Just to set the scene. Our stay in Orlando was actually one of those 3 day/2 night/ listen to my sales pitch trips.
As we were driving to the sales office, Don saw a place off the interstate called "The Crab House" and said it looks like a good place to eat lunch. I mean it really struck him. Isn't it funny how things will do that to a person?
We signed in at the sales office and got all our info, then went to the hotel, which was really nice. It is a Radisson just 1 mile (so they told us) from Disney World. After we unloaded the car, we went looking for the Crab House. Well, actually, I called and got the address so we could plot it on the computer. It was a little harder to find than we anticipated - good thing it is right next to a Hooters! After all, Hooters is hard to miss. The food was very good and the service excellent. On the way there, I had been looking at some of the coupons we had and one was for free appetizer at The Crab House - how neat is that? We had the conch bites, yum. For lunch I had crab cakes - the 2nd best crab cakes I have ever had - to borrow a phrase, m-m-good.
From there we went to Winter Park to take a boat ride. On the way, I went to the ATM. There was a lady there with a son about 7 y o. Obviously this boy had never seen an ATM work. He got so excited when he saw that money come out - and he wanted to get some too. She had to tell him it didn't really work that way. He was hanging around to see me get mine, but she called him away. He was entralled. Isn't it fun to see kids get excited about what we (now) consider the simplest things?
We took an hour pontoon boat ride around lakes Osceola, Virginia and Maitlan. Going thru the man-made canals that link the lakes was great. It is really beautiful. We saw Rollins College and numerous large, expensive houses. There is actually a house where Fred Rogers lived for a time as a youngster, so it truly was "Mr. Rogers Neighborhood". We thoroughly enjoyed it. We even enjoyed the drive from and to the hotel and remarking on all the changes in 40 yrs. Can you imagine that - so many changes in only 40 yrs?
After a good nights sleep, we were up at 0dark:30 as in 6:30 am for our 7:30 am appt. with our sales lady. They did feed us a very good breakfast, and kept urging us to eat more. Now do Don and I look like we need to be eating huge meals? DON'T answer that!!
We got the usual sales patter and a tour of the property, etc. etc. etc. and got away about 11:00.
We decided to go to Gatorland. When we got there, Don reached for the cameras and realized they had been left in the hotel room. Anyone knowing Don is having a hard time imagining this. Don without a camera is practically unthinkable. Thank goodness, the last cell phone he bought for me takes pictures so we did get a number of pics and they are actually very good. Gatorland has really grown over the years and is a great place to take the family. This year they have a new water playground for the kids. Actually it looked so neat, I wondered what they would do if a grandmother wanted to play. We rode the train around the park, about 10 to 15 minutes where they tell the history of the park and go thru a portion of the swamp. After the ride, we took the "swamp walk" which is a boardwalk built thru the swamp breeding grounds. It is amazing. Almost every bush was full - I mean full - of birds. All kinds of birds. Seems they like to nest over the gators because the gators work as guards from other predators. We were awed. After watching the gator jumping contest, we headed out again. By then it was getting close to 4 pm and we had not had lunch. We looked for a good place to eat, but were afraid to go to a buffet since we were pretty hungry. We went to Bahama Breeze for lunch (or as Apryl tends to call it "Lupper") and enjoyed a nice meal.
We slept in a little the next morning, packed up and headed for Downtown Disney to have lunch at Bongo's for cuban food.
Since we knew Mary was to have taken her driver's test that morning, I called Sheila to see how it went. It didn't go - 2 people did not show for work, so Mary has to wait til Friday. But they did decide they could come to Downtown Disney for lunch with us.
Nice thing about being there before Memorial Day, Downtown Disney was not at all busy. Plenty of parking and no crowds as you walk around. We walked around and looked in the shops, etc. while waiting on them. Unfortuneately, Bongo's was a big disappointment. The food was bland. But it was fun with Mary and Sheila.
They had errands, etc. to do and left us after lunch.
Don decided to drive to Titusville using Rt. 50; which when we were there was the main route. It was interesting. As we approached Christmas, we saw a sign for Fort Christmas and decided to check it out. Good decision. It is facsincating.
