FLORIDA ADVENTURE...POST 1

By

Gypsy Rhapsody

Fantastic Florida, Vannie, Dave, and Gyspy are headed your way

and are ready to "ROCK" you from top to bottom.

We are going all the way to Everglades National Park 

and lots of places in-between.

Let's get started...

I love how Dave risk his life trying to get a picture of me

going across the Atchafalaya  Basin.  

Bye..Bye..Louisiana...

Headed through Mississippi and Alabama.

Had a "hic-up" in Mississippi...flat tire.

Thank the Lord for Roadside Assisstance.

Lost a couple of hours, but we kept moving.

We had reservations at an Airstream Park north of Pensacola, FL.

It was going to be dark when we arrived because of the flat tire situation,

but we had the GPS locked in to our destination.

...Hello, Florida...

So glad to see ya...

Oh my goodness...It's dark and the GPS took us to the wrong place.

It was someone's home...

...but, look...We saw an Airstream parked in the back.

Can you see it? Those red numbers are shining. The aluminum is glistening.

After we saw that sight, Dave was not quite so uncomfortable about 

ringing the doorbell.

You will never believe...it was the home of the former president

of the local Airstream club...Henry Foster.

The Lord was working overtime with us.

Henry said, "Get out of that truck, and I'll turn it around for you,

and you guys can stay right here for the night.

Dave and Vannie gave him a big hug.  

I thought we were all going to start bawling.

This is how we looked at Henry's house.

We were all rested the next morning and

ready to continue our adventure.

Wakulla Springs, FL

Dave and his family had visited this area when he was about 10 years old.

He has always wanted to go back....

so...now's the time.!!!

This was the Lodge at Wakulla Springs.

D and V decided they deserved a special treat 

after the tire and GPS episodes....so they decided to stay overnight

at the Lodge.

The Lobby

Notice the beautiful ceiling.

Another part of the lobby

The Lodge was built in the '30's.

They loved the bedroom.

This was the part Dave was soooo looking forward to.

...the glass-bottom boat tour...

Well...alas...the boat tour was great, BUT...no glass bottom anymore.

The guide said that they were working on bringing them back.

Shucks!!!

Looks a lot like Louisiana...

Remember that Cajun tour we went on a couple of years ago...

This is the back of the Lodge.

It faces the spring.

Can you believe..."Creature from the Black Lagoon"

was filmed here.  D and V said they remembered watching it 

at the theater in El Dorado when they were kids.

Very Scary  

After a delicious "on-the-house" breakfast,

we all headed out for the next leg of our journey.

More to come.!!!