Settled in Flagler Beach

Well, we have settled in for a few months in Flagler Beach Florida. This may be the most glorious place we have ever parked, and we’re looking forward to being here to spend Christmas and the New Year. The kids are coming for Christmas and we can’t wait to get together with them. Since there won’t be much exploring going on for a few months, we’ll be signing off on the Blog for a while.

Before we completely settled down, we decided to head down to Daytona Beach and drive on the world’s most famous beach. We were here on this beach before, but it was decades ago. It was high tide when we ventured onto the beach, and in some of the narrower parts we actually had to drive through the waves as they crashed up close to the seawall. But we were able to get through the entire drivable stretch. It brought back great memories.

When we got off the beach, it turned out that we were only 15 miles from the Peter Wolf Toth Museum and Gallery in Edgewater Florida. We had only been able to drive by it the other day because there was nowhere that we could park Colectiva. So, we went back, and to our great surprise, Mr. Toth himself was trimming palm trees as we drove up. We chatted with him for maybe a half hour or so, reminiscing about having bumped into him in Cherokee NC.

Mr. Toth showed us around his gallery, which not only had a bunch of whispering giants, but a lot of other wood carvings as well. What a bonus! In Edgewater we stopped in at Dustin’s Barbeque to grab some lunch. We knew it had to be a good place to eat with great food – either that or they served donuts!

When we talk to you again in 2020, we won’t be living in Colectiva anymore. In an impulsive moment, we agreed to trade her in on a new motorhome. Merry Christmas – we’ll fill you in after the New Year!

Talk to you soon.