Early Stages of Florida Travels, 2007

All packed and on our way Jan 2nd in our 22 foot RV that has no name [personalized, that is] - I guess we're just not that sort - left home by 2:30 pm and arrived at South Myrtle Beach, SC by 11:30 pm, where we visited Margot's cousins for a couple of days. Three sisters, 59 to 66 in age, ladies I haven't seen in more than 20 years. Was a treat doing the catch-up thing. The sisters live within a stones throw of each other. And they carry on like sisters do, the way I imagine they carried on as children. So much fun and laughter, chiding and loving at the same time, and aging backaches. It was fun. Ate too much.



The sisters live within walking distance to the beach. Margot and I took a walk, found one lone man sitting in his beach chair, perhaps waiting for the season to begin. Later, as we returned, we found a aged jogger had stopped to chat with the lone man. The blossoming of beach life.





We walked a good bit, passing very few people - and fewer doggies. As you can see by the photo of Margot standing before the vast Atlantic Ocean - no bathing suit beneath the outer attire.



This is the public path offering access to the beach. Looks like a typical beach access, pleasant, civilized, uncluttered.







We left South Myrtle Beach around noon. This is a lazy journey we are on. What's the rush? We have two months and two weeks to wander around Florida. However, we committed to three stops at Florida State Parks. Our first stop is Oscar Sherer State Park located in Sarasota County on the west coast of the peninsular. We are to arrive on the 9th.

In between, we visit our friends, Bob and Ellen who live in the city of Sarasota. They have a vast library of books dealing with consciousness and spirituality, and as well a large collection of DVDs and videos pertaining to the same topic. So, we get filled-in with the latest stuff. This time, something quite impressive to me is the research of Freddie Silva on Crop Circles. These circles convey spiritual information and healing energy. If you wish to discover more about this fascinating topic go to http://www.cropcirclesecrets.org/crop_circles_home.html

Next posting will be from Oscar Sherer State Park. Stay tuned.