Florida Vacation: Day One

Up at the crack of dawn (okay, 7 am) our sleepy seniors packed their trusty new van with: POTTERY! Before the vacation could begin, we had to run off to Ottawa, IL to put our newest pots in the Ottawa Art League Gallery, and to pick up last months unsold selections.

On the way to Ottawa, we stopped at the local Subway/BP Amoco to treat ourselves to Flatbread omelettes and a BIG Ronocco coffee! Woo Hoo! (Hey, this is exciting stuff to us!)

After doing the pottery exchange, we were finally able to leave Seneca and head off to Florida.

Except, we had a slight deviation in plans on the way.

Our first stop was in the Rend Lake Area, to visit the Illinois Artisan Gallery. Did you know that the Illinois Museum (Springfield, IL) sponsors several galleries in Illinois for artists? They can exhibit and sell their works from these locations. We knew that our friend Juanda Sims had some of her wonderful pottery at the Rend Lake location, and we had to stop and view. It was a worthwhile visit. There were many artists of all disciplines exhibiting: potters, painters, stained glass artists, fabric artists, wood carvers, glass blowers and more. Check out Illinois Artisans on the web.

A short and scenic ride down 57 brought us to Paducah, KY where we chose to spend the night.

The local Holiday Inn Express became our home for the night, and Applebee's our dinner restaurant. I recommend the Weight Watchers Lime Tilapia!

Tomorrow, we head to: Savannah, GA! Why not! We will get to Florida eventually.

See you all tomorrow!