Indiana and parties

Our route.

Judy's brother, Jack, is really surprised by his 80th birthday party.  

The birthday boy and is lovely bride, Joann.

I got a good visit with my new

 great, great nephew, Boone.

Judy, Dennis and Rick Gabhart hiking the 

Hemlock Cliffs trail in the Hoosier National Forest.

Dennis and Rick traveled to Madison and Clifty Creek

 to hike and hunt fossils.  We both came home with several.

The creek empties into the Ohio River adjacent

to the Clifty Creek power plant.

Florida and northward

Our route

Tallahassee home base.

Florida State University, Tallahassee.

A rare passport stamp.

And the visit.

Through Alabama

The Civil Rights Museum in Birmingham. 

George Wallace directed the National Guard

 to prevent the desegregation of Alabama schools. 

 President Kennedy federalized the National Guard

then withdrew them.  

One response by white supremacists was to plant in the

 16th Street Baptist Church where it killed 4 girls.    

Location of the bomb blast.

Kelly Ingram Park, part of the 

Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument.

The Freedom Riders National Monument in Anniston.

Our 372nd National Park.

The Freedom riders were civil rights activists who

 rode interstate buses into the segregated south. 

 They were testing to see if the bus facilities were

 complying with the U.S. Supreme Court 

that struck down segregation in interstate travel. 

Nashville area RV park country music concert, with rainbow!

Texas and home to Florida

Texas to Florida

We drove all 881 miles on I-10. 

We toured here and stayed a couple of extra days

 to avoid severe storms on our route. 

Fort Stockton

Flower bouquet from the Hill Country.

Visiting downtown San Antonio and the Alamo.

On Alamo Plaza

At the front entrance of the church.

The Riverwalk near Alamo Plaza.

All good walks deserve an ice cream.

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park.

Four Missions and we toured them all.

Too much history to remember.

All of the history is interesting, but slavery and disease

 overshadowed all of the good. 

The Mission church here was never completed so the

 granary was re-modeled as the place of worship.

A morning River walk in the King William historic district.

The best reason to stop in San Antonio!

Luis, Maya, Niescja, and Sebastian

Great visit, but I'm sure the kids had a hard time

 getting to sleep that evening, sorry!

A lot of I-10 driving and riding to:

Florida

A welcome back to Florida in Pensacola Beach.

Enjoyed the fly over so much, forgot to take 

early picture! of the Blue Angels.

In Tallahassee, lunch with friends,

Mary Tyler and Susan Anderson.

Our son's Tallahassee home just 

before deck construction begins.

During

Main structure completed!

  Rails and stairs next week.

A short trip to Thomasville, GA to see the largest

 Live Oak east of the Mississippi.

Nice day for a shady, tree hugging walk.

Our picture from the "tree cam"

A short drive south where we enjoyed 

a grouper sandwich and raw oysters!

  It is near the confluence of the

Saint Marks and Wakulla Rivers.

Another day

in paradise. 

Back in Ocala planning and practicing for our summer outing.

Pick your location.

Our planned location on ECLIPSE day!