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Things I Found in Florida

July 14, 2016 By Talya Tate Boerner 4 Comments

Yes, I’m still blogging about my recent road trip, and today I’m thinking about the things I found in Florida.  Cool things. Abstract ideas. Simple stuff.

Like what?

  • Like after all these years, I discovered exactly where she sells seashells by the seashore.

she sells seashells

  • the S. S. Minnow.

SS Minnow

  • that I don’t care for boiled peanuts. I know, I know, they’re a southern thing, but it was my first time to eat them, and they aren’t for me… Messy and soggy and oh well. It takes way more than this to revoke my southern card. I hope.
  • that I do in fact love oysters.
  • the exact location of Yoda’s summer home (which I wrote about HERE).

Leon Sinks - Yoda Lives Here.

  • a short story waiting to happen (which I wrote about HERE).

a short story waiting to happen

  • that a little sand goes a loooooooooong way. (Am I right, Busvlogger?) In fact, I learned I’m more of a seaport sort of girl than a sandy beach sort of girl. There’s something about those shrimp boats.

I'm more of a seaport sort of girl.

  • that traveling solo is a beneficial thing. I wrote an entire article about this for Arkansas Women Bloggers (coming soon). In a nutshell, you have to depend on yourself, entertain yourself, follow GPS by yourself, dine by yourself, and as a result of this by-yourself-ness, you might meet people you wouldn’t normally meet.
  • that coming home after traveling solo is really a good thing.

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Musical Pairing:
The Drifters – Under the Boardwalk

 

 

 

Filed Under: Simple Pleasures, Travel Tagged With: Florida Panhandle, Traveling Solo, Visit Florida

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Comments

  1. Gary D. Henderson says

    July 14, 2016 at 10:09 am

    Tell ya what, Talya. I’ll take your lifetime share of boiled peanuts and you can have my lifetime share of oysters. And we both get to keep our Southern cards. 🙂

    How’s that sound?

    Reply
    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      July 16, 2016 at 7:51 am

      Sounds like a fine idea!

      Reply
  2. Dorothy Johnson says

    July 15, 2016 at 10:22 am

    Your independent travel is an inspiration to me. I haven’t done much of it. You know I love the seashore. I’ll take the beach but you can come by in your boat and pick me up for an outing.

    Reply
    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      July 16, 2016 at 7:52 am

      I’m in!

      Reply

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