DAY EIGHTEEN .. HOME BOUND!!

Thursday, February 27 ... Breakfast at Shoney's then heading for Missouri!!  When we were driving around in Hattiesburg looking for the Western Motel we passed a Shoney's Restaurant!!!  What a surprise that was .. I loved Shoney's Breakfast Bar back in the day when Shoney's was popular and you could find them in Missouri and Indiana!!  I hated it when they no longer were around!!!  I was really excited to see one once again .. and regardless of whether or not the Western Motel served Breakfast .. we would be eating ours at SHONEY'S!!! 

It's even set up like the Shoney's I used to go to in Terre Haute, Indiana!!!

 

The waitress would be seating us at that first table over on the left .. by the windows!!

Are you hungry yet?????

The lady at the register was very friendly .. very nice .. I wish I had gotten a better picture!! 

YES .. this will definitely be on my list of MUST STOPS the next time we come this way!!!

 

 

Belly's are full .. and we're on the road again ..

Trees .. trees .. and more trees .. LOL!!

We're getting closer .. there's Arkansas!!! 

WOW!!  Look at THAT!!!  I was glad I had my camera handy!!

 



We stopped at McDonalds somewhere along the way for lunch .. and of course we had to have a couple of their delicious Strawberry Cream Pies for later ..

Missouri at last .. our first Missouri rest stop!!







I hate to say it because I love Missouri .. BUT .. I have to be honest and say I believe this is the ugliest rest area I have ever seen on the outside!!!  Not a very welcoming sight considering it's the first one people come to if they're traveling on this highway!!  The roofs over the picnic tables look like they're made of PC pipe .. ugly .. ugly!!!

However .. this mural on the tile wall inside is truly worth seeing!!  Maybe the outside will look better when the grass is green and everything around it isn't dead and brown ... I sure hope so!!!

 

YES .. the beautiful hills of Missouri!!!

 

And .. HOME!!! 

What a wonderful time we had on our Winter's Adventure .. but when all is said and done .. and you've had your days of fun .. "THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME"!!!! 

"MY TREASURES"

 

I'm sure you've been dying to see what I found on our "treasure hunt" through Tim and Krysti's favorite places in Port St. Lucie and all the other places we went during our adventure .. 

 



 

I had a great time finding all these treasures .. and I love each and every one .. but

the best "treasure" of all is the Memories!!!!

DAY SEVENTEEN .. FLORIDA TO MISSISSIPPI!!

Wednesday, February 26 .. Ah Oh .. we won't be eating Breakfast on the patio this morning!!!  Woke up in the night to the sound of rain so looking out the window this morning and seeing all the water was no surprise!!!  Today .. after some sightseeing .. we will be leaving Florida behind and heading towards home!!

The first room on the second floor was ours .. we didn't have far to walk to unload / reload the car.  However, the hotel is having a lot of remodeling done and we did have to walk around a few building supplies!! 

Once again we seemed to be up and going before everybody else .. LOL!!  Their Hospitality Room was nice and I liked the setup!!

I liked the flower boxes painted under the windows too!!! 

Downtown Pensacola, Florida ..

We're looking for the Visitor's Welcoming Center .. according to info on Google there is a penny smashing machine there!!!

We're on the right road!!

It's not nice to paint graffiti on things .. but this graffiti was pretty neat!!!

There it is .. we made it!!! 

And there's the penny smasher .. Yayyyyyyy!!!

While Kenny's smashing pennies I'm checking the place out .. LOL!!

Later I wished I had thought to get a picture of Ken snuggled up with this bathing beauty!!!

We are on our way .. 

I have a thing for flags blowing in the wind .. LOL!! 

National Museum of Naval Aviation .. we had planned to check this out .. but alack and alas .. it was closed for electrical repairs!!

Didn't quite get the sign in the picture .. but I tried .. LOL!!  

The Pensacola Lighthouse

The remains of an old old old well!!

 

 

No the guy's not a real person!!

 

I liked the "bead board" all over the place .. walls and ceilings!!

The winding staircase to the light!!

 

What's that guy doin' in the pic????

Hey Buster you're blocking my view!!!

I look a little ghostly coming down the stairs!!!

 



 

I tried to make it up to the light but no go .. 177 steps I believe the sign said .. I made it up about 65 and that was it for me!!!  With his foot problem Ken didn't try .. after I huffed and puffed my way back down I was glad he didn't!!

Let's check out the beach!! 



AWWWWWWWW!!  

This is a place I would enjoy visiting again!!!

 

EARLY HISTORY OF THE PENSACOLA  LIGHHOUSE AND MUSEUM 

 

PENSACOLA LIGHTHOUSE AND MUSEUM

Next stop .. Fort Barrancas 

Guess what ..

They're not open in February!! We need to remember that the next time we plan a trip to Florida!!!

Click on the link below to see more on Fort Barrancas .. be sure and look at the links in the column on the left. 

 

FORT BARRANCAS

 

Lunch time .. look what we found .. Spanish Fort, Alabama

 

One of our favorite places!!! 

 

On the road again .. 

Look at that flag blowing .. you think it's windy??????

 

Battleship Memorial Park .. Mobile, Alabama

Ahhhh .. another penny smasher .. at Battleship Memorial Park .. yes .. of course they had battleships on them!!!



 

What a pain it had to be to go in and out these entrance ways day after day!!

The cook's making Breakfast!! 

 

I'm not a very good tour guide .. I'd tell you what all this stuff is but I don't remember .. LOL!!

 

 

Tight fit!!! 

Aaahhhh this door I can handle!!!

The Brig!! 





Bathroom facilities don't look to great!!!  I think he's contemplating just how bad he really needs to go .. LOL!! 

Barber Shop



 

Notice the price for cigarettes!! 

 

 

 

These three young men were touring the ship also .. a couple of families asked them to pose with their boys .. notice how the little boys are standing!! 

Click on the link below to take a virtual tour of the USS ALABAMA!!

 

USS ALABAMA

 

 

Headed down the road once again .. as we stop at Tater's for gas as we get into New Augusta, Mississippi about 5:20 pm.  

The gas tank has been filled .. on to Hattiesburg, Mississippi where we would spend the night at the Western Motel    As we were pulling into the motel we discovered a little restaurant names "Raising Cane"  within walking distance!!!   As soon as we unpacked the car and got everything settled into our room .. we were off on foot to find our dinner!!!

Hey Ken .. how about a pic????  LOL LOL LOL!!!

Those were some really tasty Chicken Fingers .. and LOTS of them!!! 

 

 

And now to head back to the motel .. and settle in for a night's rest before making the rest of our journey home!!!