Breakfast at the Main Stay Suites was one of the best we
have had in a hotel/motel. Omlets
(premade but very good), bacon, french toast sticks, hot cereals, cold cereals,
waffles, all sorts of toppings, rolls, toasts, fruit, - more variety than
available most places. We had a good
breakfast and got on the road about 8:30.
Our first plan for the day was buying seafood to freeze for
eating at home. We had visited Joe
Patti’s Seafood on a previous visit to Pensacola and were anxious to
return. There is a little bit of every
type seafood and many other things as well – we bought Shrimp, Scallops,
Flounder, Grouper, and some Royal Reds.
Royal Reds are not something we had ever had before this trip – they are
not really shrimp as Jane had thought but shrimp like – taste a bit like
lobster – and are from Argentina. Jane
got a directions on how to steam. After
our visit to Joe Patti’s we headed north.
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| Joe Patti's |
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| This is only part of the selection |
We were headed to FDR State Park in Georgia. We went
straight north out of Pensacola to hit I-65 and stayed on it through Montgomery
where we took I-85 towards Atlanta.
Fairly boring day with a stop for lunch at a rest area and a stop at the
Tuskegee Airman National Historic Site which was right off the interstate. Rather underwhelming to say the least – a
nice parking lot, a few display boards, and an overlook of the airfield where
the famous group of black aviators trained for their part in WW2. No visitor center for getting a stamp. Perhaps there was one at the Tuskegee
Institute but it was several miles further away.
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| Sign at Tuskegee |
After crossing into Georgia we left the interstate and
headed towards Warm Springs and the FDR State Park. It was a beautiful area with much higher
mountains than I had expected. The park
was very nice; we had prepaid and were able to select our site on a first come
first served basis. The campsites
surrounded a small lake. Elsewhere there was a swimming pool, numerous hiking trails and many rental cabins. This is the largest state park
in the state and was previously called Pine Mountain State Park. Many of the permanent structures were built
by the CCC during the great depression. We are probably 10 miles from Callaway Gardens.
We set up camp, relaxed a while and cooked dinner here at
camp. I had planned two camping dinners
and we ate out all the other nights….lots of great seafood for the most part
…our plan for the trip!
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| Campsite at F D Roosevelt State Park |
Other than a few barking dogs at neighboring campsites that
calmed down before bedtime, this was a most peaceful campground…of course
during the week not many if any children.
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