We started back north from Estero, Florida on the 21st, heading for St. Cloud, Florida, but with a night in a place called Lake Wales, Florida. Rather than blaze up I-75 (again) and across I-4 to Orlando, we went inland from Estero, north of Immokalee and north through Labelle. East of Estero the road passes […]
Also tagged Assateague NWR, Darien, GA, NC, Sapelo Island, TarboroLeaving Bronxville on the 21st of October, our journey south began with a drive north to the Tappan Zee bridge because of an accident on the GW over the Hudson river. … Dan drove the worst of the NJ Turnpike until we got to Delaware and decided to go around Baltimore through the Eastern shore to the Bay Bridge near Annapolis. 
We stopped for a bit to admire the bridge from the Sandy Point State Park and arrived at Anne and Emil’s house in time to rest up a bit before dinner at a great pizzeria in Takoma Park. … After much discussion, said pumpkins are ready for Halloween. 
Sunday found all of us except Emil, who was participating in a “mud race”, eating Mexican food outdoors in Georgetown. We left Anne to go on to the zoo with the not-so-smalls while we said goodbye to Allyson and headed west for an easy drive to Charlottesville where we are off to see Monticello in a few hours.