Fort Christmas is a park where they have erected a replica of the original fort that was built down river during the Seminole wars. 3 guesses why they named it what they did and the 1st 2 don't count. Yep, they built it on Christmas day. There is a fascinating museum in the fort. Plus they have moved onto the site several houses from Florida pioneer days. The trail around the houses follows a timeline with much description of the circumstances of the former inhabitants. It is rough though when it gets into the 20th century and there are things that not only were in your grandmother's house, but were actually being used. Most of these items were not considered anything special, just day-to-day useful items. Now they are antiques - ar-r-g. As I said it is a beautiful, shady park ideal for picnics or parties. We highly recommend the historical aspect.
You have been patient, so I will quit for now.
(((Hugs)))
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Florida at last
It was very smoky when we left Savannah, GA. on Monday morning. The smoke was from the fires inland. We were concerned about the drive - that we might be re-routed or that the smoke would be with us all the way. Lucky for us (and a good part of GA and FL) we ran out of it within about an hour.
We had an uneventful drive to St. Augustine. There we stopped for a few hours. We went to the Fountain of Youth. Just wait til you see how young we look now!! It is a nice park and there is still a good bit of archeological digging going on. We got there just as a tour was starting. Our guide took us first to a building where they project a picture of a 2-story high globe and show the routes of the early explorers. From there we went to a planatarium where they explained how to follow the stars and the actual star arrangements when Ponce de Leon was navigating to Florida. Do you remember that when Ponce de Leon claimed Florida for the Spanish, he actually was claiming the continent? Ready for the USF = United States of Florida?
Then we went to still another building and saw the fountain. Of course it is set to where you cannot actually get to the fountain, but they are happy to pour you a drink. I actually took a sip of the nasty stuff. It is sulfur water and has plenty of sulfur in it. In front of the fountain is the stones imbedded in the soil to form a cross. This was discovered by a gardener and is further proof of Ponce de Leon having claimed this area.
Our guide had told us that the Rhea they have in a pen is very friendly and likes to be petted. Not an ostrich, not an emu, but a rhea. So I just had to go pet her. She was so soft and just as sweet as we were told. When I walked away, she followed along the fence as if she wanted to be petted more. We walked around the park just enjoying the flowers and trees for a while.
When we left, we were hungry. (What else is new?) So we went looking for the restaurant where we ate the last time we were in St. Augustine. Found it too. It really wasn't hard as it is just across the street from the Spanish fort. It is called the White Lion and the food is good and it is pleasant sitting on the patio.
The 1st time we went to St. Augustine we visited the Spanish fort, ate lunch and went to Sheila's.
This time we visited the Fountain of Youth, ate lunch and went to Sheila's.
Next time I hope to visit the museum (eat lunch and go to Sheila's).
At this rate we will be going to St. Augustine often - which really isn't a bad thing.
We spent the night at Sheila's, so Don was able to take Mary to school the next day. Tuesday was Mary's birthday so I gave her 1 gift that morning.
Her focus was not really her birthday, but getting thru finals and getting her driver's license.
When Don got back we ate breakfast, read the paper and headed for Orlando.
(((Hugs)))
We had an uneventful drive to St. Augustine. There we stopped for a few hours. We went to the Fountain of Youth. Just wait til you see how young we look now!! It is a nice park and there is still a good bit of archeological digging going on. We got there just as a tour was starting. Our guide took us first to a building where they project a picture of a 2-story high globe and show the routes of the early explorers. From there we went to a planatarium where they explained how to follow the stars and the actual star arrangements when Ponce de Leon was navigating to Florida. Do you remember that when Ponce de Leon claimed Florida for the Spanish, he actually was claiming the continent? Ready for the USF = United States of Florida?
Then we went to still another building and saw the fountain. Of course it is set to where you cannot actually get to the fountain, but they are happy to pour you a drink. I actually took a sip of the nasty stuff. It is sulfur water and has plenty of sulfur in it. In front of the fountain is the stones imbedded in the soil to form a cross. This was discovered by a gardener and is further proof of Ponce de Leon having claimed this area.
Our guide had told us that the Rhea they have in a pen is very friendly and likes to be petted. Not an ostrich, not an emu, but a rhea. So I just had to go pet her. She was so soft and just as sweet as we were told. When I walked away, she followed along the fence as if she wanted to be petted more. We walked around the park just enjoying the flowers and trees for a while.
When we left, we were hungry. (What else is new?) So we went looking for the restaurant where we ate the last time we were in St. Augustine. Found it too. It really wasn't hard as it is just across the street from the Spanish fort. It is called the White Lion and the food is good and it is pleasant sitting on the patio.
The 1st time we went to St. Augustine we visited the Spanish fort, ate lunch and went to Sheila's.
This time we visited the Fountain of Youth, ate lunch and went to Sheila's.
