MERRY XMAS

Jingle Bells - courtesy of Haze and Lon from last year - LOVE this even watch it in the summer, makes me laugh:)

MERRY XMAS to all from Panama City Beach, Florida USA

St Andrews Park

Walk along the beach....

Weird found more dead jelly fish:(

This one was in the water - but think it was dead too:(

To the right of the beach - scrubby land and a Blue Heron was standing there ...

Off the beach was a nature trail..

mmmmm...... interesting....

Okay - I know they are ugly but I love PELICANS!! They are so graceful in flight and to watch them fishing from the balcony is amazing... (obviously these are not from balcony!!)

Prettier birds...

Time to go back and watch sunset.....

Skating in New York

I know - more out of snyc but didnt upload videos on the road - tooo much of a pain!!

Skaters in Bryant Park

Skaters in Central Park

They had outside skating in Rockefeller Centre too - but we didnt video that!! D'oh...

Video from i pod touch - Niagra

Yes I know its well out of time line but ....... not bad for i touch!

Beach

Blogo - what I have been using to update blog, doesn't upload videos, soooo decided to use the original blogspot site - arrrggghhhh pics are all upside down, I dont know how to move them and it takes ages... But only way to upload videos - will just put 'loose' videos on in future - and continue to use Blogo..... unless anyone knows an easier quicker way???

Another sunset..

The sky is blue, the sun is shining, the sea is calm but it was FREEZING - mmm the coats and scarves might just give that away!!

Weird dead jelly fish - it was like rubber!

Birds at the edge of the water playing 'feed and dodge' the waves....

I wasn't as quick!!!

Charlston & Savannah & journey to Panama City

Left Virginia Beach and on to Charlston in South Carolina..

Some of Charlston's Mansions, in the Historic District....

Down by the harbour

Boon Plantation in Savannah..

The house slave quarters.... These were pretty 'grand' in comparison to the wooden shacks for the field hands.....

We did a tour around the house and the lasting impression is the 'shopping list' of the lady of the house, regular shopping ie material, food and "one negro girl" $1,000..................

What is amazing to me is that it such recent history - and this plantation had 3 rows of these slave quarters - you approach the house via an avenue of Live Oaks, then the slave quarters and then the house - this was to show how wealthy they were....

http://boonehallplantation.com/

Spanish moss grows all over the trees..

Sea grass baskets - just like Rwanda!! They are made on the streets and sold to tourists

Touristy and silly ... but fun

Didn't know the FBI were in Savannah!!

Lots water and loads of bridges..

River Street in Savannah

Amazing sunset

This is the the sign for Georgia when you cross the state line (Savannah is in Georgia) Very Peachy... looks like a bum to me!!!

Stopped at Jeckle Island it was warm and beautiful - more mossy trees...

Arrived Panama City Beach on the 1st Dec....

Been settling in and COOKING - vegetables, lamb curry, paprika pork, chilli and of course a steak!!

Blog will be a little quieter now as we are just living in the USA...

Be having days out and there will be lots of pics of sunsets!!

ie....

He looks smug!

Aha having a beer on the balcony

First sunset of many - and yes it drops into the sea right in front of us.....


Tonight was magical pods of Dolphins passed - so many of them for about an hour!!! Tried taking pics but too far, too fast and light was fading... memories :)