So, some of you may be wondering about our trip to GA/FL. I actually made a list of parts of the trip to blog about, so I can do it in sections! So todays segment is on our road trip to FL....
Grandma took me to the rental car place, but they didn't have the car yet - they were being driven down from Macon. So I had them come and get me when the car was available. I got a white (no surprise there!) Toyota Yaris. Excellent gas mileage, not great on hills, and NO cruise control or power door locks - I now totally appreciate those things! We drove down to Leahan's, only getting lost on the last little bit, which is amazing considering the construction in Jacksonville - they have signs up with names, but the lane markers are taped over! We made plenty of stops for potty breaks and snacks;
and stopped at a Indian Fruitstand place which as a little tourist trap was cool - each of the girls got a shell, and we got hot sauce for my BIL. We chilled out for the rest of the night with Leahan and David, and their Dalmatians, which Jenna got used to quickly - she was herding them around! Next day we went to the horse farm Leahan's daughter lives/works at, and saw baby horses/ponies. Her daughter has a beach club membership - boy is that place nice! We had fun in the surf for a while, played in the pool, had great hamburgers at Five Guys, and played in Leahan's pool when we got back. The next day we headed back to GA, stopping at the 
Okefenokee swamp on the way up. There was nobody but us at the gift shop, and a couple people in the visitor center (aside from employees). We didn't see any alligators, but we can say we've been to the swamp. We made it back to Grandma's in time for dinner. The girls did absolutely wonderful - the driving was around 7 hours each way, and I didn't hear a single whine. I had taken some of their toys with us, and the girls played, slept and sang. They are true road warriors!
Grandma took me to the rental car place, but they didn't have the car yet - they were being driven down from Macon. So I had them come and get me when the car was available. I got a white (no surprise there!) Toyota Yaris. Excellent gas mileage, not great on hills, and NO cruise control or power door locks - I now totally appreciate those things! We drove down to Leahan's, only getting lost on the last little bit, which is amazing considering the construction in Jacksonville - they have signs up with names, but the lane markers are taped over! We made plenty of stops for potty breaks and snacks;
and stopped at a Indian Fruitstand place which as a little tourist trap was cool - each of the girls got a shell, and we got hot sauce for my BIL. We chilled out for the rest of the night with Leahan and David, and their Dalmatians, which Jenna got used to quickly - she was herding them around! Next day we went to the horse farm Leahan's daughter lives/works at, and saw baby horses/ponies. Her daughter has a beach club membership - boy is that place nice! We had fun in the surf for a while, played in the pool, had great hamburgers at Five Guys, and played in Leahan's pool when we got back. The next day we headed back to GA, stopping at the 
Okefenokee swamp on the way up. There was nobody but us at the gift shop, and a couple people in the visitor center (aside from employees). We didn't see any alligators, but we can say we've been to the swamp. We made it back to Grandma's in time for dinner. The girls did absolutely wonderful - the driving was around 7 hours each way, and I didn't hear a single whine. I had taken some of their toys with us, and the girls played, slept and sang. They are true road warriors!
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