The road trip was... long! Next time we go check on the house, we're definitely flying. But it was fun to do the drive at least once. Got to stop in Savannah and Fort Lauderdale where we played tourists for the day & saw some cool stuff. Finally made it to Key West & met up with old friends. The house is still in one piece, thank goodness! Ate a lot of food along the way, of course. Then on the way home made a pit stop in North Carolina to pick up Bugsy from a trainer's ranch.
OK, enough typying, more pictures (mostly of the food we ate throughout the trip, excluding the likes of McDonald's & Bojangles...)!
SAVANNAH, GA
Start the day off with a hardy breakfast. Eggs benedict in a croissant.
Start the day off with a hardy breakfast. Eggs benedict in a croissant.
Look familiar? Add Forest Gump, a bus bench, and a box of chocolates.
Tour Savannah via horse-drawn carriage. Meet Sonny & Cher.
Hey Ya'll, I ate a stick of butter @ Paula Deen's restaurant, The Lady & Sons! OK, maybe not a whole stick of butter, but we did have some authentic southern food.
Outside: people lining up to reserve seats. Can only be done the morning of.
Inside: on the 3rd floor. Rustic, with southern charm.
Complimentary hoecake & biscuit. Pour maple syrup on the hoecake, hot sauce on the biscuit.
Pulled pork butt sandwich with potato fries (sliced russet potatoes, battered & fried; yes, just like fried chicken).
Crab cake burger with creamy cole's slaw.
Found these vintage cameras @ The Paris Market.
And a vintage letter press.
Pearl's Saltwater Grille for dinner @ the suggestion of our upstairs neighbors. Yummy seafood & beautiful sunset views.
Can't be in The South w/out having some hush puppies. With honey butter spread. Crisp on the outside, light & fluffy inside.
Harvest Salad: mixed greens, gorgonzola cheese, apple slices, candied pecans, honey mustard vinaigrette. Love this flavor combo!
Dozen oysters on the half shell. Heaven.
We also had a dozen jumbo peel & eat shrimp sauteed in garlic butter, but devoured them before I could get a picture. Sorry!
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL
Scored a great suite @ Il Lugano Hotel for cheap via Hotwire. Balcony w/ intercoastal view, full kitchen w/ diswasher, washer & dryer en suite, HD tv.
Fort Lauderdale beach.
Sea turtle nests everywhere up & down the beach!
KEY WEST, FL
Shelly & Jackson were nice enough to invite us over for dinner the first night we were in town. She made a yummy chili & he grilled up some delicious sausages. But I didn't get a picture of any of that cause I was too preoccupied w/ this adorable little girl! World, meet Maddie!
When we left Key West over a year ago, Maddie was hardly a bump in her mommy's tummy. Look at her now! Just one big bundle of cuteness! Don't you just want to gobble her up?!
A Cole's Peace creation: Pesto Portobello sandwich w/ onions, tomatoes & chipotle mayo sauce. Extension of the fabulously famous Restaurant Store (where I used to work!). It was great to see the crew again!
Dinner w/ Sandy @ Mangia, Mangia! Fresh, hand made fettucini tossed in a tomato based seafood sauce w/ mahi mahi, scallops & conch (the local delicacy). With a side of cuban bread.
Hanging out @ The Inn's gigantic pool (complete w/ waterfall) while the boys work on the house. Ahh, the good life...
Smather's "Beach". It's man made, incredibly shallow, polluted (but don't tell the tourists!), and the water is about 90 degrees. It's a good place to tan, I guess? Cool off w/ a huge cup of Hawaiian shaved ice from the nice old lady in her trailer or sip on cold coconut juice from the coconut man.
I just couldn't leave Key West w/out buying 3 loaves of mango bread and one loaf of french sourdough. Most delicious bread, ever. We're almost through w/ one loaf already! :(
Everyone, please meet Bugsy! He's a 3 year old Boston Terrier that we got from a rescue group in North Carolina. Super obedient, very people friendly, but has a doggie aggression issue - we're working on it. We think he looks like a little Gremlin, but a cute one! :) What do you think?
Sea turtle nests everywhere up & down the beach!
KEY WEST, FL
Shelly & Jackson were nice enough to invite us over for dinner the first night we were in town. She made a yummy chili & he grilled up some delicious sausages. But I didn't get a picture of any of that cause I was too preoccupied w/ this adorable little girl! World, meet Maddie!
When we left Key West over a year ago, Maddie was hardly a bump in her mommy's tummy. Look at her now! Just one big bundle of cuteness! Don't you just want to gobble her up?!
A Cole's Peace creation: Pesto Portobello sandwich w/ onions, tomatoes & chipotle mayo sauce. Extension of the fabulously famous Restaurant Store (where I used to work!). It was great to see the crew again!
Dinner w/ Sandy @ Mangia, Mangia! Fresh, hand made fettucini tossed in a tomato based seafood sauce w/ mahi mahi, scallops & conch (the local delicacy). With a side of cuban bread.
Hanging out @ The Inn's gigantic pool (complete w/ waterfall) while the boys work on the house. Ahh, the good life...
Smather's "Beach". It's man made, incredibly shallow, polluted (but don't tell the tourists!), and the water is about 90 degrees. It's a good place to tan, I guess? Cool off w/ a huge cup of Hawaiian shaved ice from the nice old lady in her trailer or sip on cold coconut juice from the coconut man.
I just couldn't leave Key West w/out buying 3 loaves of mango bread and one loaf of french sourdough. Most delicious bread, ever. We're almost through w/ one loaf already! :(
Everyone, please meet Bugsy! He's a 3 year old Boston Terrier that we got from a rescue group in North Carolina. Super obedient, very people friendly, but has a doggie aggression issue - we're working on it. We think he looks like a little Gremlin, but a cute one! :) What do you think?
Oh Linda, what a great trip! Was good to see you, thanks for posting cute maddie pics. She misses you, and dixie too. Come back anytime! Well, over the next year while we're still here - heehee.
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