What a difference! On our first visit to the Naval Air Museum with Jim and Joan, it was totally mobbed. Because it was so crowded and we arrived later in the day, we didn’t get a chance to see everything …
On Monday, March 12th, our friends from the Seattle area, Jim and Joan, had arrived in Gulf Shores to visit us so we picked them up at their hotel and went to the Crossroads Cafe for breakfast. As we left …
….in her nest, that is, and has laid 3 eggs! No, not here in Florida but in Decorah, Iowa at least the ones that are the focus of this post. During our travels here in Florida, we have seen several …
Tuesday morning held the promise of dissipating fog and potential sunshine so off we went exploring again. This time we headed east on Route 30A towards the community of Seaside which was about 7 miles away. As we drove along, …
On Monday, since the weather continued to be quite gloomy with overcast skies and the threat of more showers, we decided it would be a good day to explore Destin and take care of a few errands. We figured being …
On Sunday, the 19th, we picked up Linda and Herb at Linger Lodge at 10:00 a.m. to head over to Siesta Key which is a barrier island situated between Sarasota Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. Since they had already …
On Saturday, February 18th, we picked up Linda and Herb around noon time and headed over to the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. They had recently visited there and liked it so much that they purchased a family pass so they …
For those of you unfamiliar with the Italian in the title, “Va Fa Napoli” is essentially a curse phrase that in the literal sense translates to “Go to Naples!” but in the figurative sense essentially means “Go to Hell! Well …
On Wednesday, we returned to the Edison & Ford Estates. We had gone there last Friday but arrived there in the early afternoon and quickly cancelled our tour because of the crowds – we keep forgetting there are loads of …
After we left Manatee Park on Thursday, it was a short drive East on SR80 to the W.P. Franklin Lock and Dam on the Caloosahatchee River and part of the Okeechobee Waterway. We stopped in the Visitor’s Center and spent …