Next time I hope to visit the museum (eat lunch and go to Sheila's).
At this rate we will be going to St. Augustine often - which really isn't a bad thing.
We spent the night at Sheila's, so Don was able to take Mary to school the next day. Tuesday was Mary's birthday so I gave her 1 gift that morning.
Her focus was not really her birthday, but getting thru finals and getting her driver's license.
When Don got back we ate breakfast, read the paper and headed for Orlando.
(((Hugs)))
Sunday, May 20, 2007
Savannah
What a great day! Savannah is so beautiful with parks and historic architecture.
We drove to the visitor center with the idea of taking a trolley tour where we could get on and off at will. Well, the area we really wanted to see is 1 mile square, so we (Don) figured we could walk it. And walk we did! Nice that the streets are so shady.
We went 1st to the Andrew Low house. Andrew Low was the father-in-law of Julia Gordon Low who founded the girl scouts in the USA. Very beautiful place with mostly original furniture and wallpaper.
While there we bought a ticket that gave us access to 3 houses, Andrew Low, Juliette Gordon Low, and the Davenport house.
So we had to backtrack just a little to the Juliette Gordon Low house. It is much more modern, since she did not die until 1927. I was in the girl scouts, but either didn't learn or didn't remember much of what we learned this day. I did not remember that she died of breast cancer at 63 yrs. old. She lived much of her early married life in England. She came back to the US without her husband, as he was too interested in hobnobing with the royals and gambling. They never divorced, but never again lived together. She was widowed fairly early when her husband died of a "social disease" (hopefully so did his mistress!). Oh, and that part? wasn't part of the Girl Scout education. While looking for something to do, she met Lord Batten-Powell and found that there were girls who wanted training as the boy scouts had. He urged her to bring that idea to fruition. She did that admirably. Starting with 13 scouts in the US, there are now over 3 million worldwide. She was passionate about girls being able to play sports like basketball and able to do sculping and welding, etc. She was also an accomplished artist and sculptor.
Isaiah Davenport was a prominent contractor and amatuer architect. He designed and built this house in the early 1820's. It and the furniture are very ornate. A house I wouldn't mind having as long as someone else did all the housework! Lots of windows for light and cross-ventilation.
All of these places had gorgeous gardens. Wow! According to our guide, the Andrew Low house is the only one with the original garden layout.
After touring the Davenport house, we started the long trek back to the visitors center and the car. It definitely seemed longer going back. I occasionally looked longingly at the buses, but not having a schedule look was all I could do.
We finally made it back and were starving. The cafe looked great and the menu had lots of good stuff. Too bad they closed at 4:00 and we got there at 4:10. We headed back to the hotel looking for a restaurant along the way. Wound up at a local place called Spanky's. Nice place and good food. Or perhaps we were so hungry any food would have been good. Nope, it must have been good because they had plenty of business.
Well, it was an exhausting day, but we sure had a good time.
(((Hugs)))
We drove to the visitor center with the idea of taking a trolley tour where we could get on and off at will. Well, the area we really wanted to see is 1 mile square, so we (Don) figured we could walk it. And walk we did! Nice that the streets are so shady.
We went 1st to the Andrew Low house. Andrew Low was the father-in-law of Julia Gordon Low who founded the girl scouts in the USA. Very beautiful place with mostly original furniture and wallpaper.
While there we bought a ticket that gave us access to 3 houses, Andrew Low, Juliette Gordon Low, and the Davenport house.
So we had to backtrack just a little to the Juliette Gordon Low house. It is much more modern, since she did not die until 1927. I was in the girl scouts, but either didn't learn or didn't remember much of what we learned this day. I did not remember that she died of breast cancer at 63 yrs. old. She lived much of her early married life in England. She came back to the US without her husband, as he was too interested in hobnobing with the royals and gambling. They never divorced, but never again lived together. She was widowed fairly early when her husband died of a "social disease" (hopefully so did his mistress!). Oh, and that part? wasn't part of the Girl Scout education. While looking for something to do, she met Lord Batten-Powell and found that there were girls who wanted training as the boy scouts had. He urged her to bring that idea to fruition. She did that admirably. Starting with 13 scouts in the US, there are now over 3 million worldwide. She was passionate about girls being able to play sports like basketball and able to do sculping and welding, etc. She was also an accomplished artist and sculptor.
