Bike - Timpoochie Trail

 13.5 miles, 1:32 hours

We arrived at topsail Island, preserve Campground yesterday. Sadly, I did not get a photo of this campsite, but it has not been one of our favorites because we were very close to the other campers.There is a nice boardwalk at this campground leading down to the beach. The campground is very large and has spaces for RVs, tents, and there are bungalows. There are several bathroom facilities, a laundry facility, several lakes, a coffee shop, and probably more that I missed. 

Today was a cold day in the 50s and rain was expected in the afternoon. We got out and rode our bike along the highway from our campground to the edge of Grayton Beach. We rode 45 minutes into the wind, enough to make me stop at a convenience store and get a napkin put into my ears. It was a windy and cold day. We sailed back in 35 minutes and we’re not nearly as cold in all we wrote about 14 miles. We got back to the trailer and the rain started to come down. We sat inside and researched local restaurants, finally deciding on Austin‘s 98. It was a great choice. It’s a local sports bar in a strip mall. Scotty had a platter with fried scallops and fried shrimp, I had a cup of gumbo and a salad.  For an appetizer we split fried calamari and fried banana peppers, neither of us are fans of banana peppers, but we really enjoyed this appetizer. We had a local hefeweisen, although it was not one of the best hefeweisens we’ve ever had. Overall, the dinner was excellent. We certainly made the best of a yucky day.