Battleship Memorial Park – Part 2 – The USS Alabama

March 18, 2023 See the previous post for Part 1. This post is about our self guided tour of the USS Alabama. This is another picture heavy post. After we paid, we stopped at the restrooms before following the signs to the USS Alabama. We walked up the first ramp (there are two ramps). On […]

Gulf State Park in Alabama

March 15, 2023 On Monday (March 13), we decided to head to Gulf State Park and see what it looked like. Nox was ready to go with us when I asked her if she wanted to go in the truck. Bruce drove down the Baldwin Beach Express, which turns into the Foley Beach Express. We […]

Tallahassee Automobile Museum, Part 2

February 21, 2023 After walking around the second floor, we headed down the ramp to the first floor of the museum. Corvettes, Thunderbirds, Mustangs, and Trans Ams gleamed along the walls. Older cars lined the back wall. They had several old electric cars and even a Stanley Steamer. This reminded me of Colorado and our […]

Other Sights at the Tallahassee Automobile Museum, Part 1

February 21, 2023 This is a picture heavy post because I want to share the fun we had at the Tallahassee Automobile Museum in Florida. The museum is not just an automobile museum. They also have a lot of sports memorabilia, soap box racers, engines of various sorts, motorcycles, boats, dolls, knives, Star Trek memorabilia, […]

Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Batmaaaaaan!

February 20, 2023 I am breaking up the post of the Tallahassee Automobile Museum into two post since I took so many pictures. The Batman exhibit was in the upstairs corner, opposite the ramp. Unfortunately, the museum was experiencing problems with the LED lighting strips they had installed to replace the florescent lighting in the […]

Blythe Island Bunnies at Night

February 16, 2023 On February 10 (Friday), we headed back to Blythe Island from Jekyll Island after visiting with my father-in-law. I wanted to see the harbor lights across the South Brunswick River from the pier at the marina in Blythe Island Regional Park. Bruce drove to the pier area and parked the truck. We […]

Glory Beach, Jekyll Island, Georgia

February 12, 2023 On Wednesday (February 8), Bruce, Bruce’s sister (my sister-in-law), and I headed to Glory Beach on Jekyll Island from my father-in-law’s house. Glory Beach is the sea turtles’ nesting ground and more of an animal sanctuary. Dogs are not allowed on Glory Beach. Normally, you get to Glory Beach from the Soccer […]

Dolphin Tour on Jekyll Island, Georgia

February 10, 2023 We decided to go on the Dolphin Tour on the Jekyll River. This time of year, it only runs once a week. It runs on Saturday at noon. To prevent being sea sick, we took an over the counter preventative an hour before our trip. We drove to Jekyll Island and tried […]

Red Bug Adventure on Jekyll Island, GA

February 5, 2023 On Jekyll Island, GA, you can rent an electric golf cart in the summer or a gas golf cart in the winter. The company that rents the golf carts is called Red Bug Motors, after the Red Bug carts used by the Jekyll Island Club members. When you rent a cart, you […]

A Walk Around Blythe Island Regional Park in Georgia

February 5, 2023 Google Maps calls this park Blythe Island Recreation Park, but the sign at the park says Blythe Island Regional Park. I am going to make a wild guess that Google is wrong! It is a beautiful park with RV camping, hiking trails, catch and release fishing lake, picnic areas, and a marina. […]