Another Southern Road Trip with the Aging Hippies: Day 12

Wednesday

We started our day driving into Apalachicola for fresh biscuits at the Biscuit Factory. Joni had a plain one and I ordered a bacon, egg, and cheese version. Both were very tasty and could not have been fresher!

Before leaving our VRBO I made a fresh batch of coffee, the first time for this trip.

Drip coffee via our JetBoil stove

The Biscuit Factory

Enjoying our breakfast biscuits along the waterfront.

Our next destination was the laundromat in Port St. Joe. We've been here before.

While waiting for the laundry Joni did some shopping along the main street of Port St. Joe.

Once our laundry was done, we drove to Mexico Beach which is the next town to the west along the Florida panhandle. Mexico Beach was completely destroyed by Hurricane Michael, a Cat 5 storm, in October of 2018. Michael caused seventy-two recorded fatalities and more than $25 billion in damage. Its winds were measured at 155 miles per hour (249 kilometers per hour) at their strongest.

Today there is almost no evidence of that damage.

We stopped for lunch at Killer Seafood, a food truck in Mexico Beach. I forgot this place existed, but I did remember it fondly when Joni suggested we see if they're still in business. Fortunately they are!

Soft Shell Crabs-"The Best I've Ever Had!"

Snapper Tacos

Leaving Mexico Beach, we returned to Port St. Joe and drove along Cape San Blas where we've vacationed previously. In the 70's we tent-camped at the St. Joseph Pennisula State Park. Hurricane Michael completely washed away that campground, so we wanted to see if it had been restored. During our last visit to Cape San Blas in 2023 it was still separated from the rest of the peninsula by an inlet created by Hurricane Michael. Today the inlet is gone and the campground has been rebuilt.

We returned to our VRBO around 5 pm. So I had enough time to squeeze in a bike ride before dinner. The house behind me is not our VRBO, but rather a home my sister rented several years ago.

For dinner we drove back to Apalachicola to one of our old favorites, The Owl Cafe, and again we were very pleased. They still have it.