This entry was posted on 8/19/2007 7:30 PM and is filed under uncategorized.
Steve on US 1 South in front of Ernest Hemingway's House in Key West (Photo by Mary Williams)Late this afternoon, we finally got back home from our weeklong Florida vacation and roadtrip, and I am happy to report the following major "roadgeek accomplishments"...
- Interstates "clinched": I-75, I-95, I-175, I-275, and I-375.
- New "clinched" counties (in order "clinched"): Manatee, Sarasota, DeSoto, Charlotte, Lee, Collier, Broward, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River, and Osceola.
- Driven all of I-4 from SR 528 Toll (Beachline Expressway) in Orlando to its western end at I-275 in Tampa.
- Drove the Sunshine Skyway for the first time... and filmed it for a future "ROADGEEK-CAM!!!" episode.
- Drove the Overseas Highway (US 1) from the mainland to Mile 0 in Key West. See parts of it on this episode of ROADGEEK-CAM!!!We didn't just go to Florida to do roadgeek things, so here's the list of what we saw (and enjoyed)...
- Mary's old neighborhood and high school in Sarasota.
- The Edison/Ford Winter Estates in Fort Myers.
- Sunset and the Key West Catman's Show at Mallory Square.
- Ate a "Cheeseburger In Paradise" and conch fritters at Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville.
- Toured Harry S. Truman's Little White House.
- Toured Ernest Hemingway's house and saw the famous six-toed cats.
- Visited the Key West Cemetery.
- Toured Kennedy Space Center and visited "I Dream Of Jeannie Lane" in Cocoa Beach.
Steve at I Dream of Jeannie Lane in Cocoa Beach (Photo by Mary Williams)
While at the Kennedy Space Center, I rode the new
Shuttle Launch Experience ride, and it did feel just like you were actually taking off in the space shuttle from the launchpad, G-forces and all. It was a total rush and I highly recommend it.
Mary and I also visited her parents, sister and nieces in Lakeland, plus enjoyed some really wonderful romantic evening "beach time" on both the Atlantic Ocean in Cocoa Beach and the Gulf of Mexico in Treasure Island (just west of St. Petersburg).
We both took several photos and I'll feature some of them on the website in the near future.
That's it for now. Thanks for reading and please come back often.