Isaiah Davenport was a prominent contractor and amatuer architect. He designed and built this house in the early 1820's. It and the furniture are very ornate. A house I wouldn't mind having as long as someone else did all the housework! Lots of windows for light and cross-ventilation.
All of these places had gorgeous gardens. Wow! According to our guide, the Andrew Low house is the only one with the original garden layout.
After touring the Davenport house, we started the long trek back to the visitors center and the car. It definitely seemed longer going back. I occasionally looked longingly at the buses, but not having a schedule look was all I could do.
We finally made it back and were starving. The cafe looked great and the menu had lots of good stuff. Too bad they closed at 4:00 and we got there at 4:10. We headed back to the hotel looking for a restaurant along the way. Wound up at a local place called Spanky's. Nice place and good food. Or perhaps we were so hungry any food would have been good. Nope, it must have been good because they had plenty of business.
Well, it was an exhausting day, but we sure had a good time.
(((Hugs)))
Saturday, May 19, 2007
On the road again
Sat. 5/19 We are on the road to Savannah GA. We were there once before and loved it, but there was so much we did not see. It was a nice day traveling along the back roads. We saw this neat little memorial along the side of the road and had to stop and see. The man and his grandson has built this "garden" with a giant toadstool (big enough for Don to stand under) with frog, a small lighthouse, anchor and rowboat. We are still not sure why he built it, but it sure is neat.
We stopped at Hampton Plantation. I know, we never heard of it either. It is an interesting place, built before the Civil War and last resided in in the 1950's. A man by the name of Archibald Rutledge was the last resident who gave the estate to the state of S.C. The state has the property and outside of the house fully restored. The inside, however, is a work in progress. Very interesting to see the partial skeleton of the house. The ballroom is mostly restored. The downstairs rooms not quite as much and the upstairs hardly at all. They have lots of signs up describing how layers of paint came off to find the original colors - which are white and blue. There were some diaries left and the lady of the house used those colors because she had a recipe for white paint and she could add some of the indigo that they grew for market to get the blue color. It is a beautiful rich blue. The kitchen is still in a separate building. However, we were not allowed in that building. There are some bats that have nested (do bats nest?) in there and since they are an endangered species, nobody is allowed to disturb the building. Pretty fascinating place. There is an island in the middle of the river where rice was grown. It has now been allowed to go "back to nature" and you really don't want to go there since there are wild boar, gators and (yuck) snakes. I hate to use the "s" word, it makes me queasy!
We got to Savannah (actually Pooler GA) about 7pm. We looked up a church and plotted our route. Got up Sunday and headed out for services. Followed the directions exactly and no church building! Not only that, no buildings at all. Woods all over, no signs or anything. Oh well, it was too late to find another, so we went back to the motel and changed clothes ready to do some walking. I just want you to know that Don was the one who's thighs were screaming this time! He did a lot of kneeling to get pictures of the cars in Ocean City and, boy, did it tell on him. He got lots of sympathy from me -- not!
more later. God Bless
We stopped at Hampton Plantation. I know, we never heard of it either. It is an interesting place, built before the Civil War and last resided in in the 1950's. A man by the name of Archibald Rutledge was the last resident who gave the estate to the state of S.C. The state has the property and outside of the house fully restored. The inside, however, is a work in progress. Very interesting to see the partial skeleton of the house. The ballroom is mostly restored. The downstairs rooms not quite as much and the upstairs hardly at all. They have lots of signs up describing how layers of paint came off to find the original colors - which are white and blue. There were some diaries left and the lady of the house used those colors because she had a recipe for white paint and she could add some of the indigo that they grew for market to get the blue color. It is a beautiful rich blue. The kitchen is still in a separate building. However, we were not allowed in that building. There are some bats that have nested (do bats nest?) in there and since they are an endangered species, nobody is allowed to disturb the building. Pretty fascinating place. There is an island in the middle of the river where rice was grown. It has now been allowed to go "back to nature" and you really don't want to go there since there are wild boar, gators and (yuck) snakes. I hate to use the "s" word, it makes me queasy!
We got to Savannah (actually Pooler GA) about 7pm. We looked up a church and plotted our route. Got up Sunday and headed out for services. Followed the directions exactly and no church building! Not only that, no buildings at all. Woods all over, no signs or anything. Oh well, it was too late to find another, so we went back to the motel and changed clothes ready to do some walking. I just want you to know that Don was the one who's thighs were screaming this time! He did a lot of kneeling to get pictures of the cars in Ocean City and, boy, did it tell on him. He got lots of sympathy from me -- not!
more later. God Bless
Friday, May 18, 2007
Morning on the coast
was partly cloudy. We headed out and caught the ferry from Cape Hatteras to Okracoke. Made it with 10 minutes to spare. While there, we made reservations for the Ocracoke to Cedar Island ferry.
