Moultrie, Georgia - Dalton's Chicken

If you are ever in the Moultrie (GA) area, then you need to stop by Dalton's Chicken and try their yummy food. We stopped there overnight last month when we went to pick up beekeeping equipment and supplies from Rossman Apiaries. The Hampton Inn was very nice, as was the staff there - super friendly. The lady suggested this restaurant if we like chicken. We like chicken. And we liked this restaurant.

It was a very delicious fried chicken and we even got fried chicken livers. I can't remember the last time I had that! Not something you find on many menus. It's nice to be in the south, right. :-)

They also have this neat system for delivering the food. You order and pay for your food and then you're given one of these little "shirts." Once you find the table you want, you slide the shirt into that device you see and I guess that tells the wait staff which table has a certain order. Neat. I've never seen that sort of system before that visit. Great food, friendly people and learn something new - what more could we want?

Sky Watch over the Atchalafaya

A few weeks ago, we drove from Texas to Mississippi in order to pick up some bee equipment for our operation. Along interstate 10, you have to go over the Atchalafaya Bridge and it runs about 20 miles I believe. It's a really cool part of the drive and we always enjoy it. Never want to break down along there though...that'd be tough to have to deal with that on a long bridge like that. This is in Louisiana, after Lake Charles and before you get to Baton Rouge. Water everywhere. We always say it would be extremely interesting to take a boat around the swamp and explore. Maybe one day...

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Fuel and a taco to go, please.

While traveling through Lake Jackson (Texas) once, we stopped to fuel up before heading home. I saw this and went to check it out since I had not seen anything like it before anywhere I've traveled. I was so amazed and tickled! You use this machine to place orders for tacos and they are prepared as you fuel up your vehicle. Then, after you are done, you pick up the food inside. Pretty cool. I haven't seen these anywhere else I've traveled. Have you?

Sky Watch from the Roadtrip

Hello everyone. We took a roadtrip to Georgia this past week in order to pick up some bee supplies that we need for the upcoming season. To get there, we travel along Interstate 10 going east, a trek we have made many times to visit family here and there. I shot this out the window while in Mobile, Alabama, on our way back to Texas. It was so pretty - at times, it was foggy and misty enough so that you couldn't tell where the sky ended and the water began and the cars appeared to be driving through it all mysteriously. I liked the way it looked.

I'll post some more interesting things from out adventure this week, including where you can find good tires when desperate, where you can still find fried chicken livers and the nice hotels we stayed at along the way. :-)

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Corpus Christi, Texas

City Diner & Oyster Bar is a great place to eat if you are traveling in the Corpus Christi area. Last month, Mark and I ventured down that way since Mark presented a talk on genealogy research at the public library there. They are celebrating their 100th birthday this year and have scheduled special programs throughout the year. I was proud of Mark for being a part of that. He used to work at that library so it's nice to visit with old friends.

Anyway, the building art caught my eyes and just cracks me up. Even now when I look at it. I have NEVER seen anyone depict an oyster with hands. It's hilarious! The food was fantastic. We went for breakfast and really enjoyed it. The waitress was super, too. I highly recommend it for breakfast at least. Don't know what they are like at other times.

Bolton, Mississippi

Does it get any prettier than this? Wow, I really loved our visit to Bolton! We went there to pick up ten beehives that we purchased from renowned bee-man, J.N. Russell, and we'll head back there next week to get our the other ten. Neither Mark nor I had been to that part of Mississippi before so we were looking forward to seeing what it was like. We weren't disappointed with the scenery. It's so lovely! The rolling hills, the tall trees...loved it! You can check out our bee blog for more shots and information about our beekeeping trip.

Here's another shot I really liked. Love the variety of trees there because it reminds me of home - North Carolina.

South TX Wind Farm

Wind power is a hot topic and you see more and more information and publicity about it lately. I saw my first wind farm out in California last year and I knew we had some here in Texas but I had not been to any until now. It is so cool!

This farm is between Odem and Portland, Texas. We were driving to Corpus Christi along Interstate 37 and Mark pointed the farm out to me. We took an exit and drove and drove...and drove some more, winding around cool country roads and fields. And finally we found it and it was worth the detour. These mills tower in the fields and you don't realize how big each mill is until you are right under one. :-)