Adventure Logan

Snook Haven

Snook Haven is a rustic fish camp themed park on the Myakka River. The original Tarzan movie was filmed on the river. On Sundays they have live entertainment and it is always an interesting place to people watch. A gal from our park is in a retro band “Robin and the Retros” so we decided we would head there to watch her perform. It was a great afternoon of music and laughter.

Robin and the Retros

This gorgeous cardinal landed on the picnic table next to us – must be a sign of good luck don’t you think.

This guy swam slowly by as we enjoyed the afternoon.

Close up of that very long alligator

Karen, Nancy, Carol, Carol and Liz

Hodge Podge

Time is winding down here in Paradise so I thought I would compile a few pictures that I took and present them here. They are stand alone and didn’t make it under any of the previous posts.

Our annual outing to Rosebuds – where they serve the best prime rib ever! We decided that we need to make 2 trips there next year.(L-R Earl. Liz, Georgia, Dave, Danny, Carol, Marilyn, Molly, George, Karen – Dan took pics and Gerrie and Dennis got cut out by mistake)

In for a cool off on April 11 – more days like that one to come!

Dave with Justin and John Cluett when they visited 2 weeks ago.Sunset at Sharkey’s Beach

We went to supper at Burgundy Café and then walked up Venice Avenue for an ice cream fix.

 When the gals finally met up with the guys they were leaning on a garbage can!

I love it when the pelicans come to the beach – this one landed in front of us.

When we head to the beach, we pass a house where they have their parrot out on a stand. There is a sign telling passersby that his name is Arthur.

Liz pointed out this sailboat and suggested that I try to take the pic when it was under the Venice Pier.

Savannah, Georgia

Last week after our day at the Masters we travelled to Savannah, Georgia – Trevor and his friends flew home from there. On Wednesday afternoon we toured the city on a hop on hop off trolley. I wish I had a recording of the commentary but to say the least it was interesting. Savannah is a beautiful riverside city with 22 “squares” that have been there for years (1851). The tour travels through the historic city and we got to see beautiful architecture and amazing iron works. Sadly I cannot name each of the structures that I photographed, but you can see from the pictures that it is a stunningly interesting place to visit.

Carol with the Savannah River in the background.

Dave with Mariners Fountain in the background.

Cathedral of St. John the Baptist

This picture shows an original dueling field – which is now a childrens sport area.

Savannah City Hall

Telfair Hospital

Dave Goes to the Masters

On Monday we travelled to Augusta, Georgia (6 hours away) to meet up with Trevor (my nephew) and his two friends Steve and Sean. Every year we put our names in for the Masters lottery which dispenses tickets for the practise rounds and full rounds. Last year my sister won “the chance to buy 2 tickets for a practise round” and Trevor and Mark used them – this year Trevor won 4 and Dave was included in the fun. Our drive was uneventful except for coming across a motor home which had just burst into flames on the side of the road. As we came along, the people (6 of them) who were in the motor home were walking quickly away from it with their bags in tow.  (Look to the far left of the pic and you will see them) It was a little scary as most motor homes have propane tanks and we wanted to be clear in case they blew.

We arrived in Augusta at about 4:30 and met up with the boys who had flown into Savannah that morning. After checking into the motel we went to the Olive Garden for dinner and then back to the motel. The guys crashed as they had been up since 3 am for their early flight to New York. On Tuesday morning they headed to the course which was about 1 mile away  – and spent the day there enjoying the course and all the golfers that they saw. Dave was most impressed with the organization which he says he has never seen anywhere else in his life. (10 times more organized than Disney). Even in the men’s washroom you are asked “sitting” or “standing” and then directed to urinals or toilets. He says the grass was so even, green and weedless that he wanted to take his shoes off and walk on it. The guys looked for weeds over the whole course and saw none. Unlike most events, the food and drink were normal prices (maybe even less) – beer was $4 and sandwiches ran from $1.50 – $3. There are no brands except Masters brand so all drinks, chips, and pastries were packaged as Masters. Needless to say we will be trying for tickets again this year – maybe someone will be lucky for the 3rd year in a row!!!

Ticket to the practise round

Dave and Trevor with Hogan Bridge in the left back corner

Although the photo quality is poor, here is a shot of Dave in front of Butler Cabin where they give out the green jacket.

Trevor, Sean and Steve

Bernard Langer

Martin Kaymer

Davis Love III

Adam Scott

Jason Day

David, Trevor, Sean and Steve

Trevor and Carol before he left for home