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A last look at our resident osprey, on leaving Flagler Beach
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Our mascots, Spring Chicken and Lucky Duck, are holding up well
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Judy gets reacquainted with the gopher tortoise at 1000 Trails Orlando
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Can't talk now - I'm eatin' my apple
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That's Dave Smith, who sold us a Rose Bowl Parade trip, then had us over for music
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Other potential tour purchasers enjoy the music and companionship
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Our next door neighbors were Ann and Gary Scott from Delaware - he's a retired Lutheran minister
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A big bull at the Clermont Chrysler dealer - no bull !
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Great license plate
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Sunset our first night in Perry, GA
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Clock tower at the fairgrounds had different times on each side - and none of them correct!
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In Atlanta, a view of the Coca Cola attraction
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Gorgeous new Aquarium building in Atlanta
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The fish seem to like it here
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Inside the giant undersea tunnel
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Ain't that wonderful?
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They are very proud of their three huge whale sharks
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Not pretty, but pretty impressive
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These whale sharks are about 20ft long, could grow to around 35ft
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Spots are popular this season
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Impressive brow - smart fish?
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It's hard to get these guys in focus in the low light
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The habitat looks really natural
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Who you lookin' at??
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Swordfish - graceful, but lethal looking
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The colors are marvelous
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Spider crabs showing off
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Don't want to get too close to any of those parts
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The beluga whales are wonderful
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This one likes to blow bubbles, then play with them
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They have three Belugas, all visible here (plus some reflections)
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More pretty colors
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The Sea Dragon blends in with his habitat
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He's a relative of the Sea Horse
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This plexiglas viewing tube lets you get up amid the sea creatures
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Habitat closed for refurbishing - only one large land creature in evidence
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This otter toy probably has food hidden inside
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If you donate enough, you get your name on a fish on the wall
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A school of little pink fish have a great playground
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Wouldn't you like to live here?
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The Sea Nettles are among our favorite jellies
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Lovely, but lethal
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Tantalizing twins
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The giant tank attracts a fascinated crowd
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Isn't that little blue guy beautiful?
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This one stayed still for his photo op
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The Nemo name was taken - this is Deepo!
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Nosey creatures
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We like this fellow
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They even had a few alligators
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Isn't my leafy hat attractive?
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Piranha! They're very beautiful, in kind of a toothy way
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Sharks
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The touching tank was popular - the rays feel velvety
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The giant sea turtle - just like in Finding Nemo
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I'm BIG, Dude!
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You can buy aquarium mascot Deepo in about any size
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The quintessential greasy food spot - the Varsity in downtown Atlanta
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In business since 1928, everyone is greeted with "What'll Ya Have?"
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And across the street is Jiminy Cricket's!
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Two of these olympic torch towers will get blown down by a tornado tomorrow
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The crowd gathers for the Bobby Vinton concert - picture taken from our seat
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Bobby schmoozing with the audience - they loved it!
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Four of us with the same number found each other - Judy, Johnny, Judie, and Jodi
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Every Rally has to have a dog show - see a family resemblance here?
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You're a winner in our book!
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Two human doggies introduce the show
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Clothes make the woman
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Good Grief!
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Up, up and away.....
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Aww - they're getting married.
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Santa's off-season job?
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This gal's group demonstrated antebellum costume and dance
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First they demonstrate the Virginia Reel
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Then brave audience members join in
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We line up for the bus trip to Macon
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Sidney Lanier, Renaissance man, 1842-1881, was born here
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The pear trees were in magnificent bloom in Macon
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Sidney Lanier as a youth
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Lanier's wife, pictured late in her life
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Marvelously textured pavement
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The Hay House is one of Macon's revered mansions
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And they won't let us take pictures inside!!!
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But the outside is pretty neat
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The faux perfect "brick" above is plastered onto the not-so-perfect real bricks below
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Outside Macon's famed "Cannonball House", one of the few Union targets during the Civil War
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The Cannonball House is largely restored and a popular tour stop
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We lunched at one of the most disorganized restaurants in the old south - and the food wasn't all that great either
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After lunch, a visit to the goats out back.
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One of the 10,000-year-old Indian mounds near Macon
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These mounds are actually turf-covered lodges or meeting rooms
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The mounds were open at the top, so the smoke could get out
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The entrance tunnel was about 4 1/2 feet high. Aching back time
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Some remnants of the last Native American gathering at the mounds
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Back in Macon, the First Baptist Church building is across from our tour stop at St Patrick's Catholic Church
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This is the 3rd Catholic Church in Macon. The first two were in Presbyterian Church buildings
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The organ loft. This building was started in 1889 by the Jesuits, and completed 14 years later
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The stained glass is impressive
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Judy climbed up on the roof to show some of the 3300 RVs at The Rally
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Our official Rally credentials
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And finally, as we headed to Orlando, this happy fellow serenaded us outside our breakfast stop