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First Stop At The State Line For Gas And Potty	Next Stop IS The Capitol Building

Doesn't Look Like 600K But It's All 100's

One More Stop Before We Hit The Road Again

Crossing That Muddy Mississippi	Memphis Bass Pro Shop - One Of These Days I'll Stop!

Straight Through Memphis And North	Historic But Never Heard Of It 'Til Now

Yep, A Fork In The Road!	Then We Found The Matching Knife A Mile Away

Difficult Place To Get To And Tour	Definitely Can't Tour The Gold Depository

Louisville Kentucky - Home Of The Slugger	The Largest Bat In The World

This Cemetery Overlooks The River And Capitol	We All Know The Story And Probably The Song!

His Wife, Rebecca, Is Marked On The Other Side	This Big Clock Is Beside The Capitol Building

Found This For Lunch - Nice Treat Far From Home!	Several Miles Of This Kind Of Scenery

More Scenery In West Virginia	Proof Where The GPS Guided Us - Ain't Always Right

Somewhere Down This Road I Heard Banjos!	I Called "BS" And Tried To Turn Around

After "Re-Calculating" We Found This	I Wanted To Jump In So Bad!

We Are On The Right Track Now	But Wait! The Weather Got Me For A Long While

Finally Cleared As We Made Our Next Stop	First Lighthouse Stop Was In West Virginia! What?

Crossed Another State Line About Noonish	Stopped Here For Another Historic Item Visit

A Quiant Little Town In The Valley	This Historic Road Marker Had An Interesting Story

Imagine Following Road Markers Like This	This Is What It Read After Highlighting

This Looked Like Vietnam With All Of The Boats	Wildlife Signs Everywhere But We Didn't See Any

Finally In PA For One More Night Before Our Goal	Water Tank Painted Like The Paint Company Can

Our Last Hotel Had This Guy At The Entry	Big Jim Looks More Texan Than Pennsylvanian

First Convention Excursion Was To D.C. By Bus	We Passed By The Thomas Jefferson Memorial

Then We Passed By The White House	Our Walking Target In The Background

Lincoln Memorial Was Our First Stop	Gene, Deb And Ol' Honest Abe

Halfway Between Lincoln And Washington Memorials	Had To Find The Texas Recognition Tower

The Memorial For The Atlantic Campaign	The Memorial For The Pacific Campaign

The Vietnam Tribute Statue To The Soldiers	This Is Just One Wing Of The Vietnam Memorial Wall

Next Trip Was To The Gettysburg Battlefields	Statues, Memorials And Canons Everywhere

One Battle Marker	A Line Of Canons At The Roadway

But Buddy, You Gotta Go Make The Speech!	Here, Just Read This Out There

Relaxing, Indoor Bar-B-Que Dinner After Our Return	The Ceremonial Heaven One Table Was Displayed

Deb Enjoyed A Fun Game Of L, R, C With Friends	But Debbie Gennari Won The Pot - Lots Of Laughs

Morning Briefing For The Hershey Ride And Tour	The Old Smoke Stacks No Longer In Use

Heaven Is Waiting Inside!	All My Buddies Waiting For Me To Say Hi!

Deb Also Found Her Licorice Friend	I Found The Penny Machine And Got All Eight!

Back At The Hotel And Up And Down The Stairs	Advertising For The 50th Anniversary Convention

The Parade Of Flags Was About 20 Minutes Long	Maybe 50 Riders All Together Participated

After Convention We Drove Through Amish Country	Next Stop Was Valley Forge Pennsylvania

Damon Joined Us For A Photo With George W.	Then To Our First Lighthouse Stop In New Jersey

But We Went Here For Debbie On The Boardwalk	Had Her Crowned Miss America Although She Is Mrs

Atlantic City, NJ Lighthouse	Couldn't Get A Selfie With This One

Down The Road To Wildwood, NJ	Not The Normal Lighthouse Structure

I Just Enjoy This Story And Artifact	Lucy The Elephant In Margate, NJ

Made It To The Bottm Of New Jersey	Friendly Folks Took Our Photo For Us

Going Back North Through New Jersey	Tripod Photo Here - Gene Had To Run!

North New Jersey Prior To Delaware	An Old Non-Functioning Lighthouse

Across To North Delaware And Turned South	South Delaware Near The Ferry Landing In Lewes

Breakwater Lighthouse In Delaware Bay	Harbor Of Refuge Lighthouse Also In Delaware Bay

What! A Platyosaurus! Gene Had To Have A Photo!	And Had To Take A Seat On The Triceratops!

