Destin, Florida
We're about as far as you can get from Seattle and still be in the continental United States. Needless to say, a day's journey to the Panhandle of Florida is a mighty long one from the Northwest. We were lucky yesterday. The planes leaving on time, even arriving slightly early in Pensacola. Then a long but uneventful drive in a rental car to our condo on the Gulf coast. But gosh, we were sure happy we didn't have to make that trip after dark. The travel deities were in a favorable mood.
The weather is tropical. Which means it is warm and humid, and changes every few hours, as does the forecast. In Seattle, we can see the rain fronts approaching days in advance. Here, no one seems to know whats going to happen. And whatever happens, doesn't seem to last long anyway.
Before we left I made myself slightly crazy checking weather.com. every few hours. The forecast looked awful! It rained several inches on Monday, with thunderstorms flash floods predicted for the week. By yesterday afternoon, sunshine, and nothing left but some puddles along the highway. And a beautiful sunset to greet us last night.
Can you see the humidity? We knew we were in the tropics because our glasses steamed up when we left the air-conditioned grocery store. The daytime temperature is close to 90, with almost 100% humidity. I'm afraid my Seattle lady-friends would be unhappy here. Every day is a bad hair day.
It's going to be a busy few days, with a party and beach wedding on Thursday night. Today we're looking forward to catching up with family.
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