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Redington Beach to Mississippi ... and more
Travel Photos along the way
Many have asked us "what is it that gets you through driving 9-10 hours to Biloxi once a month?" I want to say its the 'sheer joy' of being together in a 5 ft x 8 ft box with Ginger and having her correct my driving skills as we travel. But, we think it's the sites and destinations we see by getting off of highways to explore Florida and  visit locations most don't know exist. Whether they be historical, unusual or unique, it allows us the opportunity to break up the drive and learn more about our state. So let us bring you along on our drive from Redington Beach to Mississippi and share what we see. Tip: you can see the individual photo captions by hovering over each photo. Also simply click to open any photo and then scroll through the photos. Best viewed on a computer or tablet. 
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Tarpon Springs ... Sponge Docks
Tarpon Springs ... Greek Dining
New Port Richey ... Hacienda Hotel opened in 1927
New Port Richey ... Cotee River (Pithlachascotee River) 23 miles long
Aripeka ... established 1883
Aripeka ... backroad travel to the Gulf
Spring Hill ... Harold's Auto Repair
Weeki-Wackee ... all began in 1959
Weeki-Wacki Springs ... one of the deepest fresh water springs in the US
Homossassa Springs ... formed by multiple caverns
Homosassa - Yulee Sugar Mill ... operated during the 1800's
Ozello ... an end of the road community - elevation approx. 3 feet.
Crystal River ... founded in 1903 and best know for manatees
Crystal River ... historic train depot began 1888 and rebuilt in 1900 after a fire
Dunnellon ... Historic Train Depot ~ 1900
Dunnellon ... discovery of the first hard rock phospate in 1889
Yankeetown ... Elvis 'follow the dream'
Yankeetown ... Elvis and his gal
Bronson ... The Patterson-McInnis Steam Locomotive
P&M Locomotive ... built in the early 1900’s to haul logs from the area woodlands to the sawmill.
Cedar Key ... turn west and travel 9 miles
Cedar Key ... founded in 1850, one of our last fishing villages and a historic hotel
Cedar Key ... the historic 1859 Island Hotel
Chiefland .. crystal springs at a constant 72 degrees and manatees
Chiefland ... manatees in 72 degree spring water
Chiefland ... shop for tools, knick-knacks, kitchen ware, junk and more - best deals farm products
Chiefland ... Ginger's friend at Dakotah Winery
Chiefland ... Dakotah Winery 2021
Fanning Springs ... bridge section from crossing of Suwannee River
Fort Fanning - U.S. Army post built on the Suwannee River during the 2nd Seminole War.
Cross City ... Hub cap home
Cross City ... 1900's train station. Today it is part of a paved bike trail
Cross City - historic 1929 Hotel
Cross City - Putnam Lodge marker
Cross City - Putnam sunroom to enjoy the morning sun
Steinhatchee ... one of Florida's last fishing villages
Perry ... Forest Capital Museum - a Cracker homestead
Perry ... church in the woods
Capps ... Asa May House (1814) on the Rosewood Plantation (side trip from route)
Capps ... Rosewood Plantation marker
Lloyd ... one of the last remaining train depots built during the Civil War
St Marks ... Lighthouse Road through the birding & wildlife refuge
St Marks Lighthouse ... the second oldest lighthouse in Florida - 1828 authorized (a favorite photo)
St Marks ... an end of the road lighthouse
Crawfordville ... the Ford truck cemetery
Wakulla Springs ... welcome (a place to revisit)
Wakulla Springs ... one of the world's largest fresh water springs (look closely at the vulture morning meeting)
Sopchoppy ... a small town of 450 known for their worm festival and a pottery shop in the woods
Sopchoppy ... Griffin Pottery (no advertising, no website, no phone - all promo is visitors putting comments on Yelp, etc.)
Sopchoppy ... historic train Depot built in 1891
Quincy ... an Old Florida city established in 1828 and once know for being the town of Coke Cola millionaires
Quincy ... a town banker encouraged everyone to by Coke Cola stock $40 then is $6.8 mil today
Blountstown ... founded in 1880 as the county seat
Blountstown ... M&B Railroad
Blountstown ... home of the Pioneer Village
Marianna ... the bridge of the Ghost of Bellamy Bridge
Marianna ... Bellamy Bridge 1.5 miles in
Marianna ... entering the caverns 60 feet below grade
Marianna ... Caverns lit
Marianna ... historic train depot now an insurance group
Micanopy ... one of the ten oldest towns in Florida
Micanopy ... downtown (economically struggled during Covid from lack of antique shoppers)
Micanopy ... historic train depot now retail shops
Rt 19 ... roadside vegetable stand and peanut brittle
Chipley ... historic train depot
Chipley ... Falling Waters Sink is Florida highest waterfall
Chipley ... the beginning of the falls
Chipley ... Falling Waters Sink is a 100-foot-deep, 20-foot-wide cylindrical pit into which flows a small stream that drops 73 feet to the bottom
Somewhere along Rt 19
Defuniak Springs ... historic train depot
Defuniak Springs ... oldest operating library in Florida (1800's)
Inside the library
Defuniak Springs ... winery
Milton ... circa 1882 historic train depot
Milton ... St Mary's Episcopal Church 1867
Panhandle Backroads ... Rt 267 traffic-free
Arcadia Mill ... between 1828 - 1855 this was Florida's first and largest water-powered industrial complex
Chiefland - now Vineland North Venue: events and weddings
Pensacola ... Naval Air Museum
Pensacola ... lighthouse built in 1859
Pensacola ... Fort Pickens
Pensacola ... Ft Pickens cannon set
Leaving Florida ... ~ 477 miles from Redington Beach and entering Alabma
The following photos are destinations we explored 'beyond Florida' but within day trip distance from our home base of the Scarlet Pearl in D'ibertvillem MS.
Spanish Fort, AL ... Bass Sporting Store peering through the window
Mobile, AL ... the Mighty USS Alabama
Mobile, AL - the mighty USS Alabama (with the Captain and mate)
Alabama ... Tolstoy Park
Pascagoula ... the Pier
Pascagoula ... lighting the way
Robertsdale, AL ... Buckee's 52,000 SF convenience stop with 120 gas pumps
D'Iberville .. Scarlet Pearl - Ginger's happy place
D'Iberville, MS ... Welcome to the Scarlet Pearl
D'Iberville, MS ... perfect name Double Trouble
Gulfport, MS ... the world's largest rocking chair
Gulfport, MS ... Christmas Lights
Biloxi, MS ... stormy night
Biloxi, MS ... the Biloxi lighthouse
Biloxi, MS. ... another White House
Biloxi, MS ... downtown Casino strip
Biloxi, MS ... Beau Rivage show
Biloxi, MS ... Beauvoir: The Jefferson Davis Home and Presidential Library
Vicksburg MS. ... National Military Park
Vicksburg MS ... USS Cairo – This reconstructed Union ironclad was sunk by a Confederate torpedo