FROM TIME TO TIME [LIKE EVERY NIGHT!] I REALLY DO MISS MY WELL STOCKED WEE WHISKY BAR, THE PEACH & THISTLE, IN OUR DALTON, GEORGIA, HOUSE...
YOU MAY NOTE THAT SOME OF THE CHAIRS, ART AND DECORATIVE ACCESSORIES MADE THE TRANS ATLANTIC JOURNEY TO THEIR NEW HOME IN ARRAN...BUT NOT [SOB-SOB] MY EXTENSIVE SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY COLLECTION...
"10,000 miles or more this Scot did roam,
then he made Sweet Georgia home...
so raise your glass and wet your whistle,
toast this union of The Peach & Thistle."
UPDATE: We sold our Dalton home of 28 years in April 2104 - see 1630riovistadrive.blogspot.co.uk/
We then purchased two side-by-side lots in the gated community of Lake Arrowhead, Georgia, about 60 miles southeast of Dalton and 45 mile northeast of Atlanta. We hope to build a new Georgia home there in the next year or two.
Check out our new waterfront lots in the Lake Arrowhead community on our new blog at:
http://130modoccourtlakearrowheadga.blogspot.co.uk/IF GEORGIA IS ON MY MIND...THEN FLORIDA AINT TOO FAR BEHIND! NO SURPRISE THAT WE MISS THE FABULOUS POOL AND GULF OF MEXICO VIEWS FROM OUR EDEN CONDOMINIUMS BALCONY IN PERDIDO KEY, FLORIDA...BUT WE ALSO MISS THE GREAT GULF SEAFOOD AT THE LOCAL RESTAURANTS!
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Perdido Key, also known as the “Lost Key”, is 16 miles of paradise along the Emerald Coast of Florida. Sixty (60%) percent of Perdido Key is located in federal or state parks, making it one of the last remaining stretches of untouched wilderness in the Florida panhandle. It is exceptionally easy to “get lost” on this stretch of untouched beauty.
The history of Perdido Key is rich with pirate history and lore. After Pensacola was settled in 1559, there were rumors of a great mysterious body of water to the west of the settlement. When a search party sailed out in search for this tranquil body of water, they came up short. The entrance to Perdido’s bay was incredibly difficult for explorers to find. When explorers did finally find its entrance they named it Perdido, meaning “lost” or “hidden”. This hidden entrance to Perdido is what historians believe made the area so appealing to pirates.
It has long been speculated that pirates frequented the Gulf Coast for over 140 years, preying on Spanish galleons. Members of the Baldwin County Historical Society believe that Perdido Key was a special destinations for pirates because of its hidden entrance. Pirates were able to hide in Perdido Key, resupply, and sail out into the Gulf whenever they were ready. It can only be assumed that pirates would hide their treasure in the one place they felt safest.
Some of the most famous pirates in history were linked to Perdido Key. Legendary pirates such as Jean Lafitte, Billy Rogers, and Black Caesar, were all said to have been spotted near Perdido Key. If they did hide their treasure there, no one has found it yet. One legend has it that the treasure is buried close to the site of the somewhat mystical, asymmetrical pyramid shaped Eden Condominium. Legends aside, one thing is for certain: explorers’ young and old still travel to Perdido Key in search of its fabled buried treasure. Will you be the one to find it?
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EDEN E603...THE PLACE TO BE...AT PERDIDO KEY!
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