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  6. Reading

    in Hobbies outside of the Fort to do and see

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    On ‎8‎/‎31‎/‎2017 at 10:19 PM, Cortezcapt (Derek) said:

    Sounds like a good book, I'll have to look into getting it. 

     

    I have a series of books (that I have read multiple times) by Eugenia Price. They are historical fiction but largely based on real people and events with some of the fill in day to day things (all historically correct for the time periods) and a couple of characters added to pull things or groups together more. 

    Maria- is the first book in the Florida trilogy and is about the oldest house in St. Augustine, you can still go tour the house. 

    Don Juan McQueen - is the second

    Margaret's story- is the third. 

    There is a website that list the order you should read them in which is the order I listed them in, you can't go by print date she wrote some of them out of order. The Florida trilogy then ties into the Georgia quartet, Savannah trilogy, and St Simons Trilogy. They are all at least in my opinion great books, they draw you in and make you feel like you really know the families and see them through generations. The thing I like most as a history buff is you can go to a lot of the places in the books, wander the cemetery on St Simons and see the headstones of the people you've read about. They start pre revolution and go right through the civil war. You don't have to read them all but the do tie into each other through extended families or friends. My grandmother had purchased and read them all, I wasn't much of a reader but wanted to go to St Augustine so my mother told me to read them first, once I started I couldn't put them down. I find it makes me appreciate the places the stories take place more, like a connection to the place, "oh look we are in this street, remember in the book this happened here" sort of thing. 

    I have read the St. Simons trilogy and the Savannah trilogy but not the Florida trilogy or the Georgia quartet.  Will have to look for those.  Thanks for the recommendations.

  9. I-4 Named the Most Dangerous Highway in America

    in Travel and Transportation

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    I won't drive I-4 anymore.  I was on my way to Disney World when a semi-truck's (just the cab of the semi) brakes locked up on them, went across four lanes of highway, hit the car in front of me, did a 360 and hit my car.  Totaled my car and I broke my foot.  Out of work for 2 months.  I now drive the back roads to Disney which adds an hour to my drive, but at least I am not on I-4.  This was in Lakeland.

  18. Pet Friendly Cabins?

    in Resorts Board

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    I also thought the cabins were not pet friendly.  Although, I have never specifically asked about the cabins, only the hotel rooms.  It would be interesting to know if there were a couple of cabins that were pet friendly, but I highly doubt it. 

  22. A TCD Easter at The Fort Trip Report

    in Trip Reports

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    27 minutes ago, Tri-Circle-D said:

    I was stumped for a moment about what ROUS meant.  I thought it was a typo.

    Then I remembered. Rodent Of Unusual Size.

    That's awful that he hit one on the intestate.  Very scary.  I hope he is alright. I'm sure his car isn't.

    TCD

    Thank you!  I was trying to wrack my brain to what a ROUS was and had no idea.

    22 minutes ago, mmfancipher said:

    Thanks, he's fine thank goodness.  The car has some brand new dents, but is still driveable.

     

    I am glad your son is alright!

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