Two Lane Adventure to Gulf Shores - Day Two

Lots of rain overnight and into the morning, so we took our time getting around. We headed out from Falling Waters SP traveling south on 77 into Wauasu, the "Possum Capital of the World" they even had a statue with a possum in a tree! To bad it was pouring down rain, so no picture! Sand Mountain is located near the town of Wausau. At 250 feet above sea level, Sand Mountain is one of the highest points in the state of Florida. We continued down 77 through Sunny Hills, to Crystal Lake. There we turned west on 20 into Ebro. Ebro has the two things every town needs a cafe and gas station! In Freeport 20W intersects with 331S. 331S was under construction, they are creating a new divided highway. Along this road was an RV park, Calypso Cove RV, it had some brightly colored park models, even a purple one!  We crossed over Choctawhatchee Bay to arrive on the Emerald Coast and all it's beaches ... Santa Rosa, Miramar, Grayton, Henderson and Fort Walton Beach. We traveled along 98 and all the beautiful beaches all the way to Okoloosa Island. Okoloosa Island is considered the best overall beach experience in the Destin area. We were not able to walk this great beach, because the rain was still coming down in buckets! We passed through Navarre, Florosa, Gulf Breeze and over the bridge into Pensacola. Pensacola is known as "The City of Five Flags." Do you know why and what the five flags are? It is for the five governments that have flown flags over Pensacola during its history: the flags of Spain (Castile), France, Great Britain, the Confederate States of America, and the United States. We followed FL 292 out of Pensacola and onto Peridodo Key Island. FL 292 changed to AL 182 as we entered Gulf State Park. Just a few miles from Gulf State Park we arrived at our destination, Island Retreat RV. We are less than a mile from our friends, Patrick & Kathy Hadley in Gulf Shores Alabama.