Travel Journal, 1955-1968

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Friday Mar 1 Took Honey to have brakes tightened after seeing Tap's new house. Left 10:30. Several wrong turns. Hawthorne before 2. Bess not here but Nannie invited me to stay at house which was all ready for Jim. Supper at home. Nannie couldn't come. Wrote letters.

Sat 3/2 Slept cold, early coffee. Gas man brt tank & one heater knocked me over! Left about 10. Lunch at S.Spgs. On to Rainbow where I took complete tour. Colored guides indescribable! Crystal River. Rinehardts not home. Swanky place. Motel full. Found Jesse's Motel on #41. Supper in room. Near Homasossa.

Sun 3/3 Late br. & took my time. Got to Cortez Bridge at Bradenton & spent an hour in a line of cars. Dinner at 4. Spent night at cottage on Gulf. Leonards - Couldn't sleep til after 12. Nothing on beach. Lovely sunset, tho.

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Mon 3/4 Slept till 7:30, just took a look at beach & packed to leave. Br. at Driftwood, nice people. Came on around # 775 & decided to go to Sanibel. Caught 1:00 ferry & got in a hard rain. Looked at a room but no! Island Inn had a cottage room for one night $11. I grabbed it! Casey's who shared cottage asked me to have a drink with them & some friends. Very friendly.

Tues 3/5 As hard a thunderstorm as I ever heard raged from 1 to 2. Went on beach in raincoat but not much I wanted. At noon found I had been moved to little room on 3rd floor. More rain all day. Took tinies over at dinner to show a few interested ones. To bed early with good look. Packed.

Wed 3/6 - Little rain then it cleared. I went to beach, found albino lightning

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[written in margin: Mrs. Phyllis Durant. Ivey's]

whelk. After lunch checked out. Took Mrs. Smith to L. Home but found little. 4'oclock ferry. To Pine Island where I found room at jct of N-S road. Foam rubber pillows, earplugs a/c peepers in puddles from heavy rain, but little sleep.

Th 3/7 Thought I had myself locked in, but no. Left sweater map + book on porch, returned 8 miles to get them. Lunch beside the road. Phoned Lena Dickson and found her place with no trouble. She glad to see me & gave me her bed. Talked & talked!

Fri 3/8 To Orlando on bus for lunch & hair ribbon. Found dress for Chip's wedding at Ivey's. Exact fit, even sleeves. $51.45 but worth it -nicest Bridal Consultant. Also sent Ruth hanger covers & got some to take Marion. Left Lena in aft & came as far as Leesburg. Poinsettia Motel. Cold + windy.

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Sat 3/9 Cold wind. Good & slow about leaving9 oclock. Stopped in Hawthorne but Bess not down. Saw Nannie & she took cards & letter to mail. At Yulee tried but couldn't get Ruth by phone. Lost in Brunswick & took dirt road across #25-341 to #17 near Darien. Blue Top Motel near Savannah by-pass not new but clean & cheap - $3! Heat on so high it almost made me sick. Took Bisodol & felt better.

Sun 3/10. Bypassed Savannah - better marked. To Edisto Beach where I found nothing but scads of tiny double clams at high tide mark. Coffee milkshake at H. J.'s near Charleston. Myrtle & on beach at 2nd Ave - nothing. To Helen Dees', not home. To Armbrusts where I spent night. Helen over for supper by fire & TV. To bed late.

Mon 3/11 Decided to come on to HP. Stopped

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to see Elinor W. HP by 4 P.M. Liza over. She is going to have hemm. operation just after the wedding.

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