Oh Savannah!

Claire, Mark & Us

For the second time in a little more than a month we visited the city of Savannah, GA. In February it was a side trip & diversion in our escape from Ice-ageddon. This time it was to catch up with recently wed (6/13) friends Claire and Mark. They were in town from Lexington, VA for the big music festival, so we drove down to spend a couple hours walking around town, eating lunch and watching maritime traffic on the Savannah River with them.

On the way down, and more so on the way back, we grabbed a couple items off the Motoring Challenge checklist.

Started down , went up, back down, still down.
Miata Top Transitions since 10/24/08: 1300

Another Clone Club Email

Here is a sneak peek at tomorrow’s Clone Club email:

Subj: A Dangerous Romance, A New Clone, A Scary Clone, A Fake Accent & A Magazine

Sarah has a ‘dangerous’ romance with Cal, says Michiel Huisman – Zap 2 it

Meet the new clone! – Entertainment Weekly

BBC America releases first four episode descriptions – Zap 2 it

Maria Doyle Kennedy talks about the mysterious past of Mrs. S – Entertainment Weekly

So Which Orphan Black Clone Would Win the Hunger Games…? – Paper Droids

Jordan Gavaris talks Felix and having the best fake accent on TV – Entertainment Weekly

Tatiana Maslany on which one of her ‘Orphan Black’ clones scares her the most – Yahoo! Celebrity Canada

In case you have the IQ of Vic and haven’t figured from the fact that every other link above is from Entertainment Weekly, Orphan Black made the cover and got a lot of attention from the mag. If you missed getting a copy in the stores, you can buy it here.

Brian

I just can’t figure out why she killed herself. That’s just not Sarah. That’s not Sarah. – Vic the Dick

Friday In Florida

Hutchinson Island

Shopping in downtown Stuart, followed by a drive up to Fort Pierce along the Indian River. From there we went over to Hutchinson Island to have lunch at the original Hurricane Grill & Wings followed by quick step onto the sand to gawk the Atlantic Ocean before heading home to relax on the lanai. Tough life…

Silver Springs Conservation Area

Silver Springs Conservation Area

Just a couple miles south of our hotel was the Silver Springs Conservation Area which has a 2-1/4 mile loop trail with about 2 dozen geocaches. We walked the whole trail, but only grabbed 12 of the caches. We wanted to save the other half for a future visit and besides we needed to get on the road to make it to Palm City in time for wine time.

The plan was to drive south to the turnpike, get on it for 60 miles or so and get back off onto some two lane county roads. By the time we made our way to the turnpike the crowds had dispersed, so we just stayed on the back roads. With the combination of a store bought map, a slightly uncooperative GPS and “rush hour” in Okeechobee we made to Sandy’s with only 15 minutes to spare.