Monday, November 02, 2009

INTERSTATE 75 ROAD TRIP TO FORT MYERS BEACH, FLORIDA FROM LANCASTER,OHIO

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I haven’t been in a package store in years stopped drinking years ago. Have an allergy to alcohol which causes me to “break out” all over the country not remembering how I got there.

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Linda and I had driven about 600 miles before we stopped. We figured we were about half way there. In the morning before we left we dressed in shorts and short sleeved shirts (wanted to be ready for the warmer weather)

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We saw three accidents on the way down and three on the way back some single car some multiple (all bad). Will do a future post on one of them (not the accident but the traffic jam). I have never seen people drive as they did.

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TEDRFLORIDA THANKS FOR STOPPING BY. I ENJOYED MY TRIP SOUTH BUT DRESSED A LITTLE WARMLY.

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15 comments:

Sylvia K said...

Glad you made it safely!!! Marvelous, interesting photos, Joe! That was quite a trip!!

Enjoy your week!

Sylvia

This Is My Blog - fishing guy said...

Joe: Nice captures from the place, a lot of great photos.

Anonymous said...

The journey is the destination, is it not? Very interesting package store. I haven't seen one like that, though there's a winery near us that also has a landing strip.

Smart Mouth Broad said...

I've traveled that same trip so many times but I've never seen the Package Store. Great post!

allhorsestuff said...

I absolutlely LOVE your header!
A package store...for alcohol..never heard of that.
KK
Glad the trip went well for you~

Oman said...

this post is a welcome change from all the nature pics and landscape we share. i bet u had a blast. :)

June said...

I'm glad you're back. I missed you. That's some package store/amusement park! Husband recently drove north from Florida, but I don't know if he was on I-75 or some other route.

Unknown said...

Love the photos from the package store! I have never seen anything like that. Very cool. BTW, glad you didn't hit that gator. ;)

Cheers!
Julie
Julie Magers Soulen Photography
Blog of Note

Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...

Hi Joe. Enjoyed following your trip. We'll be leaving Oregon for Ft Myers in two weeks. Your "traffice advisory" scared me! (we were there last year, so I know what you mean.)

Safe travels; thanks for sharing.

Janice / Dancing with Sunflowers said...

I have no idea what a package store is! But this looks like a very unusual and interesting place to happen upon!

Betsy Banks Adams said...

Hi Joe, That is the craziest Package Store I have ever seen... I wonder if all of those crazy drivers had stopped there too.......??????? ha ha

Can't wait to see and hear more about your trip to Fort Myers.

Betsy

Cathy said...

Great photos of your journey.

TONY LETTS said...

I'm still trying to work out what a 'package store' is. Excuse my ignorance!

June said...

A note for Tony: Package store = Liquor store.
Don't feel too ignorant, a lot of people in this country don't know what a package store is either . . . it's a regional thing.

Carolyn said...

A Package Store....hmmmmm, never heard of that but your trip sounds like it was interesting and your photos are great. Thank you for sharing and stopping by.
Smiles