Quest for Warmth-- Part 5-- Made It to the Beach

From De Funiak Springs, we drove US-331 the rest of the way until we goy to US-98, the coast road here in Florida's panhandle. We took it southeasterly until we got to the Driftwood Lodge in Panama City Beach where we stayed for the next week.


DRIFTWOOD LODGE

We had found this place by accident last year when we were again attempting to escape Al Gore's Global Warming. We were looking for a place that had NTN called Calypso and saw there was a bar called Donovan's Reef (the same name as our favorite watering hole back home). Looking across the street, we saw a smaller mom and pop type motel in between two of those mega condo buildings that are being built all over the beaches these days.

We are confirmed mom and pop moteler folks since our days on Route 66 and the other old roads. Not only is this classic mom and pop, consisting of a two story motel up top and a one story row of cabana rooms right by the water. And, the price was just over $55.

These are the things we look for when on the road.

So, now, we had NTN, two bars, da beach, and a friendly group of folks all within walking distance. A perfect place for us.

Last year, we started with one night, expanded to two more and finally ended up staying six. This year, we just got the room for seven straight days.

RoadDog Nirvana. --RoadDog