Everyone Likes it in My Own Little World

Georgia on my mind....

My friend Sasha and her family take a trip to Georgia every year. Her family stays at Florence Marina State Park. They rents cabins and spends a few days in the Georgia wilderness. I got to come along!!

It is about a 3 hour drive from Panama City, FL. to Omaha, GA. I sat with my new friend Little David. He was only 3 months old, so he did sleep quite a bit.

Little David and I

I also got to sit with my friend Sara. We took a moment to smile for the camera.

Sara and I

Once we arrived I got a full tour of the park. Below are some pictures of the many things I saw.

Taking a break...

Hello

I got to see the Marina with my friend Mason. Then we went fishing. I rode in a boat with Big David and Little David.

Here we go!!

Little David and I look excited don't we!!

I didn't catch any fish this year. But all in all it was a fun tirp. Until next year I will have Georgia on my mind!

Takin a Break/Just hangin with the jellies

That is NOSOU speak for taking. I have just let my ghost writer's and friends take a brief break. I reminded them that they are severely behind on on blogging my wonderful experiences and they just hung their heads. But since I love them so I am going to let them take a hour break.

I got to take a CRUISE!

Wow, my feet were not even on the ground from my aerial flight and next thing I knew Carolyn picked me up off the ghost writers desk and whisked me away with her friends on a cruise from Vancouver to San Francisco. We had so much fun! Here are some of things we saw and did.

Carolyn and myself at Vancouver

Drinks for everyone!

New Friends.

Memories

A spot of tea

Working on my tan.

Cruising into San Fransico

The Golden Gate Bridge!

OH,OH,OH THE BEST!!!!!

Crew showing me the Helicopter (Pre Brief)

Can't wait, just got these pictures. This was the neatest and fun trip of the summer. I got to go on a aerial survey of the Gulf Coast last summer. I am going to let the pictures tell the story.

Are we leaving yet?

Michelle and I waiting.

Bobby, we need one of these.

We could get around so much faster!

Safety Briefing

The view is spectacular!!!!

Thank You Everyone!!!!!!

Side Tripping to Florida State Park's

What a busy fall and winter I have had! I got to go on several "side trips" to some of our wonderful Florida State Parks. On the first two trips I was escorted by PR Chuk Demarsh. We went to Honeymoon Island and Fakahatchee Stand. Honeymoon Island located at Dunedin FL is one of my favorite stops. Originally the pioneers called it Hog Island, but it became Honeymoon Isle in 1939 when a New York developer built 50 palm - thatched bungalows for honeymooners.

Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park, "the Amazon of North America". The Fakahatchee Strand located in Copeland FL. is a linear swamp forest, approximately twenty miles long by five miles wide and oriented from north to south. It has been sculpted by the movement of water for thousands of years and clean fresh water is the key to its existence.

I also got to visit San Marcos de Apalache Historic State Park. I was not incognito there we were actually visiting the Big Bend area but that is a whole other story. San Marcos de Apalache Historic State Park is located in St. Marks, off State Road 363, on Old Fort Road. The history of this National Landmark began in 1528 when Panfilo de Narvaez arrived in the area with 300 men; however, the first fort was not built until 1679. Andrew Jackson occupied the fort for a brief time in the early 1800s.

Here are some of the things that I got to see and do while visiting.

Looking out across the sound at St. Marks

Cruising in the Mini at Honeymoon Island

Swamp Buggy at Fakahatchee Stand

Brave me

Creators

My ghost writer just reminded me that I have been remiss in acknowledging my creators. I know for a fact that they searched long and wide to come up with the perfect image of me. So here they are my BFF's Sasha and Michelle.

Cape San Blas

Flat tire emergency

Every August Doe-Bob and our friends meet at Cape San Blas, Florida. This year was we stayed at the State Park "St. Joseph" and they stayed at the Cape San Blas Inn. They are "Needy girls" and wanted some luxury, such as a, tv, hot tub and gourmet breakfast's. We had one moment of calamity when the SUV tire went flat, and I won't mention that there was no spare tire. The mosquitos were fierce and it was raining like it would never end. Before long the car started to fog up due to the hysterical laughter and unsuccessful calls out (cell phone service isn't the best) but never fear I jumped out with the Flat Fixit and tried to fix the flat. Long story short Terri got a call out and got road side service and the Inn Keeper came and took some of us back to the inn while the others were towed back into Port St. Joe and got a tire. 6 hours later all was right in the world of tires and our little band of travelers was reunited. After all that excitement, the next few days were spent at Applachicola, eating, and having fun. We are planning this years jaunt and I will definitely make sure we are road ready!