Category: Cities
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Nashville
Wednesday, March 24, 2021 We took the kayaks off the truck and drove into Nashville, thinking we might have to go into a parking garage. Of course we found an outdoor lot. We walked down the block to the Country Music Hall of Fame, where people were waiting in line to get in. Three floors…
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Natchez Trace From Meriwether Lewis to Nashville
Tuesday, March 23, 2021 We left Fall Hollow Campground and followed the trace north. It was now rolling hills and a curved road. We stopped at a tobacco farm not far from where President James Polk grew up, then a beautiful series of waterfalls. There was an easy hike up to a bluff overlooking the…
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St. Catherine Creek National Wildlife Refuge
Wednesday, March 17, 2021 Martha suggested we go to St. Catherine Creek National Wildlife Refuge. She knows I love these places. We invited Bev and Willow to join us. It’s about a half hour from town. By the time we pulled into the park office, I realized I had been here before. It was flooded…
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Natchez, Mississippi
Tuesday, March 16, 2021 We went to the Natchez Visitor’s Center and booked a tour. Covid protocol prevents tours in closed vehicles, so we took a tour in what looked like an extended golf cart. Sally was our guide, and she was a character. Three ladies joined us for the hour 15 minute tour. Fairly…
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Kayak Rocky Bayou and Rock Creek
Saturday, March 13, 2021, We put the kayaks on Rocky Bayou in the middle of the campground, our mission to find Rock Creek and paddle up it. Paddling along the shore gave us a new perspective of this beautiful area. The near side of the Bayou is Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park that sits…
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Looking for Rock Creek
Friday, March 12, 2021 Interested in floating Rock Creek in Eglin Air Force Base, we drove to the base and headed up a rutted, sand road. At first the surrounding land was dry, brushy land with a few trees. I thought I was in Africa, and expected to see a lion around the next turn.…
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Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park
Wednesday, March 10, 2021 Sandra and Ruff have headed back home now. We enjoyed our time together, and now they are veteran campers. I think they are hooked! We went on a 3-mile hike on the Sand Pine Trail in Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park to check things out. It’s a pretty walk along…
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Niceville, Florida
Monday, March 8, 2021 We did laundry then went to U-Haul to get propane. A gentleman said they were at lunch, so we sat on a wall and waited. About 15 minutes later, a wiry, weathered 60-ish man backed a rental trailer into a tight spot like he had done it thousands of times. He…
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Move to Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park, Florida
Sunday, March 7, 2021 It was a pretty easy drive of about an hour and a half from Panama City, so we did a few chores before leaving. I finished a newsletter for Virginia Airstream Club and sent it for approval. I recently agreed to be the editor, so it is taking me a while…
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Sunset Cruise, St. Andrews Bay
We took a sunset cruise with Island Time Cruises out of Panama City Beach. They did a great job with a great staff, good music and a rum punch that went down too easy. It goes right around St. Andrews State Park, first by the campground then out in front of the beach. It was…