Eating at Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives

So we're all on a much needed vacation. The family, as we have in the past, opted to road trip down to Florida, which in part became highly attractive now that we have 1) a new licensed driver and 2) a four door car with good mileage (whose battery doesn't explode on impact, coincidentally). Somewhat nauseous from Red Rooster, we woke up at 4am, and slogged down the eastern seaboard for two days, stopping in Savannah, Georgia, the first night and Sarasota, Florida the second. Being the foodies that we are, we've tried to eat well along the way and have a made a few stops at joints Guy Fieri visited including:

• The Village Cafe (Richmond, VA): Redefines the meaning of big portions, and explains the US Obesity epidemic
• The Metro Diner (Jacksonville, FL): Salad with steak and french fries ... enough said. We ultimately decided against the bacon cheese burger caked between two grilled cheese sandwiches

A must see is the anachronistic "South of the Border" road stop; it was everything one would expect from a Mexican-town-amusement park-thing and more. Despite a minor car crash in Sarasota -- we hit a car in a Whole Foods parking lot -- we made it to Bokeelia Island, the port before Useppa, safely. More to come from paradise. The land of Marco Rubio ain't too shabby.