DOUG ON THE GO

Welcome to Pensacola! We arrived last night about midnight and checked into our hotel.  There is a plethora of hotels to choose from right along the ocean. Our hotel of choice is the Hilton Hotel, Pensacola Beach.  The drive took us six hours from Jacksonville so naturally when we arrived I crashed out.

 

I finally managed to get out of bed for the day about eight'ish and wandered down to the beach.  You step out of our hotel and step into two sparkling pool, past that the gate to the Gulf Coast beaches.

 

Scared to what I was going to see on the beaches, I was hesitant to go straight to the water so I walked the shore line for a bit.  The shore line of Pensacola Beach is so awesome and the beaches are white and sandy, something you would see out of a movie.  After seeing families in the water so I walked down there.  The water was comfortable and just a little bit of seaweed on the shore but no oil or tars balls. That made my day! 

For breakfast we went to a local dinner down the street from our hotel called "Dog House Deli," the owner operator Nate along with his employees Jen and June were very accommodating.  We were talking to Nate while he was cooking our food about the local economy. Of course he wasn't happy he was making due with what he had.  His diner has been in that location for a year and he is seeing numbers from last year, right now they are down but he is extremely optimistic.

 

Right now we are off to interview Ashley Chisholm, spokesperson for the Visit and Convention Bureau.