Indian River Grapefruit

I am driving back from Miami to New York with my mother. I wanted to see the South, as I have never been between Northern Virginia and Miami (except for a long weekend in St. Augustine 10 years ago). Today we drove from Miami to Savannah, Georgia. The Florida leg was a little bit lonely. The traffic was heavy, and there are no stops along 95, so my by the end we were getting a bit desperate. But right as we we were approaching St. Augustine, we started seeing a million signs for Florida Citrus and Pecans. These huge colorful billboards were popping up everywhere, beckoning us to stop.

We pulled off the road and pulled up to a large stand full of Indian River Red Grapefruits, Pink Grapefruits, Valencia Oranges, and another orange variety we cannot remember(it was hot today). They also had boiled peanuts, plain and with cajun seasoning. We sampled the citrus, which was cut in wedges and is pictured above. It was the best citrus I had ever eaten in my life. We bought a bag of each.

3 hours later we arrived in Savannah, a pleasant city full of small squares with lazy trees covered in Spanish moss. I have not seen much yet, but hope to get a run in tomorrow morning and scout out the city.

Tomorrow night I should be in DC, and hope to get my favorite lemon martini at Zaytinya. But in the meantime I will be between Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia. . .