Category Archives: Travel

A Drive to Lake City

Posted on September 24, 2010 by TheJessicaness

Most people probably don’t like getting lost, but my mom taught me differently; it’s a great way to find your way around a new place and in a Ford F-350 it’s a great way to get stuck on tiny dirt … Continue reading →

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A Good Crab Day

Posted on August 21, 2010 by TheJessicaness

As we walked together speechless, I took pictures of: Fort Jefferson inside and out; the water where we snorkeled and the moat where we could not; a hard-boiled egg we brought with us that got smashed; Caleb’s finger-painted, sun-burnt back; … Continue reading →

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Remnants of the Debatable Land

Posted on September 4, 2009 by TheJessicaness

Not much can be seen here of what once used to be at Ft. Frederica on St. Simon’s Island except this old shelter, parts of the fort, and some foundation ruins from the old settlement spread over the 40 acres … Continue reading →

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Fort Matanzas

Posted on July 19, 2009 by TheJessicaness

This was once the fort used to protect the rear entrance to St. Augustine; only firing once upon an enemy. Built in 1740 and commemorated in 1924, matanzas in Spanish means ‘slaughters.’ We arrived by a guided-boat tour and there … Continue reading →

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Three Miles to Mexico

Posted on May 14, 2009 by TheJessicaness

I love vacations, birthdays, and imaginary deadly diseases. Birthdays are great but they only happen once a year – for some people. I associate birthdays with gifts and the present so any day that I have laughed until I cried … Continue reading →

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