{"id":118,"date":"2018-05-03T22:49:04","date_gmt":"2018-05-03T22:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/?p=118"},"modified":"2018-05-03T22:49:04","modified_gmt":"2018-05-03T22:49:04","slug":"sturgeons-on-the-suwannee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/2018\/05\/03\/sturgeons-on-the-suwannee\/","title":{"rendered":"Sturgeons on the Suwannee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Still catchung up.<\/p>\n<p>We spent a very nice week visiting family in Florida.\u00a0 We played golf (yes, we know how to play golf, but we aren&#8217;t very good\ud83e\udd23), swam,\u00a0 got to watch some baseball and just spent time with loved ones. Thank you to all, we had a wonderful time.<\/p>\n<p>We then spent a very hot night on the Suwannee River in northern Florida near Convict Springs. We asked about the name and apparently there was a remote prison camp here in the early 1900s for the work crews, called chain gangs, to use when they were working too far from the prison to get back.\u00a0 We went for a dip in our clothes thus cooling down and doing our laundry at the same time.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_120\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-120\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"120\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/2018\/05\/03\/sturgeons-on-the-suwannee\/20180503_173909\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180503_173909-e1525386956194.jpg?fit=4128%2C3096&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4128,3096\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-T820&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1525369149&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;64&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20180503_173909\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Our rig set-up above the Suwannee River.  The screen room is attached to the back awning.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180503_173909-e1525386956194.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180503_173909-e1525386956194.jpg?fit=525%2C394&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-120\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180503_173909.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180503_173909-e1525386956194.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180503_173909-e1525386956194.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180503_173909-e1525386956194.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180503_173909.jpg?w=1575 1575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-120\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our rig set-up above the Suwannee River. The bug room was a necessity!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_121\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-121\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"121\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/2018\/05\/03\/sturgeons-on-the-suwannee\/20180503_175358\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180503_175358.jpg?fit=4128%2C3096&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4128,3096\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-T820&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1525370038&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20180503_175358\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Convict Springs&lt;br \/&gt;\nI don&amp;#8217;t know if you can see the 2014 and 2009 signs on the tree, but those are flood\/hurricane years.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180503_175358.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180503_175358.jpg?fit=525%2C394&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-121\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180503_175358.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180503_175358.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180503_175358.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180503_175358.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180503_175358.jpg?w=1575 1575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-121\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Convict Springs<br \/>I don&#8217;t know if you can see the 2014 and 2009 signs on the tree, but those are flood\/hurricane years. I took this picture out a window and the signs are even with me.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_122\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-122\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"122\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/2018\/05\/03\/sturgeons-on-the-suwannee\/20180503_173537\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180503_173537.jpg?fit=4128%2C3096&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4128,3096\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-T820&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1525368936&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000968992248062&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20180503_173537\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Suwannee River&lt;br \/&gt;\nThe sturgeon are jumping like hot cakes.  We didn&amp;#8217;t catch one in mid air, but we hear them slapping back into the water and it sounds like a tree falling. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180503_173537.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180503_173537.jpg?fit=525%2C394&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-122\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180503_173537.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180503_173537.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180503_173537.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180503_173537.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180503_173537.jpg?w=1575 1575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-122\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Suwannee River<br \/>The sturgeon were\u00a0 jumping like hot cakes. We didn&#8217;t catch one in mid air, but we heard them slapping back into the water and it sounded like a tree falling.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Still catchung up. We spent a very nice week visiting family in Florida.\u00a0 We played golf (yes, we know how to play golf, but we aren&#8217;t very good\ud83e\udd23), swam,\u00a0 got to watch some baseball and just spent time with loved ones. Thank you to all, we had a wonderful time. We then spent a very &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/2018\/05\/03\/sturgeons-on-the-suwannee\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Sturgeons on the Suwannee&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2,1],"tags":[22,21,4],"class_list":["post-118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","category-uncategorized","tag-convict-springs","tag-suwannee-river","tag-travel"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9ImxW-1U","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":123,"href":"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118\/revisions\/123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}