Tag: (ODD)yssey

[Kelly Kazek] Driftwood Beach on Jekyll island, Ga., is often voted one of America’s most romantic beaches. It is a popular place to ride horses and its stark appearance makes it a favorite of photographers. See some of my photos, and photos from Jekyll Island tourism sites below. Beaches on the Georgia coast are different from… Continue reading The legendary Driftwood Beach on Jekyll Island: a photo gallery

[Kelly Kazek] When Sweetums and I were on our Route 66 honeymoon, which was almost a year ago now, we were fascinated with the old motor courts along the original route. We saw a few that were abandoned and some that had been refurbished. We decided we wanted to have the experience but only for one… Continue reading Two very cool 1930s Route 66 motor courts we visited on our honeymoon

[Kelly Kazek] When I was young and my family lived in Warner Robins, Ga., we spent a week every summer on Jekyll Island, usually with another family or two. We spent most of our time on Jekyll’s famous driftwood beaches (I’ll write more about those later) so I knew very little about the island’s history until… Continue reading Our visit to Jekyll Island’s haunted ‘Millionaire’s Club’

[by Kelly Kazek] Do you know much about Shakers? Although they lived simply, they aren’t the same as the Quakers, Amish and Mennonites. On our trip to Kentucky earlier this year, Sweetums and I passed a sign near Auburn, Ky., about 15 miles north of Tennessee saying “South Union Shaker Village” and, of course, we had… Continue reading This Shaker village is worth a detour

On Tuesday, I mentioned some unusual roadside figures I saw in Robertsdale, AL. Baby Girl and I stopped to take photos on our way to Gulf Shores. (Click here to read it). According to the website RoadsideAmerica.com, the figures came from Styx River Water World, an amusement park once located in Foley. However, I felt… Continue reading One roadside mystery solved, new questions raised about defunct amusement park