Heading North

We had such a lovely time in Florida that it was hard to leave this morning.  You know I love food and we had some exceptional meals here.  My favorites:  our grouper and shrimp dinner at the condo after buying fresh-caught fish at the Rusty Anchor; breakfast sandwiches and bloody marys at the Schooner Wharf Bar on Nancy's birthday; grilled steak salad at Clayton's Siesta Grille, and fried oysters with an ice cold beer at Captain Curt's.

We walked for miles around Key West and along the white sand beaches of Siesta Key.  We saw (and photographed) many sunsets.  The tropical nature of southern Florida is vastly different from the forest and water beauty of Michigan and it was great to experience that difference.  We feel positively rejuvenated and are looking forward to Holy Week at St. MM in our hometown.

We left Siesta Key around 8:00 a.m. and headed north.  We took turns driving and the trip is really straightforward and all on I-75.  Our destination was Macon GA.  Of course, I had a stop in mind.  I watched the roadside signs and picked a likely one - Ellis Brothers nut distributors.  They are located around Perry GA about two miles off I-75.  They sell an incredible variety of pecans and peanuts in a variety of sizes and types.  They also sell yummy treats such as spiced pecans, cinnamon pecans, pecan logs, peanut butter cookies - you get the idea.  I wanted shelled pecans at a lower price than I pay at Meijer and I found a lovely three pound bag - yay!

We are recovering from the road and looking for a place to eat.  Tomorrow we will go to Lexington KY.

Here is our morning picture of the entrance to the condo where we stayed in Siesta Key.