In And Out Of Delaware Then Into Maryland	Replica Of The Merrimac Ironclad Civil War Ship

Our Maryland Lighthouse Stop	Had To Watch For Traffic In The Middle Of The Road

And Quickly Into Virginia From Maryland	Nighttime Before We Got To The Chesapeake Bay

Of Course There Was The Bridge But Also A Tunnel	Two Tunnels Actually Across The Bay Bridge

Next Morning On Virginia Beach	Another Photo Op - This Time With King Neptune

Still Near Virginia Beach in Virginia	Debbie Let The Boys Have Some Fun

A Little History Lesson Near The New Lighthouse	This Is The New Cape Henry Lighthouse

If You Can Read This - It's About Old Cape Henry	And This Is The Old Cape Henry Lighthouse

One Of The Decommissioned Fort Canons & Shell	Looking From The Breach Down The Barrel

Back On The Road And In Another State	Public Rides In A Monster Truck?! I Don't Think So!

Home Of The First Flight By The Wright Brothers	Kill Devil Hill Monument Grounds Was Closed

South Part Of Nags Head Island N. Carolina	Crossing The Waters Over This Giant Bridge

Again, GPS Didn't Have Us On The Road!	Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

Middle Of The Island To The Next Lighthouse	Just Closed As We Got There But Got The Photo

North End Of Nags Head Island N.C.	In The Shadows Before The Sun Went Down

Damon Was Born When This Was Built	Is This Where They Are Hunting Buried Treasure?

Side-Track Stop For Upside-Down Building	And King Kong On The Empire State Building!

Next Lighthouse In South Carolina	People Are So Helpful If You Just Ask Them

Looking For Fort Sumter Lighthouse	Found It! Across The Bay Though

In Savannah, We Found This Water Tank	The Full Earth Image - Near Chic-Fil-A

Savannah Harbor Light Station! Historic Item	But The Jeep Broke - Thank Goodness For AAA

Short Delay For The Jeep And On To Florida	Yep, Tropical Scenery And Temps

St Augustine To Visit Ponce De Leon	But It Too Was Closed On Our Arrival

So, On To The Lighthouse	Sorta Looks Like The Hatteras But For The Red Top

Getting Late With A Nice Sunset	Ate A BBQ Sandwich In The Parking Lot - Ha!

Next Day And Next Lighthouse	Tours Only Past The Gate - Couldn't Get Closer

Found This At A Resort & Casino In Florida	A Couple Of Sunbathers On The Fountain Rocks

Here We Go Across The Waters!	Only Three Hours To Go To The Hotel

More Rain So We Stopped To Eat Dinner	Baked Calamari - Gene Didn't Eat That - Yuk!

BBQ Chicken Sandwich With Onion Rings On It	Debbie Tried The Fresh Tuna Strips

Breakfast Trial - Campers Site Food Truck	Damon And Gene Had Some Good Breakfast Tacos

Touring Key West And Starting Here	Couldn't Climb The Stairs So We Got This Photo

Everybody Goes To This Spot In Key West	Wild Chickens Help You Eat Your Ice Cream Cone

We Rented An Electric Car To Drive Around	End Of The Road Or Start - Depends!

Street Performers, Shops And Restaurants	Dinner By The Ocean But Inside With A/C!

Headed Back North From The Islands	Oops! Didn't Quite Finish That Bridge

Last Florida Lighthouse Stop On Marathon Islande	Momma And Baby Sculpture Or Maybe Daddy!

Not Sure What Lighthouse This Is A Replica Of	Giant Conch Shell For The Hard Of Hearing! Get It?

Back On The Mainland - Going Thru The Everglades	Airboat Channels Thru The Everglades

Really? That Many Turtles Cross The Roadway?	The Typical Deer Crossing Warning Signs

Not So Typical Bear Crossing Sign!	Definitely Not Prepared For Panthers!!!

St Petersburg Had This Hercules Statue	Look Close - There Is A Rainbow Out There

Out Of Florida And Across The Alabama Line	Then Through The George Wallace Tunnel In Mobile

Finally Crossing Into Mississippi For The Night	Cold Watermelon Sure Looked Good Today!

Last Road Day - Back Across The River Westbound	Into And Through Louisiana

Saw A Couple Of These During Our Trip	HELLO TEXAS!! Just A Few More Hours To Home

Well, We're Back In Texas For Sure!	Safely In Home Neighborhood - "And Scene"

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