Port St. Joe Area

I love this area!  The campground we’re staying at is also special (Presnell’s Marina and RV Resort). Here’s an aerial view of the campground. We are located at the big “X” on the right. Right behind us is St. Joseph Bay.
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The view just to our left and rear

This is our first waterfront site. The sunsets are gorgeous! There’s no traffic. It’s laid back. There’s a beautiful beach on the “Cape” that allows dogs, a rarity for Florida.

In Port St. Joe itself is a Piggly Wiggly food market about the size of Graul’s back home. There’s a pet store in town (Bow Wow Beach) as well as a Vet. I bought dehydrated dog food at that store and visited the Vet for Pogo’s nail trim and anal gland expression.

We ate out at a really good restaurant, Provisions, located downtown near the pet store. I had their special 8 oz. filet mignon wrapped in bacon with blue cheese crumbles on top; it was to die for (don’t say it). Ken had the Saint Joe Saute with shrimp and scallops. The restaurant is the top rated one in the area earning close to 5 stars on Yelp and Trip Advisor.

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Looks good enough to eat!!

But, it was the sunsets that were truly spectacular. Right from our site, too!

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We went on a really nice bike ride on a bike trail that followed route 30E, which went along the entire length (8.5 miles) of Cape San Blas to the St. Joeseph State Park at the tip.

Ken met a fellow sailor at the campground, Peter Finn. He and his wife are now full timers in their motorhome, staying here over the winter months and moving on during the other months. He has two small wooden boats with him that he’s working on: a catboat and a Chesapeake Light Craft rowing shell. Wood epoxy techniques and racing were Pete and Ken’s favorite discussions. We hope he got to finally row his boat in the bay right after we left.

We could have easily stayed here a few more weeks with such beautiful surroundings!

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Public beach on the Cape for dogs, too!

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