Spent many nights at Harry's Bar (opened in 1942) Had a few beers, mostly diet cokes and some afternoons as the summation of a walk to town. This place allows well behaved dogs in to interact with the patrons. Last night we met a Bernese Mountain Dog in the mix. He was gentle and friendly about the size of a small pony. Along with friendly and engaging local folks, we met people from MN, WI, Buffalo Ny and the upper peninsula of Michigan.
Had a wonderful dinner with our new friends Ken and Kathy in their motor home at their site on Ochlockonee Bay. Judy took some spectacular photos of sunsets at different times. This is one of them.
It's amazing the things that become customary when you are in them. There is sand everywhere, in your shoes, on the floor and in the car.There are no-see-ums, little biting bugs that arrive with the warmer weather. My legs have now fading spots running up and down my limbs. There are indigenous palm trees that are low to the ground and not picture perfect. The sandy beach is a great walk for the pooches and me with a few shells to pick.
Living in a neighborhood has been interesting, met church people, and many that have lived here most of their lives. It is not a pristine spot. Some houses are in disrepair or underdevelopment. There are dead palm leaves all about. The library has an authors presentation about every two weeks. I attended both of them on our visit. We went on a "Cultural Crawl" and learned about the history of the town with cotton on the river, the harvesting of resin for ship building and the rendering of turpentine.
All in all it was a good trip. But I am ready to get back to my family, my little apartment and my little town.
all for now
stay safe
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