This weekend we attended a FMCA Bay Area Travelers
club outing in Carrabelle Beach, Fl. This
was our second time with this group and we had as much fun as the first time. We stayed at the Carrabelle Beach Outdoor
destination RV Resort. All paved full
hookup facility with cable and WIFI that worked most of the time. A very nice beach is directly across the
street and was a great place to take a break from all the fun and just enjoy
nature and history.
Our first tour was of the Marine Research lab that
is part of the State University of Florida.
We took the grand tour with the assistance director, which included a
tour of the recently acquired research vessel. We also had a chance to talk with several of
the scientists about their areas of expertise and what they were doing to help
the fisheries and also protect the resources for futures generations. Not
surprisingly, I learned a lot.
One of the interesting items on display was the
skull of a large whale that was found on a beach.
In the afternoon, a group of us headed to the WWII
museum in Carrabelle. This museum is
dedicated to the men that trained for the invasion of Europe on the beaches around Carrabelle. In fact, the beach directly across from our
campground was one of the main spots for these practice landings. One of the
other interesting facts about the museum is that everything in the exhibits was
donated by those who had some connection to the training in this area. This was our second time here, but still enjoyed
the exhibits and the stories behind them, as they were explained by the museum
director.
Well worth a
visit if you are passing by.
On the way back from the museum , we made a quick
stop at the smallest police station in the United States to pose with one of
the officers and each other.
The rest of our time was spent chatting with our
fellow BATS and enjoying good food and some impromptu entertainment.
12 comments:
Oh good, I thought your blog might have been about the other kind of bats, not BAT men and women. ;-)
Those mattresses in the museum bunk display looked a lot thinker than the one on my cutter. But then, the Army always had more money. ;c)
Where do they lock up the crooks in the police station?
Seeing that display of the papa boats lined up on the beach brought memories of my days in the Navy back to me. I spent many hours hauling troops to the beach, fortunately it was all peace time training.
I would love that WWII museum. Well, I couldn't pass up the research center either. I was wondering the same thing as Paul - where do they put the bad guys?
What a fun place to visit. I would have loved to walk through that place and also spend time along the beach. Looks like you're in a great location.
Thanks for the tour(s)! I'd love to visit that WWII Museum.
I was expecting something about flying bats too. Surprised me. Goodness what do the police do when it rains? LOL That is a HUGE whale skull.
I, too, thought you were going to be talking about the flying kinds of bats and maybe Florida mosquito control :)
Sounds like you had a great time with a great bunch of folks!
Looks like a neat WW II museum.
Our kids used to say that we never passed a museum while on vacation and it's looks like you're finding some good ones!
Candy
I almost avoided the post thinking it was about those other bats ... looks like a nice time was had by all. And that police station is hilarious.
A very fascinating tour! Thank you so much for sharing.
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