A Trip North

The day after Hurricane Irene hit Wilmington DE, we took a ride over to go to dinner. We ate at Joe's Crab Shack along the River and took a walk after dinner. This was the view!

Antiques or Junk?

I recently went to Blue Ridge to spend some time with my sister and my cousin. All three of us are into photography so we spent the day looking for pictures to take. I also like junk/antiques. I have passed this store so many times while traveling back and forth from my house to my Aunts but never had the time to stop. It is amazing. So many pictures and so much stuff. Fun, fun, fun!

More of St. Simons

This is one of the many magnificent Ficus Trees we encountered on the island. John/Clark continually argued with me that these were Oaks not Ficus Trees. I actually googled Ficus but could not come to a clear conclusion as to what a Ficus tree is. Anyone want to correct me?

St. Simon's does have a beach, but there were many areas that only offered a beach during the low tides. Beautiful shorelines, either way.

The end of our first day provided an amazing sunset. This was over the new pier where we spent many hours during our weekend, fishing and just enjoying the quiet and the view.

St. Simons Island

The last time I spent a vacation on the "Golden Isles" in Georgia, I had the best time. So for John's birthday I thought it would be nice to take him there and show him a really good time. Just like that trip I took 25 years ago, this was the best trip ever. No running around trying to see a lot or more than we should. We rode our bikes, went fishing and just plain relaxing. 

We were about to admit we had to be the worst fishermen ever, when John caught a fish. Not that that makes us good, but not a total failure. Of course we fish with relaxation and fun in mind so, if we don't catch anything it does not matter.

On the way Home from the Flea Market

Clark and I decided to take a trip to Alabama because we heard there was a huge flea market over there. We stopped at the Welcome Center off I-20 just across the border for some directions. The lady (sorry I did not get her name) at the desk was more than helpful. She gave us a map and wrote out the directions.  It was about 80 miles away, but being the adventurers we are--we headed out. The ride there was uneventful to say the least. A nice, quiet drive of nothingness. The only disappointment we ran into was the flea market closed at 12:00. We arrived at 11:45. Most of the booths were empty, but we didn't have to pay for parking.

On the way home we took a different route and came across this mill and barn. I had to stop for pictures. Not a total waste.

Starting the New Year Right! Happy 2011

We started the new year with an adventure. Little did we know what we would find when we drove aout 75 miles to this park East of Atlanta. Hard Labor Creek State Park is beautiful. Certainly worth the trip. The rain did not hinder our explororation, after all we ARE explorers, adventurers, voyagers, travelers, opportunists, pioneers . . . the list goes on. Without these explorations we would never discover such sights. Lucky us!

So Many Adventures!

I am starting with the middle of our trip. We visited John's daughter who just moved to Pitsburgh and she took us to this restaurant to have a Pittsburg--Cheese Steak. It is basically a hamburger with literally everything on it, including your fries and cole slaw. So here is the sandwhich and here is everyone trying it.

Janina's bite!

John's bite!

Donnie's bite!

In addition to eating the cheese steak we took pictures at the bar, because this restaurant happens to be the original Primanti Bros.

John at the bar.

Janina & Donnie at the bar.