Feb 2009

Hi! Everyone,

It's been awhile, but we are on the road again. We have left Walt Disney World and Florida behind us.

We had many visitors again this year. Our last visitors were our son Mark and daughter-in-law Tracey and their friends Deb and Keith along with their neighbors Kris and Tillie.

We left Davenport and headed to Old Town, Fl. While in Old Town we visited Fanning Springs State Park. We did get to see 4 manatees (2 cows and 2 calfs). We also went to Cedar Key on the Gulf Coast, they boast about being the largest clam farming region in the U.S. We stopped at Southern Cross Sea Farms. We were fortunate to arrive while they were inducing the clams to release their sperm and eggs. They did this by changing water temps several times. We got to see thru a microscope the eggs being fertilized. When they become the size of the tip of your little finger, they are put in special bags, and taken out to the bay to be planted. They will be harvested in about 1 1/2 to 2 years later.

Our next stop was DeFuniak Fl. Nice place to do nothing. We did spend some time on the beaches in Fort Walton and Destin. Beautiful resort areas.

After DuFuniak we headed for The Gulf Shores of Alabama. We're Staying at Gulf State Park.
We came to meet friends who are 1 of the 2 couples we plan on meeting up with and do some traveling with to and from Alaska.

From here we will head to the "Silver Slipper Casino" in Bay St. Louis. We will be there over Valentines Day. They have special events planned for the holiday.

Our stop after that will be Louisiana for Mardi Gras. We plan to be there for about a month, before heading to Texas.

We will try to up date our blog more frequently. We'll keep you posted on our travels. Let us know what's bin going on with you and your families.

From the Dogs: Guess we aren't paying rent again, we 're on the move . Many new sniffs. Mom and Dad says's there is a sigh that says "BEWARE OF ALLIGATORS", so we 're not aloud outside by ourselves. WHAT ARE ALLIGATORS anyway?

Take care,we'll get back to you'all real soon. Bob and Linda