Florida/Melbourne
March 2, 2022
Our last day in Florida was spent exploring our soon to be new hometown. Melbourne. We started the day by traveling into the historic district of Melbourne.
There are several cute little shops along this strip. We window shopped and enjoyed the beautiful day. This was in an art shop. There were some strange things.
A quaint little allyway.
Mark and I posed inside some famous paintings.
A statuisic art piece in the center.
We had a nice breakfast at this little place on the corner called Backwater Cafe. The food was amazing and there was a lot of it.
After breakfast we headed to a place I did not know about until I had done some research on things to do in Melbourne via youtube. Just a block away from the main street is the boyhood home of Jim Morrison. Yes, the Jim Morrison of the band The Doors. Since we were here we had to at least check it out. It is currently a private residence, so we were careful not to disturb the owners, but we did get a few pics.
The owners must get some questions, as there were pictures of Jim in the windows.
Up next we ventured into the Melbourne Art district Eau Gallie. We walked around the streets and enjoyed the community.
There were several murals to enjoy as we strolled.
I even found a painted rock.
Adjacent to the art district is the James Wadsworth Rossetter house.
There were no current tours available, but we walked the grounds and enjoyed the garden.
The house was moved from its original location but serves as a historical reminder of the areas history. The home stands of a memory of the 19th century, a time when the population was working in farming and the waterways.
The Rossiter family built the house in this community when the East Coast Railway offered transportation to the North. James Rossiter became a leading merchant in the fishing industry.
The gardens lacked the luster due to the season, but I am sure it is alolutely amazing in the summer months.
It is a lovely little neighborhood. The houses are simply charming. Near the home is a small cemetery, where the family is buried.
We made a visit to Ben's work to surprise him on his lunch break and did a little buming around the hotel before heading out for dinner. I tried to catch the sun set as we drove back into the city.
We had dinner at Gator's Dockside. It was bottomless boneless wings night. We definatly tried to eat our max, but were unsuccessful. Unfortunately, no take home boxes. These wings went to waste.
Wasted or not, they were yummy. It was our last day in Florida until next time. Next time we will be working on moving our stuff down to our soon to be new residence here. Until next time. TTFN
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