Return to the Asphalt roads.

We returned to Deland, Florida after a wonderful 7 days at sea.  We made new friends and met up with old friends.  The time off was restful and relaxing, to say the least. 

We are now heading up North to Ohio do deliver some paper towels to a distribution center.  The leaves have changed on a lot of the trees and that means, winter is on it's way.

Even the haze over the valley's couldn't hide the beauty of fall as we drove through South Carolina.

The bright colors of fall stood out as we looked past the baren trees.  There were a few trees that did not want to give up their color.

Every time we cross this river and I read the name of it, I wonder to myself, What happened to the "Old River"?

I had to take my picture of the construction worker hard at work.  No wonder the roads cost so much to build, if the workers are just looking board and wishing they were anywhere else but where they were.  The way this man is sitting, you wonder what is going through his mind.  I guess you could call him the "Construction Thinker".

The old churches that are on the back roads are interesting to see.  They have cemetery's adjacent to the church.  Some of them are very old and have interesting tombstones.  There are people that go around the country and do rubbings of the old stones, as an art form. 

Night has fallen as we come into Chicago, IL.  The night was overcast and there was a slight mist of rain.  Our friend, Jerry, lived there and worked there for awhile.  Now he can see the change since he left a long time ago.  And on that note, since it is night time it is time for the Sandman to come and visit.  Until next time I will see you on the Other Side.

Sun and Fun

On October 30, 2011 we met friends from Mississippi (Tammy and Ralph) to enjoy a cruise vacation.  We sailed out of Port Canaveral, Florida on the 29th.  Due to weather our destination was changed from the Western Caribbean to the Eastern side.  We did see two new places that we had never been to before and it was interesting.

Paradise Island was our first stop and the hotels there were amazing.  The properties were so well maintained and beautiful.  One of the suites in the hotel rents for 25K a night.  People pay that so that they insure their privacy, we were informed.  Some price tag. 

There were all sorts of sights to see and marine life to see in the time we were there.  The observation that I made was that there were quite a few vacationers from other countries other than the United States.

The sculptures in the hotel were amazing.  Tom and I took the time to have our picture taken in front of one.

Then after a hard day of sightseeing, we relaxed with a game of miniature golf on the top deck of the ship.  The girls were against the guys and the guys won one and tied the other.  But it was fun playing games out in the middle of the ocean.

On to the island of St. Thomas, US VI for the day.  The sights from the mountain roads were beautiful.  It is hard to picture that nature can at any time come and wipe out the homes and buildings with wind and rain.

We were able to see Iguana's and they are one ugly  reptile.  They were all over the island and were not afraid of people.  We were told that they can be aggressive at times, so we let them stay on the other side of the wall.

We made it to the top of the island and it was a sight to behold.  The beauty was unbelievable.

We return to the ship to sail away to return another day.  Our vacation is about over and we have to return to the world of asphalt and traffic.  But, we have our pictures to look at and reflect back on, when the snow is coming down and the temperatures are below zero.  Until then I will see you on the Other Side.