Day Nine – Panama City Beach
Misty Mississippi – the day started in fog and it stayed like that for miles. A nice drive and the landscape changed to green and rolling hills and the smaller roads gave a glimpse of life that made me want to spend some time with the camera just to capture the character of the place. Unfortunately time and the fog kept me moving this time but its a place I want to visit again. I was trying to out run tropical storm Karen that was supposed to hit Pensacola and Panama Beach exactly where I was going – I am so lucky, by the time I got there it has dispersed and the weather was fine.
a rather disconcerting sight was a semi coming straight toward me … until I realized it was being towed.
Arrived in Panama city beach in time for lunch, the place was chokka with bikes and bikers. I chose somewhere that I thought would be quieter than the bars that were pumping loud music with reving bikes lined up outside. The hofbrauhaus seemed a good bet and I like german food. I ordered a Jaegerschnitzel with Spaetzel and what I got was the biggest schnitzel I have ever seen in my life – even the waitress and people around me were shocked at the size, it was literally bigger than my head!
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Panama beach itself is billed as one of the most beautiful beaches in the world and it has the loveliest fine white sand. I met Trudy who showed me the beach and the whole island and kindly offered me a place to stay. I like it here and I will be back.
The Traveling Kiwi 