Florida.Trip... Relatively Speaking, Day Two

In case the Blog Post Title is confusing, this Florida trip is to visit our Florida relatives. When traveling down I-95 the rule is: Pass the Jameson Inn of Wilson, NC, do not spend $56! The mattress was comfortable but the good qualities stop there. Take our word for it!

Our day started out dry but cloudy and changed to steady hard rain about half way to Savannah, GA. Other than the drive was painted with the same monotonous scenery, nothing was new to report. We arrived in Savannah around 3:45 p.m. and checked into our hotel, The Mulberry Inn, which is a very up-scale Holiday Inn.  Our room is spacious and well decorated.

After checking into our room, we opted to take a Sightseeing Trolley Tour. Bad idea, trolly tours and rain don't go together. The fourth stop, of sixteen, of the tour was our hotel. We got off there.

We had dinner at The Old Pink House restaurant, which turned out to be an expensive, but good choice.

 

 

 Babs had blackened oysters for an appetizer. and scored fried flounder as an entree.  Both were delicious.

I had shrimp & grits with country ham sauce as an appetizer, and twin fried lobster tails with garlic and country ham mashed potatoes, and baby Lima beans as an entree. Mine was okay but not award winning by any means.. For desert we shared an iceberg lettuce wedge which again was okay.

Tomorrow, we continue south to my cousin John' and his wife Sharron, in Eustis, FL.

Florida.Trip... Relatively Speaking, Day One

We started our trip down to the Sunshine State in a constant mist and a cool 37 degrees. Our first stop of the day was in Ashland, VA to attend the 70th birthday party for Jason's dad, Katy's father-in-law, Jim Carneal. The party held at the Henry Clay Inn, was planned and executed by Katy and Jason.

The party was attended by 26 friends and relatives and was a total surprise which was evident by Jim's face. The center piece of the party was a cake that Katy and Jason purchased from Cakes Plus in Laurel, MD that had an absolutely beautiful photo of Jim airbrushed onto the cake. It really was a marvel to behold!

The food, salad, pork and chicken bar-b-que, Cole slaw, macaroni & cheese, and baked beans was preceded by appetizers of a meat & cheese tray, vegetable tray, spinach balls, and crab bites.  Libations were beer, wine, mixed drinks, and soft drinks.Unfortunately, we're still learning to use the Canon camera we purchased to replace the piece of junk expensive Olympus camera which broke on the Yellowstone trip. Because of that, most of our photos weren't clear enough to publish. All in all, a great party! Thanks for including us!

After Jim opened his many great gifts, we continued south on I-95, the most monotonous roads in the US. We finally put up for the night in Wilson, NC where we are at a Jameson Inn. Tonight dinner is at Cracker Barrel, not one of our favorites, but it is close.

Tomorrow, Savannah, GA.
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