Goodbye Sunshine State - Hello Peach State
For those of you who have looked forward to the next episode of “As the Prop Turns” with great anticipation, here you go!
Everything went well for me in Houston. My blood is now within normal ranges and I only have one more treatment to do back in Houston on June 3rd. I’ll be happy when they are all finished.
Four weeks ago today Dave and I left Pensacola and headed east across the Florida panhandle on the Great Loop. Today, Matt and I departed Jacksonville to continue the voyage northward. After more than 1,000 miles, we finally said adios to Florida and howdy to Georgia. Traveling through Florida was an awesome experience, full of beautiful waterways, lots of wildlife, remarkable waterfront real estate, friendly people, and lots of bridges. So far, Georgia looks similar to Florida except more natural and with tons of horse flies. We wear hats to keep the sun out of our eyes but they also double as fly swatters. We’ve had burials at sea for all the flies that met their maker on the boat. Kind of like an Irish wake.
We passed the King’s Bay submarine base in southern Georgia, complete with a scary-looking security boat to make sure no tourists decide to head in for a closer look. We didn’t see any subs but the infrastructure to support them was very impressive. There is plenty of dredging going on in Georgia. I guess there is a lot of shoaling. Our tax dollars at work!
A U.S. flagged car carrier. I didn’t know that any of these existed.
Railroad swing bridge
A wood pulp plant in Fernandina Beach, Florida