Sunday, December 11, 2005
Heading west at last
Winter in Florida (12/7)
We have arrived in yet another Paradise—the perfect spot to sit in the sun and enjoy life—but it’s raining. Luckily we arrived yesterday when the sun was shining and I got to walk barefoot along the beach. The wonderful white sand beaches are covered with shells. This white sand is so amazingly like snow that bundled up today we felt like we were walking in winter. We are at the end of the world—or at least the end of a peninsula—at St. Joseph Peninsula State Park. There are not a lot of other people here so it’s quite peaceful.
Surprises
Living here in the year 2005 I have pretty much accepted that things are no longer the way they were in the 50’s. Instead of a rotary phone on the wall, we have a cell phone in the pocket. Instead of paper and stamps, we send our letters through cyberspace. Television signals come through a cable or satellite dish. Or do they? I am continually totally surprised to discover there are still television signals floating around in the air to be picked up by any antenna. Even here at the end of the world we get 3 channels.
10-10-10 (12/8)
Continuing west, we decided to stop in a 10-10-10 (Highest rating in Trailer Life) State Park called Topsail Hill. Supposedly the beaches here are the finest in the nation but I give them a 3. The park was very nice but the weather was not: no sitting in the sun by the pool.
Alabama (12/9)
Today we drove north into Alabama. Winter is a lot colder here than in Florida. We are expecting lows in the 20’s tonight. We are spending only one night in Alabama—in a very nice city campground by a lake. The leaves here have only recently fallen. Enjoyed a sunny (but cold) afternoon.
We have arrived in yet another Paradise—the perfect spot to sit in the sun and enjoy life—but it’s raining. Luckily we arrived yesterday when the sun was shining and I got to walk barefoot along the beach. The wonderful white sand beaches are covered with shells. This white sand is so amazingly like snow that bundled up today we felt like we were walking in winter. We are at the end of the world—or at least the end of a peninsula—at St. Joseph Peninsula State Park. There are not a lot of other people here so it’s quite peaceful.
Surprises
Living here in the year 2005 I have pretty much accepted that things are no longer the way they were in the 50’s. Instead of a rotary phone on the wall, we have a cell phone in the pocket. Instead of paper and stamps, we send our letters through cyberspace. Television signals come through a cable or satellite dish. Or do they? I am continually totally surprised to discover there are still television signals floating around in the air to be picked up by any antenna. Even here at the end of the world we get 3 channels.
10-10-10 (12/8)
Continuing west, we decided to stop in a 10-10-10 (Highest rating in Trailer Life) State Park called Topsail Hill. Supposedly the beaches here are the finest in the nation but I give them a 3. The park was very nice but the weather was not: no sitting in the sun by the pool.
Alabama (12/9)
Today we drove north into Alabama. Winter is a lot colder here than in Florida. We are expecting lows in the 20’s tonight. We are spending only one night in Alabama—in a very nice city campground by a lake. The leaves here have only recently fallen. Enjoyed a sunny (but cold) afternoon.
# posted by Carol Harma @ 5:29 PM 
