Fun Stuff Along the Way

Or perhaps the not so Magic Kingdom today. We started our day a little before 9 am. While the day turned out well, it started very poorly. Several rides were out of service for a good part of the day. At one point, all of the rides in Frontier Land, plus Pirates of the Caribbean […]

We spent the day visiting a museum, walking on the beach, and tracking down a large sculpture. The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature in Bradenton is an interesting combination of displays. They have a manatee rehab facility, a planetarium, and great displays about the history of Florida. One of the most informative exhibits in

Today we drove from from Tallahassee Florida to Bradenton Florida to see Steve’s brother Carl and his wife Bonnie. It was a long drive compared with the other drives we have done so far. While the drive was long, the day was easy. After arriving at Carl and Bonnie’s beautiful condo, we spent the afternoon

Today we turned toward home in two ways. First, we are half way through our first trip so we are heading toward home. Second, our agenda for today was to visit Marlene’s home town, Lynn Haven Florida. Our first stop on today’s agenda was a Florida Visitor Center. We got some brochures for the Florida

Plans are great until they do not work. Today was one of those days. The troubles actually began the night before. Yesterday was laundry day. We had picked a hotel with laundry available. Except the dryer was very slow. The laundry was not complete until after 1 am, and it was not folded and put

We spent several hours at the Vicksburg National Military Park today. We learned about the heights and depths that humans can reach. We saw a place where over 20,000 were killed, wounded, or were missing in just three months. It was a sad day and an enlightening day all at the same time. The park

Today we visited the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science. We selected this place because it takes an unusual approach to its displays. Inside the dioramas, aquariums, and other displays trace the history of nature in Mississippi. On the outside, the trails demonstrate some of the variations in environments. On the inside, the displays were detailed

We started our day in Franklin Tennessee. The city of Franklin has set aside an older part of the city as a living testament to the history of the city. You can tour the area, see the streets as they used to be, while they are still in use today. It was a neat experience