and an eastern view over the Gulf of Mexico. Last night a barge was headed up the channel and we watched the blue and white lights of the tug boats from our campsite.
We came prepared to dry camp, but because we got a prime campsite, we do not have to use our generator. We did set up our kitchen outdoors, though. We brought a 4 ft folding table to use as a workspace and set our coffee pot out side.
We also hooked up the camp stove outdoors. The picnic table got a plastic cover and this morning we had coffee, bacon and buttermilk pancakes. We ate while watching the sunrise over the Gulf of Mexico. In the picture, you can see the Gulf of Mexico in the background.
