Today started out cold but sunny and bright. By 10 am it was 50 degrees so we took a hike to the beach via a 2 mile trail that brought us through the bogs and dunes. Jewel loved sniffing and running. We found some interesting things along the way including a demolished remote control plane and some very attractive looking mushrooms.
Hike to the Ocean
JOHN GORRIE STATE MUSEUM
Later we visited the John Gorrie Museum State Park and viewed a replica of the first ice making machine. Despite the diagram posted with the the machine we still couldn’t figure out how it worked.
John Gorrie, MD. , originally from South Hampton, MA. was a prominent player in Apalachicola serving as mayor, city treasurer,council member, bank director and founder of the Trinity Church. But his most significant work was that of a physician. During an outbreak of the yellow fever his concern for patients led him to develop a method for cooling their rooms. Gorrie invented a machine that produced ice, laying the groundwork for modern refrigeration and air-conditioning. He received the first U.S. Patent for mechanical refrigeration in 1851. Gorrie died in 1855 at the age of 52, unable to market his invention and witness the far-reaching effects of his discovery.
As we were walking around town we discussed the possibility of buying a boat. We had a boat in the early 90’s and really enjoyed it. I wanted to purchase the boat on the left but Ron insisted on the boat on the right. Needless to say – we did not buy a boat.
MY NEW BOAT
SOME OF THE BEACH HOUSES IN THE AREA
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