birthday bash

I'm back!!!!! I've been on the road, lot's to tell, several trips under my belt , and can't wait to tell.I am going to grow my blog,I hope everyone reading will comment back to me, share info and advice,, let's travel together. We, my girlfriend and myself,, just returned from a two month wandering about. We flew to California, spent some time with our daughter and her family, and more,,picked up her little Honda Fit,and hit the road.Driving accross America in Dec., on I 80 can be touchy, we were lucky, clear roads all the way to Ohio. Picked up my camping gear and cameras ,and off to Fla. we went. Time to celebrate my and my son Terry's big B day,, 75 and 50 , dec 6, we had fun. Brother Doug was there also. He pulled his little camper down from Ga.,set it up in Terry's back yard, and was good to go. We all like to travel on the low buck side. My girlfriend and I went swamp walking in the Big Cypress Preserve,south Fla., what a great experence. You must do this. From the visitors center,a park ranger leads a FREE swamp walk tour, about a dozen folks or so, lots of info, sometimes your waist deep in mud and water, still a must do. From there I always go to Everglades City, I found a small outdoor cafe at the boat docks that serves a Grouper chowder, and a cup of black beans and rice,,so good,a treat after getting wet and muddy in the swamp. Then on to the gulf side of Fla., Naples,to Vanderbuilt Beach,,a place we "found" a neat older Motel, "Lighthouse"  and good rates. [pick up a coupon flier at rest areas on the innerstate]. We stayed 2 days,watched the sun set over the Gulf each day,,so beautiful, we could have stayed forever.
       Then it was time to move on,Vising, my girlfriend,,[we go back to my Navy days,40 plus years],,
wanted to spend Christmas with her oldest son,Eddie, and his family in Charleston S.C. We had the best of time,, a very merry and fun Christmas.
       We made it back to Ohio in time for New Years,been here since,,planning a trip back to the west coast again soon,, I missed seeing several friends and family members on my last trip.
        So goes a two month odyssey,only 6 nights in Motels,,some meals prepared on the road by us,lots of shared meals, we fished a little ,had lots of fun and can't wait to do it again.SOON!!
        So much for now,,next I'll tell about our One Month Amtrack journey,,we loved it.