Monday, October 16, 2023

Final Thoughts

 Best of . . . 

In our travels, we found some of 
our favorite places that offered 
the "best of" some of our favorite things!

Best . . . Beverages:
*brewery - Bedondaine & 
Bedons Ronds, Chambly Quebec
  Runner-up: too many to mention
*rumrunner - Pink Pony, 
Mackinac Island MI
*bushwhacker - Sandshaker, 
Pensacola Beach FL
  Runner-up: Pirates Cove,
Orange Beach AL
*bloody mary - Bayou Bistro,
Tarpon Springs FL
  Runner-up: Wintzells Oyster House
Mobile AL
*wine and cheese - The Cheese 
Cottage, Mobile AL
*coffee - Greentruck Coffee, 
Swansboro N. Carolina

Best . . . Food:  
*crab cake - Boat Yard Bar & Grill
Annapolis MD
*shrimp - B & B Seafood
Green Pond S. Carolina
*butter tart - Dooher's Bakery
Campbellford Ontario
*steak - Lewnes' Steakhouse
Annapolis MD
*fish - Rockfish (Striped Bass) 
Chesapeake Bay
*smoked wings -  Monkey Town 
Brewing, Dayton TN
*oysters - Grand Central OysterBar
New York NY
*blue crab - Sunbury Crab Co
Midway GA
*sushi - Bayou Bistro 
Tarpon Springs FL
*sandwich - Faicco's Meat Store
Manhattan NY 
*saganaki (flaming greek cheese) - 
Costas, Tarpon Springs FL
   Runner up: Beaufort Grocery Co
Beaufort NC

Best . . . Places:
*marina - Florence Harbor Marina
Florence AL
*anchorage - Cayo Costa
Pine Island Sound FL
  Runner up: Robert's Bayou
Orange Beach AL
*tiki bar - O'Leary's Tiki Bar
Sarasota FL
  Runner up: Chesapeake City
Tiki Bar, Virginia
*bike ride - Mackinac Island
Michigan
  Runner up: Kent Island, Maryland
*cafe - Amalfi Coast ItalianWine Bar
Stevensville (Kent Island)MD
*beer/wine/cheese shop - 
Bake Bottle and Brew
Swansboro NC
*most unique stop - 
Tangier Island, Chesapeake Bay

Saturday, May 6, 2023

January/February/March 2023

January/February/March 2023

January 2023 - What Next?

1/3/23 We decided to move the boat back to Guntersville, which is where we'll call homeport for a year.

January/February - Saw more of friends and family, went back to Texas to pick up the motorhome. Visited friends on Lake Hartwell with a day trip to Helen!






































March 3rd - Started our cruise south to Carrabelle Florida to see sister Fran and Carl! The trip was back south on the Tennessee River, through Columbus, Epes, Demopolis, into the Tenn-Tom River and finally Mobile AL! Then we had fun cruising the Florida Panhandle!
























March 12-14 Fairhope AL







Happy 2nd Birthday Nyjah!!!






   


March 15 Perdido Key, Orange Beach

Anchored in Roberts Bayou near Pirates Cove, voted best Bushwhackers, by us!

March 16-18 Pensacola Beach, Anchored in Little Sebin Bay

















March 19 Destin

Happy Birthday Jenna!



March 20 Panama City

March 21 Apalachicola



March 23-29 Carrabelle


                             
                           





























April 30th we took off, in the motorcoach towing the Jeep, headed to the Great NW!