South, South, South, Florida at Last!

Nov. 16, 2013, through December 3, 2013

We head south with stops at Hilton Head Island, where I put on our South Carolina sticker.

We finally got to some warm weather and we get to eat outside!

Our place in Hilton Head looked out on a small marina.  Nice.

Then on to Savannah, Georgia where we had dinner with Paula Deen and her sons.

Which is also where the movie Forest Gump was filmed.  We found the restaurant where Jenny worked.

The weather here has been pretty cool. so we continue to move rather quickly down the coast.  After a couple of days in Savannah we head to Jacksonville.  We stay in Hanna Park, owned by the city.  It is right on the beach but it is so overgrown with trees that you feel like you are in a jungle.  It was really depressing and cold.  Not even a picture from that place.  We also were victims of the "rain of acorns".  The oak trees were constantly dropping nuts on our motorhome.  All night long.  Every time one hit it sounded like someone threw a rock at us.  Gotta get outta here.  Yuck.

On to St. Augustine, Fl.  Yippee!  The park is much better and the weather is starting to get warmer.

We are still falling victim to the "rain of nuts", however.  The oak trees down here are dropping their acorns like crazy.  Mark swears the small dent on the hood of his jeep is from an acorn.

We have Thanksgiving in a restaurant right next to our park, called Aunt Kate's.

The meal was great.  I had the traditional turkey and Mark went for the meatloaf.  What?  Yes, that's right, meatloaf.  I guess the big advantage to eating at a restaurant is you can get whatever you want without hurting anyone's feelings.  We both left happy with a slice of pie in our "to go" bag.

Ponce de Leon landed here looking for the fountain of youth.  I tried every fountain I came to in order to add a few years to my timeline.

We ate in the old "Spanish Section".  The Colombia Restaurant was recommended by fellow travelers so we tried it.  Mark had the "Spanish Coffee".  Espresso and steamed milk.  The waitress was pretty cute to talk "Mark Johnson" into trying something other than "brewed coffee, one sugar".  He liked it well enough to drink it.  I did hear a comment regarding "no free refills".

While on one of our daily walks we came across this doggie tent.  The owners said their dog actually got into it and slept.  I think all you dog lovers out there should invest in one of these for your furry friends.  I think it would work for grandkitties also.

This is the walkway along the bay in front of the downtown area, looking out onto the Bridge of Lions.

St. Augustine, the oldest city in the US, is a great city.  One of my favorites.