October 21, 2017 We coincidentally found ourselves in Cedar Key for its annual Seafood Festival. How fun for us! We checked out lots of vendors. The food vendors were all local not-for-profit organizations: Smoked mullet (Jane’s choice), crab fritters and redfish chowder (Dave’s choice), oysters, key lime pie, and corn Read more…
October 20-23, 2017 Cedar Key has relied on the gulf for the livelihood of its citizens. Crabs, turtles, oysters, fish and sponge have all played important roles in the economy. Cedar Key has hosted a couple of more unusual industries as well. In the 1880s the area’s red cedars were Read more…
October 20-23, 2017 Neither of us had ever been to Cedar Key so we spent a fun weekend there. Our site at the Cedar Key RV Resort was the prettiest we’ve had. This lot is owned by someone who allows the resort to rent it when the owners aren’t in Read more…
Editor’s Note: Another out-of-chronological-order post. Apologies. October 8, 2017 As we traveled east from Crestview to avoid Hurricane Nate, we began seeing billboards for “The Busy Bee”. We couldn’t tell what the Busy Bee was, but we passed it on the way to the campground. It’s a mega convenience store. Read more…
Editor’s Note: This post is not in chronological order. October 7-8, 2017 We stayed at the Long Branch Rest and Ride RV and Horse Park. It’s an open field with rows of full hook-ups. Paddocks and riding trails were available, if we’d brought a horse. We shared half of the Read more…
October 14-15, 2017 The Lake County Folk Festival turned 20 this year. That’s 20 years of music, crafts, arts, and food vendors–and no admission charge. Kudos to Public Arts and Music, the non-profit that keeps this festival going! Venues include porches, tents, the art museum, a theatre, restaurants, and the Read more…
October 10-20, 2017 Staying in Eustis gave us an opportunity to visit with friends and hear great music. When we lived in Orlando (1978-91), we became friends with a family down the street. Connie Gill had a daughter three years old when our Elizabeth was born and then had a Read more…
September 24-October 7, 2017 Jane’s drivers license was due for renewal. In person. Her appointment September 14 had been washed away by Hurricane Irma so we headed for Crestview, Florida where our mail service is located. It was a (mostly) easy drive from Chattanooga with lots of cotton fields along Read more…
September 17-24, 2017 This was family week. Jane’s birthday was September 22 and her sister-in-law Nancy’s birthday was September 17 so there were wonderful celebratory dinners out. And there was time to have the outside of the coach cleaned, take the cat to the vet, and do some shopping. We Read more…
September 16, 2017 In 1961, a non-profit organization was formed to preserve Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill which had been settled in 1805 and was active until 1910. On its 3000 acres is the country’s largest private collection of 19th century buildings. [There are 34.] Staff offer presentations on preservation, Read more…