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T.P.'s Tour Service...

A travel blog entry by jeffandkathieh

... to find a possible purchase for Grace Church, pictured below, a bus with your name already on it, (slightly used) Don't ever think that he forgets the needs of his former parishioners! Watch out, St. Andrew's, you're next! As the T.P. Tour came to an end we were ready for a nap after all of those miles!

That night we all met up to say goodbye to our Ocala kids. It's been great to spend this time with them but it's time for us to hit the road!

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Proud New Member of the Gator Nation

A travel blog entry by schipper

This is a top pick!

Hi Everybody,

Sooooooooo I know it has been a long time since I have written one of these and I do apologize. I have been busy! If you checked the blog, you would have seen that I have had pictures uploaded for a while but just have not gotten the chance to explain what they are and most importantly, why I have them. So allow me to briefly J

Well the cat is out of the bag for most of you who already know and have talked to me, but I ...

J. T. returns and a visit to Marjorie's grave

A travel blog entry by orlandoanne

... the site of Marjorie's grave.

We had lunch, said our fond farewells and left Montgomery Presbyerian Center for points south. John humored me by going out of the way to Antioch Cemetery. We thought we were never going to find it---dirt roads, poorly marked---that place is a destination for sure! When we finally found the cemetery ...

Paynes Prairie State Park---Wild Florida

A travel blog entry by orlandoanne

... Visitor Center, she showed our group how to use an atlatl, an ancient spear-thrower of Native Floridian culture. Many of the participants tried it out, including John.

After a nice picnic lunch with fried chicken and potato salad we traveled by bus to the other end of the basin, where we began a walk on the La Chua Trail. We saw several species of birds, turtles and lots of gators. This is a beautiful side ...

St. Augustine, the Oldest City

A travel blog entry by orlandoanne

... is very impressive with numerous Tiffany windows and murals by a well-known painter. (So well-known I cannot recall his name!) Another magnificent building, thanks to Henry F.!

We returned to the center with little time to spare before dinner---enough time to pour wine! Dinner was very tasty---chicken Florentine with bread pudding for dessert. Many of us participants agreed that ...