Monthly Archives: July 2008
On the Road, Day 12: Gainesville, FL
We drove out to the Alachua Sink Hole and Payne’s Prairie. Daddy and the kids road bikes (B is in love with the font carrier we got the night before our trip) and Holly and I walked with her children. I wish I had a video; a good author would be able to take a … Continue reading
On the Road, Day 11: North to Gainsville, FL
I think of Florida as beaches, Cuban influence, and beaches. We headed north to Gainsville to see our friend Holly. Gainsville – to me – is more the south than Florida. Spanish moss hanging heavily from trees, air you can feel, I kept expecting to see rocking chairs on porches as we drove through. Holly’s … Continue reading
On the Road, Day 10: Clearwater & Cousins 3
We are still in Clearwater playing with our cousins. I thought we might go to the beach today but there was no way I could drag the kids out of the pool. They were having way too much fun just jumping in and out of the water. Everyone is going to have to take a … Continue reading
On The Road, Day 9: Clearwater & Cousins 2
We had thought we’d go to the beach, see Florida, try a museum, but when they said ‘cousins’ they meant it. They ate, swam, got out and played, swam, ate and then we went to see Wall-E. I had just read a New York Times piece on how it is a more true statement of … Continue reading
On The Road, Day 8: Clearwater & Cousins 1
We drove through Crystal River area around noon and considered going out on a boat to see the manatees. Then we discovered the boats leave at 7 in the morning. There was a small state park there that is part of the Great Florida Birding Trail. We sprayed ourselves with bug spray and headed into … Continue reading
On The Road, Day 7: Four State Day
We couldn’t decide between spending the day in New Orleans and getting on the road. Enough procrastination led to neither. We headed out of New Orleans about noon. We drove out of Louisiana into Mississippi through to Alabama and onto Florida. We pulled on a new card out of our Dinner Games box – pass … Continue reading
On The Road, Day 6: New Orleans, LA
On our second day we started with beignets again. There is something to be said with starting your day with donuts and coffee watching the world go by and listening to some fantastic street musicians. Then we took a paddleboat a little way up the Mississippi. I’m not sure whether the boat ride or getting … Continue reading
On The Road, Day 5: New Orleans, LA
New Orleans definitely got off to a slow start; it was about 11 before we could drag them from the room. On the first day we managed breakfast, lunch and dinner and most of the rest of the day was spent trying to convince the kids to leave the hotel rather than wait for the … Continue reading
On The Road, Day 4: Leaving Texas
The day started out slowly. We decided to give the kids a break from the car for a while and hang out at Tim’s for the morning. D was most impressed with his Nintendo skills, C made up ball games for them to play together and B fed him all the funny looking blueberries. We … Continue reading
On The Road, Day 3: San Antonio, TX
“Remember the Alamo!” was the battle cry by the Texans as Sam Houston commanded the army to re-take province of Texas. When the battle was over the Mexican troops were forced out, ending Mexico’s control of the area. We learned some interesting things about the Alamo on our visit. I’m really glad that I head … Continue reading
