Hey Y’all! We have made it through our first 2 weeks on the road. Here’s how its gone so far…
Jacksonville Florida was our first stop. Jax wasn’t a very far drive for us (about 2.5 hrs) but my baby sister Piper was moving into her first apartment and we couldn’t miss that! We stayed at Hanna Park at Pipers recommendation. Monday was spent moving stuff in and unpacking so we pretty much just crashed when we got back to the park.
The next day Piper and her boyfriend Stephen showed us their favorite spots around town. First we went to this AMAZING breakfast place called Maple Street Biscuit Company! OMG if you are in Jacksonville you have got to check this place out. They have the most delicious biscuit combinations and the coffee was fantastic! After breakfast Eric and I headed to the beach at Hanna Park. It was so nice and very quiet. After the beach we went for a 2.5 mile hike through the woods. Later that night we met up with Piper and Stephen for “tapas tuesday’ at their favorite art museum The Cummer.
We had a great time, Eric said the coolest part was having Piper as our tour guide. I’m so glad we were able to spend time with Piper and see her city before we left.
Wednesday morning we left Pipers and headed up the coast. We started to get hungry around Darien Georgia. Now I know what you're thinking... you're thinking I was gunning for the Darien outlets but I pinky promise that is not at all what I was up to. See, I have been using Garden and Gun and Southern Living as our tour guide through much of the South, choosing BBQ spots and sea food joints I wanted to visit along the way. So as we approached Darien I navigated us off the main highway and put us on a course for the darling town of Darien... which if I am completely honest I didn't even know existed outside of the outlets. Life lesson time y’all! When you tow your freaking house behind you… you can’t just stop in small historic towns and riverfront restaurants without some serious planning. Needless to say we were still hungry when we drove out of the little town of Darien.
The next day Piper and her boyfriend Stephen showed us their favorite spots around town. First we went to this AMAZING breakfast place called Maple Street Biscuit Company! OMG if you are in Jacksonville you have got to check this place out. They have the most delicious biscuit combinations and the coffee was fantastic! After breakfast Eric and I headed to the beach at Hanna Park. It was so nice and very quiet. After the beach we went for a 2.5 mile hike through the woods. Later that night we met up with Piper and Stephen for “tapas tuesday’ at their favorite art museum The Cummer.
Getting a little sassy |
Proud to call her my legacy! |
According to SL this is what Darien looks like... I can't actually confirm that, but it did seem lovely from the road! |
I didn't get a chance to take any pictures in Savannah this trip, so here is a photo of us in Savannah when we were much younger... awwww |
Edisto Island was our next destination thanks to some advice our friend in Savannah gave us. Edisto beach is definitely not a touristy kind of beach. You really had to know where you were going to get there… we drove through the most lovely oak covered backroads and past beautiful marsh land.
I love love love a marsh, its like a preppy swamp. It’s so Southern and calm. That is how I would describe our quick overnight stay in Edisto Beach State Park, calm. We only stayed the one night but it was so relaxing and peaceful.
We talked about staying another night but decided against it. We wanted to make it to Knoxville to see my sister Citabria by the weekend. So the next morning after we packed up camp and headed down to the beach for breakfast. We found a little place called "The Sea Cow". Eric liked the name and they had outdoor seating so Winston could join us. Shortly after we sat down a man walked up and began to chat with us. He was a local and came to the Sea Cow often. He told us about the menu and even included a few jokes. I asked him about where he was from. He told us he lived up the road a bit but he doesn’t have too many people over to his house. See, he owns a junk yard, he’s got a dog and the whole bit. He said he really likes old cars and enjoys just sitting in them remembering. The man said a lot of people don’t understand and think its just a mess. He doesn’t like to mow because he’s got about 12 feral cats on his 10 acres… the taller grass is good for them to hunt. The man defended his lifestyle to us several times, saying 'its not weird’. I told him I liked weird. He smiled and then our breakfast came.
I'll get y'all caught up on our adventures in my next posts... I'm really going to make an effort to post more often. Eric says people like content so I gotta up my blogging game! There is still a lot to tell you about, like the winery we stayed at in Missouri, the flat tire incident, the evening we spent in the North Carolina apple orchard and the time our shore power cord melted... so y'all stay tuned!
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