The drive South, September 2013

Sunrise over Reynolds Channel, morning of  9/9/13.....

then, we were on our way..

 First stop......Pete and Louise's

 Dinner with friends (16 people this year), always a great time wining, dining and golf.....

On to Reston and a two day visit with Mary...

1412 Green Run Lane...

 A refreshing day in the Nation's Capital...............

Washington Monument undergoing earthquake repair.

West wing of the National Museum of Art...

 On to the low lands of South Carolina and a visit with Richard and  Mary.  Here is Palmetto Bluff.

                                           

Then on to Bluffton and dinner with Cris, Mark, Ryan and Maddie in their beautiful new home.

Three hours later we are in Florida...

Crossing the 2 mile long, $ 47M, Dames Point Bridge aka the Napolean Bonaparte Broward Bridge over the St. John's River connecting Jacksonville to Jacksonville Beach.
Built in 1989 this is the longest cable stayed bridge in the  world.

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 The beautiful Tourament Players Club clubhouse at Ponte Vedra, Florida a venue that was on my "bucket list."

 The VIP tour looking at the clubs left by each past TPC winners..

The club house terrace and golf course...............

   

                       The famed 17th island green from the tee box.

 One more photo......

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Grand children's visit.

John, Dawn and Kristen visited us in Island Park along with the grand children... It was a pleasure to see the young ones play,  interact and enjoy themselves........

A stroll down to the water..

After lunch on our deck we drove over the Magnolia Ave. playground in Long Beach.

 

Ahhh!  Put Ry in a tunnel with no sun in his face and you get a great smile!

It was a beautiful day for a cook out, spend time with one another and to do it on our 5th wedding anniversary made it special for us...............................

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