This morning we left Webster, FL to travel for about the next 6 or more months - something we look forward to each Spring since we have been full time RVer's. We are excited about the future months because we have many exciting plans, and we leave our winter domicile with many memories of the last season. For the next couple of weeks we will be in a caravan of three motorhomes with friends, and we hope you will enjoy and make comments along the way!
We enjoy many sunsets looking out over a ranch that encompasses hundreds of acres. Our neighbors are certified angus cattle for the most part, but our favorite is a Welsh pony that has become special and visits several times a day.
Toby, as we call him, has learned how to work the system. He usually goes up and down the fence that separates our property from the ranch and we all feed him....carrots, apples, and he adores peppermints. Toby has the best smelling breath in his neighborhood. We'll miss our view, the sunsets, and yesterday we spotted a bald eagle in the field for the first time in several years. OK, take my word for it, it was a bald eagle a thousand feet away!
Today RV and I travelled to west Florida to stay overnight at the Triple C Campground, in Chattahoochee, Florida. All I remember about Chattahoochee is a comment my mother used to occasionally make. She would tell my brother and I we were going to "send her to Chattahoochee"! I didn't realize it was the location of the State Mental Hospital, a very large hospital for severely and persistent major mental illnesses. I didn't have a clue what she was talking about, but it wasn't a good thing! By the way the Chattahoochee State Mental Hospital was the only State mental institution in business from 1876 to 1947, and currently has the capacity of over 1042 beds.
We'll look forward to sharing some of our unique destinations. Many of the places we'll be stopping will be for Attitude Adjustment Painting Seminars, possibly more art therapy on the road. I promise they will leave you shaking your head, maybe laughing, but always enjoying what is over the next hill. Hope you will subscribe to our page if you might be interested in following our adventures.
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Wednesday, April 19, 2017
WHO REMEMBERS CHATTAHOOCHEE?
Sunday, April 9, 2017
THE 'NOLES VISIT THE SEMINOLE INN
On one of our many adventurous days, we discovered another piece of the puzzle of "Old Florida" in Indiantown, FL. Although the Seminole Inn is only thirty miles northwest of Palm Beach, it is light years away in spirit and setting and is located in the heart of Florida's citrus and cattle country.
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| The Historic 1929 Seminole Inn - Indiantown, FL |
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| Seminole Inn - Indiantown, FL |
Baltimore banker S. Davies Warfield settled in this area in the 1920's determined to make Indiantown the southern headquarters of his Seaboard Airline Railroad (now known as Seaboard Coastline). Along with all the other infrastructure, he built the Seminole Inn as a focal point.
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| Davies Warfield, Founder of Indiantown, FL |
A piece of trivia is that his niece, American socialite, Wallis Garfield, (later to become the Duchess of Windsor), when she married King Edward VIII, and reportedly visited the Inn several times.
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| Wallis Warfield Simpson and her husband, The Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII abdicated the throne as the King of England) |
The "Old South" decor is evident as you enter the main lobby. The original solid brass fixtures and bronze chandeliers are molded to the crest of royalty. The pecky cypress ceiling and hardwood floors highlight the room with a grace and style that grabs your attention.
There are 22 guest rooms. I had been told this is a haunted place, and upon questioning our waiter, Billy, I was assured the spirits were very active at this time but not to worry. However, if you are interested, a YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDlBj9p78t4 video documents the paranormal activity.
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| The Lobby of the Seminole Inn |
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| The comfortable Lobby of the Seminole Inn |
We especially enjoyed our visit to the Seminole Inn because it is unique and the surroundings bring you back to a time in Old Florida that only a few get to experience again.
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| The Windsor Dining Room - Seminole Inn |
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| The Seminole Inn Lobby |
We recommend the famous Sunday Brunch which is a country meal featuring home cooked vegetables, their famous sweet potato casserole (a recipe from the 1920's), local beef, roast turkey, fried chicken, freshly baked pastries and cobblers and made to order breakfast, Belgian waffles, fruit and a country salad bar. Our seating was at 10:30 a.m., and while everything was delicious, I was comfortably full at the end of our visit and could have taken a nap very easily!
After our delicious meal, I walked around the gardens in the back of the Inn while RV waited in the lobby. There might have been a lot of reported "paranormal" activity, but the only thing I saw was a HUGE gecko ...I don't know who scared who most, but I almost croaked when I saw the lizard with an orange head and green body!
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| The famous Sunday Brunch Dining Room - Seminole Inn |
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| The Seminole Inn Sunday Brunch |
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| Seminole Inn Sunday Brunch - All cooked as it was in the 1920's - Local Meats and Produce |
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| Seminole Inn Gardens |
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| Seminole Inn Gardens |
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| The Last Train Out - Seminole Inn |
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