Savannah, Georgia

I was really excited to see Savannah, Georgia.  I love historical places, and Savannah has a bunch of them.  We camped in Skidaway Island State Park, but spent most of our time in the Historic District. 

 Anyone who loves "budda" knows that The Lady and Sons restaurant is owned by Food Network's Paula Deen.

Savannah was once a bustling port town and one of it's leading exports was cotton. 

Goods were loaded onto wagons and were paraded down this street.  The Factors (buyers) would walk out on the catwalks and bid on the wares below. 

The streets and many buildings in the district are made of stone.  Its interesting because Savannah is made of sand and clay.  Can you guess where the stones came from?  They were brought in on ships that used them for ballasts.  The stones were unloaded when a ship took on its cargo.

We found that a good way of maximizing a tourist opportunity is to find the local trolley tour.  The drivers give us a history lesson while driving us around the town. 

Rachael of Oglethorpe Tours seemed to have a rebellious streak when she suddendly pulled over in front of this church and said, "I'm not supposed to do this, but you've got to see this.  I'll circle the block and pick you up in ten minutes."  The church was as spectacular as she said.  Thanks for the detour Rachael.

Dallas, Texas

We left our rig in Orlando and hopped a plane to Texas to visit relatives I haven't seen in years.  We happened to be near Dallas, so we decided to make a day trip there before we left.  We just parked downtown and set out to see the sites.  We found ourselves in the middle of a downtwon cattle drive.

This one looks like he might have mad cow disease.

Todd abusing some random abstract art we found in the square of City Hall.  We decided it looked more like dinosaur fossils than art.

This is the window the Lee Harvey Oswald shot President Kennedy from on November 22nd, 1963.  It currently is the Dallas County School District's Administration building. 

We spoke to a man who claimed he was there and that the shots came from behind me on the grassy knoll.  I love a good conspiracy.

Cedar Key, Florida

Cedar Key is another happy discovery we made while surfing the internet for RV parks.  Our camp site was next to the water and we were treated to amazing sunsets almost every night.  Cedar Key is a clam farming town and has the feel of an Alaskan fishing village.  It's very quaint and friendly.

We put the life jackets on the dogs and kayaked across the ocean to Atsena Otie Key.  Once an island village, it's now an island with nothing but a cemetary. 

We had a great time playing on the white sand beach.

Florida Keys

We had been waiting until we made it to the Keys to have Key Lime Pie.  The locals told us that if we wanted the best, we had to go to Kermits.

When we saw the Food Network filming there, we knew the locals must be right......and they were!

We can now say that we've been as far as we can go North and South.  South is much warmer.

This is where it all started for Jimmy Buffet.  He used to play here for tips.  Funny how life turns out sometimes.

This is one of many beautiful sunsets at our RV park.

Orlando, Florida

We just wouldn't feel right about being in Florida and not hitting some of the theme parks in Orlando.  We narrowed our choices down to Epcot and Universal Island of Adventure. 

We ate breakfast in Norway and lunch in France at Epcot. 

We spent a little bit of time in China.

We had an underwater adventure.

Todd was swept away by Marmaduke

Who doesn't want to be a SUPERHERO????

Daytona Bike Week

Daytona Beach just happened to be on our way from Silver Springs to Cocoa Beach.  Since it was Bike Week and we have a bike, it seem mandatory to stop, unload the bike, and see what Bike Week is all about.  

 

We were amazed to see some of the custom bikes that people had clearly poured their heart and souls (and money!) in to.

We had burgers and drinks on the pier before heading back to the trailer to continue our trek to Cocoa Beach. 

Monkey Business

I spent another wonderful day kayaking the Silver Spring River.  Along the way I ran across this amazing bird.  After a little research, I found out that this is an Anhinga.  He can swim under water in search of fish.  Since he doesn't have water-repelling oil on his wings like a duck, he sits around like this to dry himself off.

I'm not sure what kind of bird this is, but he seemed to be drying himself too.

I'd heard a rumor that there were monkeys living in the area.  One of the stories is that they escaped when they were filming Tarzan movies here in the 1930's.  They were just as cute as could be.

They seemed to be as excited to see me as I was to see them.  I suspect they are often fed by passers by.