Visit to Useppa Island with the family

Had a wonderful day at Sanibel Island.  Drove down to Sanibel on Monday evening, 11 Feb 2013, to visit with Glen and Chandra also Gail and Terry.  We spent all day Tuesday visiting Useppa Island.  We rode a boat for over an hour going to the island.  We dropped off a group of tourists at Cabbage Key and then went on to Useppa Island where we had lunch.

 

I think this is a banyon tree on Useppa Island.  There are no cars on the island. 

 

 

 I was standing on the porch of the restaurant where we ate.

 

 

This is inside the restaurant.  Terry Sanner, Gail Vaughn, Glen Vaughn, Chandra Vaughn and Ellen Vaughn.  We had a wonderful meal. 

This is a turtle that was going down the walk. It was about a foot in diameter. 

 

 

 This is where we docked at Useppa Island.

If you look close, there is a bird on every post. 

 

 

This is the restaurant on Cabbage Key Island. 

 

Tried to get a picture of the dolphins that were following the boat. 

 

 

Look close.  There is a dolphin in the picture.

 

We had almost a perfect day.  We left to go home and Terry took Gail down on the beach to see the sunset and while they were there, he proposed to her and asked her to marry him.  We are very pleased.  Looking forward to a wonderful future.



Lakemont Ridge, Frostproof Florida

This is the back of our lot when we arrived on Friday 23 Nov 2012.   Ellen planted this flower last year and look at it now.  Beautiful.   Sure is nice to be in warm weather.

Slideout floor in Red Bay

This is where they replaced to floor in my slideout in Red Bay.  They take the whole slideout out and replace the plywood floor with aluminum floor and then put her back.  All this took place the day before Thanksgiving.   Thanksgiving Day we headed for Florida.

 

Big hoist to remove the slideout

 

Hanging out

 

with the slideout missing.

 

No floor

Swamp Johns near Red Bay, Al

 

This is a very popular place for breakfast.  Just good ole southern cooking.

Helen Keller's Birthplace

This is the home where Helen Keller was born.  She lost her sight and hearing at a very young age.

 

Not easy to read but it lists her parents.

Rattlesnake Saloon in Tuscumbia

 

This is an very unusual place. They have a pickup truck with benches in the back to take you down to the Saloon.  The Saloon is in a cave.  They have a small place inside when the weather is cool but they have a hugh place outside under the rocks with a place for a band.  Only open on Thurs, Fri, and Saturday.  Also only open from April thru November.

 

This is the bar and restaurant used for cooler times.

 

This shows the stone above the restaurant and the walkway over to another party area.



 

This is part of the outdoor bar.  The bandstand is on the right in the back.

 

This is the party room under the cliff.  Bandstand in the back and the restaurant on the left.

 

This is the outdoor pravilian.  The picture was taken standing over the bar and restrooms for the outside.

 

This is the Saloon Taxi that takes most people down to the restaurant.  The road goes up on the left of the picture.

 

There is a walkway above the restaurant.  There are also chairs and tables on this level for small groups to sit and talk.  Great views from any level.

Coon Dog Cemetery in Red Bay, Al

Coon Dog Cemetery near Red Bay, Al.  Started about 1937 by a coon dog lover from Tennessee.  Still going strong.  They have a big party once a year and coon dog lover come from all over the states.

 

 

This is the graves decorated for the get together.  Several new graves this year.  Shelter in background for meeting. 

 

 

All kinds of grave markers.  Some are very outstanding.

 

 

The building in the back is the ladies restroom.  Nothing but first class here.