Thursday, May 21
We left Livingston early this morning under hazy skies.Warm (80) and humid (76% humidity) at 8:00 this morning. We're continuing east to Florida, more specifically, Holt. Holt is about 30 miles east of Pensacola.
Passing through Mobile, Alabama we crossed the Grand Bay which leads to the Gulf of Mexico...
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| approaching Grand Bay... |
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| notice the battleship? |
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| Grand Bay in all it's beauty |
We're staying at Eagle's Landing in Holt, where the sound of trains lulled us to sleep. We both just love the sounds of trains!
There is a lack of shade at all of the sites. However, a nice stand of trees surrounds the park on three sides.
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| pretty |
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| sun flower in the garden in May |
This is a nice park. All sites are pull-thrus and are long. We would definitely stay here again.
Friday, May 22
We awoke to sunny skies, lower temps and low humidity. We enjoyed a great day sitting outside and reading our books and meeting new people. We are now over half-way to our destination of Santee, South Carolina. We will arrive there on Wednesday. But for now, we are enjoying our wonderful weather. We will continue our journey tomorrow.
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| enjoying our great weather |
Saturday May 23
Happy Birthday Bryan! We awoke to beautiful, sunny skies. Low humidity. It's a great day to travel. We'll continue east today to Lake City, Florida. As we've been traveling east, we've noticed how much earlier the sun rises and sets as compared to Ingram, Texas. Today, we'll cross over into the eastern time zone.
While in Lake City, we're staying at Oaks 'n Pines RV Park. So named because, you guessed it, of all the Southern Live Oaks and pine trees surrounding the park.
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| more pine trees than oaks |
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| oak tree |
We will be staying here two nights as well. We've been taking our time heading to Santee. Our spot won't be available to us until Wednesday, May 27. We didn't have enough time to explore either Biloxi or St. Augustine; nor did we have enough time to explore more of New Orleans. We'll visit those cities on our way west in the autumn. In the meantime, we're enjoying the small cities we've been traveling to.
Sunday, May 24
We awoke to another warm and sunny day. What to do, what to do??? We decided to head Ocean Pond Park and hang out there for a bit.
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| it's a nice park. we walked around for awhile; Coop had a blast sniffing new scents |
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| southern live oak. the spanish moss that is hanging down is actually a flowering plant. it particularly likes to hang on the southern live oaks |
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| the tree has given up the ghost, the spanish moss lives on. the spanish moss in neither spanish nor a moss; rather it is known as an air plant |
From the park, just down the road, is the site of the only battle of the Civil War that was fought in Florida...The Battle of Olustee.
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| not much of a visitors center nor interpretive center. we did watch a 20 minute movie and learned a few things |
This was an important battle. By this point in the Civil War, the Confederate States are relying heavily on Florida's farmers to furnish beef, pork, beans, potatoes and salt to sustain its military forces. The Union's attempts to restore Florida to the Union and cut off these vital supplies, failed here on the afternoon of February 20, 1864 at the Battle of Olustee.
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| the grounds are small with one monument |
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some referred to the battle as the Battle of Ocean Pond rather than the
Battle of Olustee
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| monument to the confederate solders. notice the Confederate Flag? |
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| close-up of the Confederate Flag. not a word was mentioned regarding the Union soldiers who fought and died in this battle. |
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| band that is ingrained into the base of the monument honoring all confederates who units which took part in the battle. |
We had an enjoyable day here in Lake City. We're heading out in the morning.
Til next time,
Dawn, Ron & Cooper
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