Sopchoppy is a small town with a pizza restaurant, grocery store, hardware store, and a great city park. We spend the night, backed right up to a small river. The park charges a reasonable $15 night to camp; complete with electric and water hookups. You can even take a hot shower if you track down Frank, the caretaker, for a key. The next day finds us driving the coast through interesting small old Florida towns like Carrabelle, Eastpoint, and Apalachicola. We take a quick detour across the bridge to St George Island and drive through much fancier and expensive vacation neighborhoods. It doesn’t take long before we realize that we prefer the small old towns and head back across the bridge to the mainland. The fog lifts from the Apalachicola River revealing the base of the Highway 98 bridge and the wood boat fenders that protect the middle pilings from boat traffic. Just across the gravel and oyster shell strewn lot is a working barge. The night shift has already returned while the day shift crew make their way aboard the barge and tug “Ms Paula”. We are parked right in the middle of the work trucks, and all the action. These are all new expensive domestic trucks; Chevy, Ford, Dodge. The rough and grungy maritime workforce obviously are skilled and make good money. Our guess is that they are oil rig workers. Across the field, near the proper marina, are parked two other RoadTrek Camper Vans. Their spot looks quiet and secluded, but we prefer being here… right next to the towering bridge, industrial barge, and worker trucks. Morning, once again, comes quickly after a safe boondock night. A few hours exploring Apalachicola by foot. The small quirky town suits us just fine. An old but gentrified downtown full of seafood restaurants and nautical gift shops. We luck into finding “The Honey Hole” a liquor store. Most of the waterfront oyster businesses are shuttered. Apalachicola Bay has supplied most of the oysters to Florida restaurants. These days, the oyster business is decline, and the once fertile oyster grounds are practically bare. The cause is uncertain. It could have resulted from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010. Or, it could be from rising salinity as less fresh water makes it down the Chattahoochee River. None the less, the oyster business that once made Apalachicola famous is hurting. This tough old fishing town is finding new life as part of “Florida’s Lost Coast” tourism campaign; embracing the quiet forgotten side of Florida tourism. We are glad to spend time here and contribute from our small travel budget to a couple of the stores. Just another day on the road.