We headed down to a neat place south of us. Thomas Edison and Henry Ford had winter estates in Ft Myers, Florida. Their homes were on the same piece of land and Edison had a lab there also. We've been here a few times before, but we had not seen all of the museum yet. It had the usual cool Edison inventions that I enjoyed seeing. I think the first two pictures were my favorite things to see this visit:
and a picture of Helen Keller and her autograph which reads: To Mr. Edison Not loudness but Love sounds in your ear my friend. Helen Keller
For those that don't know, he was almost completely deaf.
I love all of the cars on display there:
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We love visiting historic homes and America's castles, so naturally we'd planned to visit these estates on our first trip to Florida. We won't miss these on the next trip! Can't wait to see that tree! Amazing!
Loving your blog! Cannot believe I am just now finding it :)!!
Tonya-we love seeing historic homes too. There are a lot of older, beautiful homes down there. It's a neat place to visit.
Mandy, so glad you did find us. I'm drooling over the chocolate that you make/sell! When we are in the area, I will order some!
This looks like a lot of fun! I love history, so something like this would be very interesting to me. Taliesin and Nathanael would love the inventions!
Kandy
I loved this post (but you already knew that didn't you?). Can't wait to get back to Ft Meyers and see the estates again -- we went twice last year, and still didn't see it all. (Ford est. was closed for renovations when we were there.) Anyway --- glad it warmed up enough for you to get out of the house a bit.
Sallie, I have been there four times and just this past visit saw the last of what I hadn't before. There is so much to see. We will go back at least once more this year. Ford est. was closed last year when I went so I want to see that and the lab again. It is a wonderful place, isn't it?
That is one trippy tree! I've never seen a picture of a Banyan tree before.
Hello, my wife and I are hoping to meet you and your husband and talk about your RV/Truck and your adventures in them. Please email smail[at]cfl.rr.com so we can possibly meet this Saturday. Thanks - Kevin & Susan
o krystal, you are really living it up aren't you? i am always amazed at how much you guys do, see, take in, photograph and learn. you are truly making the most of this lifestyle. i admire you friend! you continue to be an inspiration!
Laur, thanks for the encouragement. Especially since I haven't felt that way with the colder weather. Truly wish you were here at the rally with us.
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