Goose road trip - 1Q19

[goosifer]

So I am on a six week road trip with the Mrs. Taking an 11-day cruise to the Panama canal and them bumming around Florida for about 4 weeks. I'd like to share some of my adventures, I'm just that kind of guy. But rather than clutter up the General Chit Chat forum with random posts, I thought it might be a good idea to post about my trip in this one thread. Hopefully I will post something funny or entertaining at some point.

[Bionic]

Consider me a stowaway

[goosifer]

Day 1 (Monday 1/14)

Drove via Victor and Bristol down into PA. Thought of @WNYBuckHunter when driving along Canandaigua Lake. Drove by the grape pies place in Naples. In PA, stopped at Coleman's military surplus store. It was a bit of a bust. Dimly lit warehouse with overpriced military surplus. Did find a wool neck gaiter/tube scarf for $5. Made it to Gettysburg, PA for the night. Never been there before, but it's cool to be in such a historic place. Our hotel had a civil war cannon in the lobby. Had a nice dinner at Ruby Tuesday

Day 2 (Tuesday 1/15)

Hit the road at 8:00. Listened to the attorney general senate committee testimony all day. When you listen to the news soundbites afterwards, you really see how biased the media can be. Had an awesome lunch at Country Cookin restaurant in Virginia. Mind-bogglingly cheap with a nice soup, salad, sides and dessert bar. Had a not so great dinner at Waffle House in Fayettesville, NC.

[Lawdwaz]

Should have stopped in Sutton's in Naples......and the Redwood.

[WNYBuckHunter]

Have fun! If you drove down past Bristol Mtn, you were right around the corner from me. I live about 2 miles away from the Dandy mart (used to be the Bristol Store) on 64.

[goosifer]

1 minute ago, WNYBuckHunter said:

Have fun! If you drove down past Bristol Mtn, you were right around the corner from me. I live about 2 miles away from the Dandy mart (used to be the Bristol Store) on 64.

We did, saw the ski runs. I had a feeling we were close to where you hunted and or lived. Can't imagine the traffic that road gets on a skiing weekend.

[goosifer]

3 minutes ago, Lawdwaz said:

Should have stopped in Sutton's in Naples......and the Redwood.

Noted for next time. Thanks. Noticed the Redwood Restaurant on the drive. 

I've been working on talking Mrs. Goose into renting a place on Canandaigua Lake for a week during hunting season, but she doesn't want to be stuck without a car all day while I hunt. I said, what's if its a cute, walkable small town with a liquor store? She's thinking about it . . . .

[ny hunter]

This is pretty cool...........Looking forward to more.....

[mlammerhirt]

Day 1 (Monday 1/14)
Drove via Victor and Bristol down into PA. Thought of [mention=8]WNYBuckHunter[/mention] when driving along Canandaigua Lake. Drove by the grape pies place in Naples. In PA, stopped at Coleman's military surplus store. It was a bit of a bust. Dimly lit warehouse with overpriced military surplus. Did find a wool neck gaiter/tube scarf for $5. Made it to Gettysburg, PA for the night. Never been there before, but it's cool to be in such a historic place. Our hotel had a civil war cannon in the lobby. Had a nice dinner at Ruby Tuesday


Day 2 (Tuesday 1/15)
Hit the road at 8:00. Listened to the attorney general senate committee testimony all day. When you listen to the news soundbites afterwards, you really see how biased the media can be. Had an awesome lunch at Country Cookin restaurant in Virginia. Mind-bogglingly cheap with a nice soup, salad, sides and dessert bar. Had a not so great dinner at Waffle House in Fayettesville, NC.

Pics of the cannon!

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[goosifer]

2 minutes ago, mlammerhirt said:

Pics of the cannon!

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For a second I thought you meant to post in the biz/jerkman flirting thread. Here it is:

 

 

[WNYBuckHunter]

1 hour ago, goosifer said:

We did, saw the ski runs. I had a feeling we were close to where you hunted and or lived. Can't imagine the traffic that road gets on a skiing weekend.

It gets pretty busy at times

[BizCT]

If you got a day to kill in south Florida, look up HawgHunter Frank Carbone and he’ll put you on some peacock bass!


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[Marion]

If you got a day to kill in south Florida, look up HawgHunter Frank Carbone and he’ll put you on some peacock bass!


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What about Scott?

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[BizCT]

What about Scott?

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I forgot about him. Is he still down there guiding? I never met him personally, but seemed like a great guy


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[The_Real_TCIII]

16 hours ago, Biz-R-OWorld said:

If you got a day to kill in south Florida, look up HawgHunter Frank Carbone and he’ll put you on some peacock bass!


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Jimmy Conway killed Frank. Took them three days to thaw his body out for the autopsy.

[ny hunter]

Hung him in a meat truck!!!!

[goosifer]

Day 3 (1/16)

Drove from Fayetteville, NC to Daytona Beach today. Had a good lunch at Shoney's.

I tell ya, South Carolina has the friendliest and most polite people you will ever meet. But driving through it on I-95 is monotonous and boring.

The drive through Georgia was uneventful. Then we drove into sunny Florida

where everybody is going 10+ miles over the speed limit of 70, and no one's turn signals are working. Mrs. Goose let me drive for most of that action. Made it to Daytona Beach and drove by the race track.

After checking into the hotel, we had dinner at a restaurant called Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen

Homestyle comfort food. But the attention grabber on the menu was their signature drink called "The Painkiller". Limit 2 per person. Mrs. Goose had to have one. She let me have a taste.

[ny hunter]

Blue sky and palm trees look awesome....Thanks for sharing....

[The_Real_TCIII]

Start checking out the local restaurants, forget those chains


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[goosifer]

14 minutes ago, The_Real_TCIII said:

Start checking out the local restaurants, forget those chains


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We are in road travel mode, so playing it safe with restaurants that are near the exits. After the cruise, when we are in cities for 4-5 days at a time, we can be more adventurous. Hope to have some stone crabs soon.

After the cruise, we will be in Naples, Ft. Myers, St. Petersburg, St. Augustine and Savannah, GA. Any recommendations?

Edited January 17, 2019 by goosifer

[BizCT]

We are in road travel mode, so playing it safe with restaurants that are near the exits. After the cruise, when we are in cities for 4-5 days at a time, we can be more adventurous. Hope to have some stone crabs soon.
After the cruise, we will be in Naples, Ft. Myers, St. Petersburg, St. Augustine and Savannah, GA. Any recommendations?

East coast Florida I could help, but idk much on the west coast. For Savannah, Olde Pink House. Touristy but pretty cool


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[goosifer]

11 minutes ago, Biz-R-OWorld said:

. . . For Savannah, Olde Pink House. . . .

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You're not sending me to a brothel, are you?

[ny hunter]

When in Naples there is a restaurant called the Snook .... Really good local sea food

[BizCT]

You're not sending me to a brothel, are you?

Nope. Historic pink building restaurant. Google it.


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[goosifer]

So, I guess it's not this one then