On Ocracoke Island, we stopped at the Ocracoke Pony corral. The Ocracoke ponies used to run wild on the island, but were corralled in the 1960's for their safety. The Ocracoke ponies are unusual as they have more vertabre and ribs than other horses. Of course this gives them a distinct posture.
We also visited the Ocracoke museum and found it very interesting. We visited the Fort Ocracoke memorial. Fort Ocracoke was destroyed during a battle of the Civil War.
We also visited the British Cemetary from 1942. No that is not a misprint. In 1942 the HMT Bedfordshire which had been loaned to the US to patrol the coast for German boats. Well a German U-boat found them and destroyed the ship with a torpedo. All hands were lost at sea, but 4 bodies washed up on Ocracoke. 2 have been identified and 2 are still unknown. The people of the island buried them as heroes (I think they were right). Where ever British soldiers are buried is considered by the British to be British soil. Therefore the cemetary is kept up by Britian and the US. Many US and British ships were sunk by German U-boats along the US shore during WWII.
The ferry ride, which is 2 hrs, would have been rough except that the captain had made allowances for the rough seas and kept us comfortable. OK, it did rock some. But we were able to sit in the car and have our lunch while traveling. Yum, PB&J!
As we traveled on to Jacksonville, NC, we stopped at the NC Maritime Museum in Beaufort, NC. They have done a nice job and I recommend it if you are in the area. There is a boat building shop that is part of it, but we did not go into that. This is also the area where the CSS Hunley submarine was recovered.. The museum was instrumental in that recovery.
Beaufort is a beautiful small town. The houses in the historical district are well kept and each one has the date it was built posted on the building.
Jacksonville NC was a challenge. It is the home of Camp LeJune Marine Base and they had a group that had just arrived back from Iraq. All hotels were full. Of course, we had reservations, so we were fine. More or less. The hotel was awful. Our non-smoking room had been smoked in. There were ashes on the floor and the smoke detector had been wrapped in plastic to keep it from going off. The internet did not work, nor did the phone. The young man at the desk had a real attitude - and it wasn't a very nice one. Gr-r-r-r. When we check out the next day, we complained about the things wrong and the attitude of the clerk. As it happened we were talking to the manager. He was upset and said they had his number and should have called him. He discounted our room and said he would have a talk with the clerk. So we got a pretty good start to the day. It was also a beautiful day as the rain had decided to travel on.
Love and God Bless.
On Ocracoke Island, we stopped at the Ocracoke Pony corral. The Ocracoke ponies used to run wild on the island, but were corralled in the 1960's for their safety. The Ocracoke ponies are unusual as they have more vertabre and ribs than other horses. Of course this gives them a distinct posture.
We also visited the Ocracoke museum and found it very interesting. We visited the Fort Ocracoke memorial. Fort Ocracoke was destroyed during a battle of the Civil War.
We also visited the British Cemetary from 1942. No that is not a misprint. In 1942 the HMT Bedfordshire which had been loaned to the US to patrol the coast for German boats. Well a German U-boat found them and destroyed the ship with a torpedo. All hands were lost at sea, but 4 bodies washed up on Ocracoke. 2 have been identified and 2 are still unknown. The people of the island buried them as heroes (I think they were right). Where ever British soldiers are buried is considered by the British to be British soil. Therefore the cemetary is kept up by Britian and the US. Many US and British ships were sunk by German U-boats along the US shore during WWII.
The ferry ride, which is 2 hrs, would have been rough except that the captain had made allowances for the rough seas and kept us comfortable. OK, it did rock some. But we were able to sit in the car and have our lunch while traveling. Yum, PB&J!
As we traveled on to Jacksonville, NC, we stopped at the NC Maritime Museum in Beaufort, NC. They have done a nice job and I recommend it if you are in the area. There is a boat building shop that is part of it, but we did not go into that. This is also the area where the CSS Hunley submarine was recovered.. The museum was instrumental in that recovery.
Beaufort is a beautiful small town. The houses in the historical district are well kept and each one has the date it was built posted on the building.
