Ranger Dan: 109.1 Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park

 

Date of Visit: December 7, 2025

We had a few days between Grandpa's funeral in Illinois and our planned trip to Florida, so we decided to make it a leisurely three-day drive and include a stop at Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park. Dad decided that leisurely meant he could take time for a car wash after church before we left the hotel that morning and we only got to the park around 3:30pm, so we didn't end up with much time to explore past the visitor center.

Exhibit in Visitor Center

Pottery Exhibit in Visitor Center

Earth Lodge

Inside Earth Lodge

Inside Earth Lodge

Inside Earth Lodge

See full list of Ranger Dan's National Parks Visited here.

Our Koffee Trail: Clockwise Coffee at Carolina Cider Company

Date: January 3, 2026

Location: Clockwise Coffee, Yemassee, SC 

Rating: ❤️ (Love)

We discovered Carolina Cider Company when we went down to Hilton Head in 2021. Since then we've stopped a couple other times on our way to Florida, but we don't remember ever getting coffee here. The last few times we knew they had a coffeeshop, but we passed by when it was closed.

This trip we didn't plan on doing an Our Koffee Trail stop because for time sake we started with Starbucks when we left Myrtle Beach. However, we ended up at the Carolina Cider Company as a bathroom stop and Mik wanted a jug of Peach Cider, so with Dad ordering while I was getting the cider, the stop only a few minutes longer to also end up with coffee.

Mom had a White Chocolate Peppermint Mocha and I had a Brown Butter Rosemary Latte. I told Dad he should start using rosemary from our garden in the coffee at home.

See full list of Our Koffee Trail stops here and Our Koffee Trail Google Maps list here.

Mini Golf Adventures: Jungle Safari Mini Golf

Date of Visit: December 28, 2025

Location: Jungle Safari Mini Golf, Myrtle Beach, SC

We had some mini golf coupons expiring at the end of the year and decided to use one before it got cold again and they expired. The Jungle Safari Mini Golf seemed most interesting of the options as the others were mostly pirate themed, which seems to be the most common mini golf course theme.

We really enjoyed the variety of the holes with different layouts, hills, and obstacles. The various animal statues along the course also made it a nice scenic course to play.

Hole 1

Hole 2

Hole 3

Hole 4

Hole 5

Hole 6

Hole 7

Hole 8

Hole 9

Hole 9

Hole 10

Hole 11

Hole 12

Hole 12

Hole 13

Hole 14

Hole 15

Hole 16

Hole 17

Hole 18

Final Scores

• Kjersti - 45
• Mom - 50
• Dad - 41

See full list of our Mini Golf Adventures here.

Check out some of our other Myrtle Beach area Mini Golf posts:

• Hawaiian Rumble Golf
• Jurassic Golf
• Ice Age
• Mt. Atlanticus Minotaur Golf
• Conch
• Minotaur
• Red Dragon Cove Adventure Golf
• Marauder's Challenge
• The Pirates Plank
• Ripley's Crazy Golf
• Professor Hacker's Lost Treasure Golf
• Diamond Course
• Gold Course

Our Koffee Trail: Joffrey’s Holiday Coffee Challenge for WDW Annual Passholders

Date: December 9-12, 2025

Location: Joffrey's Holiday Coffee Challenge, Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, FL

Rating: ❤️ (Love)

For the 2025 Holiday season at Walt Disney World, Joffrey's has a Holiday Coffee Challenge for Annual Passholders. Mom, Mik, and I decided to try them all.

Disney's Animal Kingdom - Cocoa & Spice

We started with the Cocoa & Spice at Disney's Animal Kingdom. This one isn't actually a coffee, but rather hot cocoa with pumpkin pie syrup. This ended up being Mik's favorite.

EPCOT - Yuletide Log Mocha

On our second park day, we started at EPCOT and got Yuletide Log Mochas (latte with dark chocolate sauce and marshmallow syrup) while we were eating our way through EPCOT and doing the Holiday Cookie Stroll.

Hollywood Studios - Cookie Butter Gingerbread Latte

Also on our second park day, we park hopped over to Hollywood Studios to ride Toy Story Mania and try the Cookie Butter Gingerbread Latte (latte with cookie butter syrup, cinnamon syrup, and spiced brown sugar syrup).

Magic Kingdom - Cheerful Elf Latte

We started our third park day at Magic Kingdom. While waiting for our Jingle Cruise return time, we got Cheerful Elf Lattes (latte with peppermint and vanilla syrup).

Disney's Springs - Santa's Thumbprint Cookie Latte

After Magic Kingdom, we headed over to Disney Springs to do the Christmas Tree Stroll and finish Joffrey's Holiday Coffee Challenge with Santa Thumbprint Cookie Lattes, which was my favorite. For completing the challenge, we got luggage tags.

See full list of Our Koffee Trail stops here and Our Koffee Trail Google Maps list here.

Check out some of our other Orlando area posts:

• Coffee for the Soul ❤️
• Joffrey's at Disney's Animal Kingdom ❤️
• Joffrey's at Disney's Hollywood Studios 👍
• Joffrey's at Disney's Ticket and Transportation Center 👍
• Joffrey's at EPCOT during Festival of Arts 👍

Our Koffee Trail: Streetcar Espresso

Date: December 8, 2025

Location: Streetcar Espresso, Ashburn, GA

Rating: ❤️ (Love)

Yesterday, I had planned a coffeeshop stop in Chattanooga, but Dad wasted our coffee stop time on getting a car wash. This morning we had plenty of time to waste on our way down to Florida, so even though we purposely got a slow start we still were able to do a coffee stop. I found Streetcar Espresso as a drive thru near I-75.

Right away we enjoyed Streetcar Espresso just for its Christmas decor.

We also liked their festive sleeves. Mom got a Peppermint Mocha. I got a Caramel Brûlée Latte. Dad got a Latte. Mik got Apple Cider.

See full list of Our Koffee Trail stops here and Our Koffee Trail Google Maps list here.

Our Koffee Trail: Dollop Coffee Co.

Date: December 3, 2025

Location: Dollop Coffee Co. (Streeterville), Chicago, IL

Rating: 👍 (Like)

Dad and I noticed Dollop Coffee when we went grocery shopping yesterday and decided to try it this morning. 

I got their Streeterville location exclusive seasonal Cinnamon Bun Mocha. We got Mik the same as a hot chocolate. For Mom, we got the Candy Cane Lane Mocha. Dad ordered a Honey Cinnamon Latte, but it did not end up getting added to the order and by the time we had the other drinks and realized there was too much of a line with only one barista to be worth ordering as the other drinks would have been cold by the time we got his.

See full list of Our Koffee Trail stops here and Our Koffee Trail Google Maps list here.

Check out some of our other Chicago area posts:

• City Mini Golf
• Cupitol
• Harry Potter Shop

Our Koffee Trail: Cupitol

Date: December 2, 2025

Location: Cuptiol, Chicago, IL

Rating: 👍 (Like)

Mom actually has a fancy Kuerig that can do lattes in Chicago, so we do not usually get coffee when here, but this morning we decided to treat ourselves at nearby Cupitol.

I got a Nutella Latte. Dad got a Inca Latte. For Mom, we got the seasonal Peppermint Latte. For Mik, we got the Mint White Hot Chocolate.

So we didn't get our drinks mixed up in the condo (i.e. Mom didn't keep asking which is hers...), Dad put our names on our cups, but he misspelled Dreadfully Annoying Dad.

See full list of Our Koffee Trail stops here and Our Koffee Trail Google Maps list here.

Check out some of our other Chicago area posts:

• City Mini Golf
• Harry Potter Shop