Florida – The Chicken Scratches

St. Simons Island, Titusville and Kansas City (February – March, 2020)

by Pat & Ray WhydeMay 14, 2020November 2, 2022

Saint Simons Island (February 25-28, 2020) We had not seen Woody and Susan Hunter since meeting them in Budapest in November, 2019. Woody grew up in this part of Georgia and it is always enjoyable to learn more about the area from a local and learning more about him and his family. One of the first things I wanted to know more about, since I had first seen it back in November, was the wreck of the Golden Ray (if you search on “golden ray” and look at the images, you should be amazed). It was raining but we went …

by Pat & Ray WhydeMarch 23, 2019September 10, 2022

We now live in South Florida and the Everglades National Park is only a couple of hours away (map). Although we had been to parts of the park that is accessible off the Tamiami Trail (the southern-most portion of US Route 41), back when my parents lived in Naples, we had never actually been to the park headquarters, near Miami. When we got to the Visitor Center, the first thing I noticed was a sign listing events happening that day. The event that stood out was an open house at a Nike Missile Base within the park boundaries. After picking …

Category: Florida

St. Simons Island, Titusville and Kansas City (February – March, 2020)

Everglades National Park (23 March 2019)