Jacksonville NC was a challenge. It is the home of Camp LeJune Marine Base and they had a group that had just arrived back from Iraq. All hotels were full. Of course, we had reservations, so we were fine. More or less. The hotel was awful. Our non-smoking room had been smoked in. There were ashes on the floor and the smoke detector had been wrapped in plastic to keep it from going off. The internet did not work, nor did the phone. The young man at the desk had a real attitude - and it wasn't a very nice one. Gr-r-r-r. When we check out the next day, we complained about the things wrong and the attitude of the clerk. As it happened we were talking to the manager. He was upset and said they had his number and should have called him. He discounted our room and said he would have a talk with the clerk. So we got a pretty good start to the day. It was also a beautiful day as the rain had decided to travel on.
Love and God Bless.
Cars
3,000 of them paraded down the boardwalk of Ocean City MD, beginning about 7:30am. The day was fairly overcast, but that didn't stop the fun. Don and I had already breakfasted and were there to watch. Needless to say these people are proud of their cars. Lots of manhours working hard. We walked along the line of cars just amazed at what people had done. Despite the age of the cars, the owner/drivers were in every age group from about late 20's to at least 70's. If any driver realized you were wanting a good shot, they would stop the car for you to get it. Of course they weren't going 10 mph anyway!
We met up with Lance and Norma as they were finishing their breakfast. Then did more car gazing. Around 9am, Don had to tear himself away - and it wasn't easy - so we could get on the road. We look forward to seeing the Brauns at the reunion in June.
We drove down the Eastern Shore of MD/VA aka the Delmarva peninsula. It is so beautiful, even on a cloudy, rainy day.
We could not remember the name of the great restaurant where we ate when we were in Cape Charles in 2001. But, we recognized it when we saw it! It is called Stingray's and has been written up in Southern Living mag. Don't really think of a restaurant were you order at the counter plus it is part of a gas station being written up in SL do you? They still have great food, so we enjoyed our lunch.
Guess who drove across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel? Me, me, me. For those who don't know, I really don't like bridges. But, hey, Don wanted to take pictures and I just couldn't even begin to think of the shape I would be in if he drove and took pictures! It was a good crossing and he got pics he wanted. We only saw 1 ship this time.
I gave Don back the wheel at the end of the bridge so he could drive thru Norfolk. Ha, you surely didn't think I was going to do that part did you?
We continued down to the outer banks, specifially Kill Devil Hills, NC. The Wright Brothers Memorial is there. Since it was still raining we pretty much stayed in the hotel. However, we were simply not going to have a hotel on the beach and not walk the beach. So we wrapped up in our jacket and hats and fought the wind. And there was wind - cold wind. We walked into the wind for about 1/2 mile When my nose started to go numb, I turned around. Going with the wind behind us was not nearly so bad, but we were sure glad to get to the room.
Altogether, a good day. We know that area needed the rain, so didn't mind that; but it could have been warmer!
Love and hugs
We met up with Lance and Norma as they were finishing their breakfast. Then did more car gazing. Around 9am, Don had to tear himself away - and it wasn't easy - so we could get on the road. We look forward to seeing the Brauns at the reunion in June.
We drove down the Eastern Shore of MD/VA aka the Delmarva peninsula. It is so beautiful, even on a cloudy, rainy day.
We could not remember the name of the great restaurant where we ate when we were in Cape Charles in 2001. But, we recognized it when we saw it! It is called Stingray's and has been written up in Southern Living mag. Don't really think of a restaurant were you order at the counter plus it is part of a gas station being written up in SL do you? They still have great food, so we enjoyed our lunch.
Guess who drove across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel? Me, me, me. For those who don't know, I really don't like bridges. But, hey, Don wanted to take pictures and I just couldn't even begin to think of the shape I would be in if he drove and took pictures! It was a good crossing and he got pics he wanted. We only saw 1 ship this time.
I gave Don back the wheel at the end of the bridge so he could drive thru Norfolk. Ha, you surely didn't think I was going to do that part did you?
We continued down to the outer banks, specifially Kill Devil Hills, NC. The Wright Brothers Memorial is there. Since it was still raining we pretty much stayed in the hotel. However, we were simply not going to have a hotel on the beach and not walk the beach. So we wrapped up in our jacket and hats and fought the wind. And there was wind - cold wind. We walked into the wind for about 1/2 mile When my nose started to go numb, I turned around. Going with the wind behind us was not nearly so bad, but we were sure glad to get to the room.
Altogether, a good day. We know that area needed the rain, so didn't mind that; but it could have been warmer!
Love and hugs
Thursday, May 17, 2007
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