Holton Creek

On our way back to our home base we stopped at Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center. Outside the entrance gate just a few yards away sets a building in White Springs, Florida called the Nature and Heritage Center. We have never stopped or gone into this building and we were very surprised at what we found. This Nature and Heritage Center has information on a number of State Parks and private outfitters for the Suwannee River adventurer. The Suwannee River Wilderness Trail consist of a system of camps spaced a day's travel apart so you can enjoy a day or several days on the Suwanee. Accessible only by water, these parks have restrooms with hot water showers, electricity, AC and/or heat. Covered screened in platforms with paddle fans and electricity. Group picnic pavilions and remote campsites with a community water spigot, fire rings, and tables. You can reserve a space at one of the river camps by calling 800-868-9914. especially at this time it is all free. What a great get-a-way, spend time on the river enjoying the the views and solitude to be treated to a little comfort at the end of your day's paddle. We have seen a few paddlers on this river when we have visited other parts, but had no idea where they stayed or what was offered for them. Next time you are looking for something different check out Nature and Heritage Center in White Springs Florida and you may find something interesting in there to do.

Adams Tract

Peacock Slough

Savannah

Savanna Georgia, one of our favorite place to visit. Waterfront views of the busy riverfront, cargo ships loaded, dinner cruise ships, and music to listen to by the street vendors. Shopping and all the hustle and bustle of the tourist trade. So much history and quiet parks with the homes around the squares. Makes one wonder what was built first the homes or the parks? Fountains, statues, majestic old oak trees, architectural delights with
bric -a- brac and iron works, church steeples and the grandeur of the old homes. New and old blended together to form an essence all its own. The weather is warm, but tolerable and the evenings are refreshing at least it is not raining day and night. In fact they could really use some rain here so won't complain if we do run into some. Skidaway Island State Park is our resting spot while we hunt for new restaurants to eat at and find and enjoy the individual squares. It is nice to see places that were or have been under construction when we have been here before now completed and something else being updated. We did stop by the train depot and roundhouse that we so enjoyed before, the trains are nearly referbished and one is actually running on the roundabout back and forth a lot of work, but it is slowing becoming a reality for this city.

Chimney Bluffs

Wolcott, New York. Cliff Bluffs State Park is a day use area with trails and shoreline. We walked the cliff trail with the forested land on one side and the open water on the other. These sandstone cliffs are unusual seeing Mother Nature has formed them. Each climb upward and vista view was a worth walking out to the edge and peering down to them. A small reminder of the Bryce Canyon trail we once walked. This body of water is Lake Ontario and some days it was calm and other with white caps and waves. Sometimes you had to keep reminding yourself that is was fresh water and not salted. You noticed Dave at play on the shoreline with the rock building.
The lighthouse is in Sodas Bay also on Lake Ontario it is about 2o miles west of Cliff Bluffs it is still operated by the Coast Guard, our day trip there was cold, rainy and very windy. The waves sometimes crashed nearly half way up the lighthouse walls. There is a county park adjacent to this light house with a swimming area, picnic tables and restrooms with a snack bar. All closed for the season the little town of Sodas Bay has a few restaurants and many docks for the boaters. This was also the same day that we say the plane that crashed into the corn field. Everyone walked away from that crash, but the plane is totaled. We later learned that the farmer actually has insurance for such things. We would have thought the plane's owner would be responsible for any damage, and the still might be. All in a days adventure to see the sights.