Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge at Disney World
Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge at Disney World Antiquity Shop A – Wing BYOL Experience Cantina Droid Shop Falcon Market Place Rise of the Resistance
Hogback Mountain Vermont
Hogback Mountain Vermont Florida’s nice…We enjoy 0% chance of snow….but it is relatively FLAT. My family is from the mountains of Letcher County Kentucky. I was born in Ohio the result of my parents moving for better jobs. Grew up in the country with hills to run in. Most of our children were born in Kentucky… a great place to raise kids… but we found ourselves in Florida and we’ve been here 21 years…. a looong time in the Florida flatlands. Been busy…no time to travel that far out of state. We’ve went South…Cruises in the Caribbean etc. but never North. This September we packed the truck and took off North… thru Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and swinging by Kentucky and Tennessee on the way back to Florida. We saw the Blue Ridge…
FLORIDA KEYS
Last November we took a road trip to Miami. Everyone had days off for the Thanksgiving weekend and we wanted to see the Keys. Couldn’t live in Florida and never experience the Keys. After a good nights sleep in Miami we were up at sunrise ready to go. Pearl was on her perch… and looking a little leery. Seems like every time she goes on a road trip with the whole gang…. we end up at a large body of water. She hates water. And I’m sure she can sense the large amount of water around us…even if she can’t see it. Traffic thru the Keys was a steady stream of cars… moving at a steady pace… and we had a ways to go to make it to mile 0. There were spots where you could pull off and take a look around. Part of the old road to the…
AMERICAN WIND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Pulling into Pahokee Marina allowed us our first glimpse of the great Lake Okeechobee… But we also caught sight of this… Long… silver… Shining in the sun. Come to find out it has an amazing history. Designed by Louis I. Kahn in the 70’s for Maestro Robert Austin Boudreau who had a dream of bringing music to everyone. He would hire young musicians and they would tour the waterways of America, Caribbean and Europe. It’s 195 ft long and has a stage that opens. People would bring lawn chairs and set up by the dock and enjoy an evening of music. If they get it up and running again we’ll be making another trip down to Lake Okeechobee. AMERICAN WIND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
WEBB’S CANDY FACTORY – DAVENPORT FL
Going thru Davenport, Fl on US 27 on our way to Lake Okeechobee… We had to make a U-turn. Lactose Intolerant ? There’s Goats Milk Fudge. Want to watch your sugar intake? Diabetic ? There’s Sugar Free. Tables after tables of unique and specialty candies. And homemade hand dipped Ice Cream. Salt Water Taffy… Made right here. Behind the scenes… A little History…. It’s a family owned business. They have been making candy since 1945. An old Citrus Candy Cutter. And look! Chocolate Alligators. They come in every flavor you can imagine. We went with the chocolate bars… The Dark Chocolate Bar tastes like a rich dark hot chocolate. The Orange Chocolate Bar reminds me of a candy at Christmas as a child. The White Chocolate Bar is one of the best white chocolates we’ve tasted. Webb’s Candy Factory
— LAKE OKEECHOBEE — FLORIDA ROAD TRIP
July in Florida…You don’t stray far from air conditioning or the pool. If you want to do something outdoors…and your not at the beach… Its at the crack of dawn or right before sunset. If you get alittle stir crazy… jump in the car… air blasting… and drive! 6:30 Saturday morning found us on the road… Our goal: Lake Okeechobee. The largest lake in Florida. The 8th largest lake in the US. We live in Central Florida near the Gulf of Mexico and a stones throw from a beautiful chain of lakes. For amateur photographers these areas of water provide a plethora of photo ops. They are always teeming with human, animal and avian activity. So…camera batteries charged…memory cards empty…lenses packed… Anticipation is high. A 4 hour drive… on small roads… thru small towns in South Central Florida. Stuckey, Mascotte, and Dundee…taking pics along the way… Interesting Artwork… Good eats…
ROAD TRIP!!
Pearl loves her road trips…look at that face. Happy Sunday everyone.
FERNANDINA BEACH ROAD TRIP
Really enjoyed our visit to Fernandina Beach this last Sunday. Love all the historic buildings. Hope you all enjoyed your weekend.