We left Savannah and headed to Florida. 
Now we are finally traveling west. Will we speed up? Will we still take our time,look for the new, the interesting? So we started with a stop in Tallahassee to pay homage to Florida StateUniversity in honor of daughter and alumni, Jennifer, class of 91. Jon snapped a photo of Pat in front of the FSU entrance and we made a quick visit to the bookstore. The time goes so fast! 
It does not seem all that long ago we watched Jennifer swimming for FSU. Then on to the gulf coast and the village of Apalachicola, famous for its oysters. We found a funky RV park with sites right on the water, just a few miles from town. The RV residents were impressed we found this spot because it so obscure.They tell us it is the only RV park in the state that is on the beach. We arrived in the evening in time enjoyed a spectacular sunset. Next morning we took our coffee to the beach and watched the squadrons of pelicans. Then the rain came. What to do but drive to town and eat some oysters. We put on our rain jackets and poked around the shops until lunch time. Apalachicola is a nice quiet little village without the usual Florida condominiums and high rise timeshares. We picked a restaurant along the river and, of course, had a dozen oysters ($4.99) , fish of the day and peel and eat shrimp. By afternoon the rain was gone and we had a lovely stroll along the beach. We met a crab digging dog and his family and found them to be a well read, progressive duo, cosmic cousins on the beach. Jon, good for striking up a conversation with like minded sorts, had a good visit with the woman about Howard Zinn and his latest book.
Now we are finally traveling west. Will we speed up? Will we still take our time,look for the new, the interesting? So we started with a stop in Tallahassee to pay homage to Florida StateUniversity in honor of daughter and alumni, Jennifer, class of 91. Jon snapped a photo of Pat in front of the FSU entrance and we made a quick visit to the bookstore. The time goes so fast! 
It does not seem all that long ago we watched Jennifer swimming for FSU. Then on to the gulf coast and the village of Apalachicola, famous for its oysters. We found a funky RV park with sites right on the water, just a few miles from town. The RV residents were impressed we found this spot because it so obscure.They tell us it is the only RV park in the state that is on the beach. We arrived in the evening in time enjoyed a spectacular sunset. Next morning we took our coffee to the beach and watched the squadrons of pelicans. Then the rain came. What to do but drive to town and eat some oysters. We put on our rain jackets and poked around the shops until lunch time. Apalachicola is a nice quiet little village without the usual Florida condominiums and high rise timeshares. We picked a restaurant along the river and, of course, had a dozen oysters ($4.99) , fish of the day and peel and eat shrimp. By afternoon the rain was gone and we had a lovely stroll along the beach. We met a crab digging dog and his family and found them to be a well read, progressive duo, cosmic cousins on the beach. Jon, good for striking up a conversation with like minded sorts, had a good visit with the woman about Howard Zinn and his latest book.
We could stay longer but we are off in the morning...
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