Despite our abysmal trip through Alligator Alley we had a lovely drive as we headed north out of Florida. Once on the gulf coast Lew and I decided to stop at Siesta Key. The key is proudly adorned with signs proclaiming it the #1 Beach in the USA. It was quite beautiful, but none of the beaches were dog friendly. That leaves it's rankings far below the #1 ranking it boasts, but I'll post photos and allow you to decide for yourself. After an interminable road tr...

One thing everyone should know about Florida is that there are toll roads, everywhere. You can't escape the toll roads. It was just $2 here and there to start, but then it was $15.50, and then another $2 here and there. But the good news is they’ll take a picture of your license plate and send you a bill later for some of them. We arrived at church (late, like we always keep doing), and heard an excellent sermon by Chuck Smith about the sovereignty of God. ...

We left South Carolina and headed for Gainesville. We were going to spend the night with Lewis’s aunt Marie and uncle Al. Lewis had not seen either of them since he was a young child, and I had never met them before at all. I was nervous because we were descending on the home of two strangers, and I didn’t know what to expect, or if they would like us. We arrived just before sunset on Friday evening. Uncle Al and Aunt Marie live in a little one story ...