ST AUGUSTINE AND THE FLORIDA COASTLINE

ST AUGUSTINE AND THE FLORIDA COASTLINE

What a surprise St Augustine was, known as the oldest continuously inhabited European settlement founded by Spanish in 1565 and it still has that Spanish feel with buildings, entrance gates to the city and the narrow roads. The trolley service is worth the price if...
CHARLESTON & SAVANNAH

CHARLESTON & SAVANNAH

Well this week saw us explore Charleston and Savannah, when I think of these towns’ visions of large plantations with great houses and swamp land with great oak trees covered in Spanish moss (not Spanish and not a moss) come to mind. There are plantations to visit but...
BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY

BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY

Well it was a cold and dreary day when we left Philly and headed west, first for a quick stop at Gettysburg, we have been to Gettysburg before and am in awe at the amount of statues, monuments and memorials that are in this one small location – 1328! It was nice to...
FAREWELL PHILLY

FAREWELL PHILLY

This week is our final week in Philadelphia, Amy got a basketball match in but due to the cost of tickets for the football we decided to compromise, so we watched the game at the local sports bar, which she was happy with. We hit the pavement as Philly is known for...
HAPPY 2020

HAPPY 2020

Well the news from home is still devasting with the fires raging on, we didn’t realise how bad it was until we starting reading all the stories coming out.  So hopefully everyone is keeping well and surviving ok our thoughts are with you. This week we continued with...