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February in Florida
February 24, 2022 (and a little Minnesota)The first weekend in February I flew back to Minnesota to spend the weekend with my friends up north. It was cold but we have better accommodations than the in the old days. We drank some beer. We had a lot of fun when Mary & Mike came to…
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January in Florida
January 25, 2022 We are continuing to enjoy our time in Florida. Along with work, we are able to walk on the beach and do more exploring.We have visited a few more breweries. We have been able to find something good at all of them.We participated in a couple trivia nights with our friends Wendy…
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Happy New Year
January 4, 2022 We went to Orlando for New Year’s Eve and had a great time with our friends Wendy & Terry. Wendy had to work, so Karla, Terry and I went out and visited a couple breweries. Orlando Brewing was good. I had not been there and I like visiting new places. On the…
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Merry Christmas
December 28, 2021 Thursday – I had a half day work so we went to the downtown Daytona Beach area. We walked on the pier and along the boardwalk. A little disappointing as we did not find a place to hang out close to the beach. We went to Sloppy Joe’s had had some drinks…
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More Florida
December 21, 2021 Wednesday – On our way back from Costco, we stopped at Orange County Brewers. We had some beer and nachos.Thursday – I got my booster and celebrated by stopping at Dunes Brewing.Friday – We visited The Casements & Rockefeller Gardens. The winter home of JD Rockefeller. Cool place. Then Ormond Brewing for…
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First Week in Florida
December 14, 2021 We got together with some friends and did some exploring around the area.Last Wednesday we went to Racing’s North Turn (nice deck on the beach, but a poor beer selection), then to Dunes Brewery (good beer), and then to Our Deck Down Under (a little sunset view, good food and decent beer).Saturday we went…
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Hunting Island, St Helena Island, Jacksonville, Daytona Beach Shores
December 6, 2021 Mileage 33,217. 55 degrees.We did some sight seeing in the morning. Drove out to Hunting Island. Walked on the beach and looked at the lighthouse. Then drove to St Helena Island and visited the Saint Helena Parish Chapel of Ease Ruins. Good stops but wish we could have spent more time in…
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Statesboro, Beaufort
December 5, 2021 Quick pack up and go from Roswell. 32,892 mileage. 46 degrees.Eagle Creek Brewing in Statesboro. Not our best stop.Beaufort, SC and the City Lofts hotel. Nice place.My original thought was to dive out to St. Helena Island. But Karla talked me out of it and it was the right thing. The truck…
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Norris Dam, Knoxville, Roswell
December 5, 2021 Checked out of the Hotel Covington.Mileage 32,432. 39 degrees.Drove around Covington a little and looked at Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption and Allison’s House. The new paint job on Allison’s house looks great.We drove through Kentucky and got off the the interstate in Tennessee to drive over the Norris dam. Stopped at the…
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Fort Wayne, Covington
December 3, 2021 We had a great breakfast at the Kalamazoo House. Karla had stuffed peppers and I had chocolate chip pancakes.Checked out, loaded up and hit the road again. 53 degrees, odometer at 32,148.Drove to Fort Wayne and stopped at Gnometown Brewing for lunch. Some good tacos and beer.Made our way to Covington KY…
