Adventures
Cousins
Once again I am playing catchup on my blog postings. This one should have been posted before I left Fort Myers because it was that last weekend before leaving that I traveled up to the Tampa Bay area – specifically, to Valrico, FL – to see my cousin Wayne and his wife, Patty. As an … Continue reading
QTN Hop 1: Fort Myers, FL, to Biloxi, MS
The Quick Trip North (QTN) won’t be quite as quick at the Quick Trip South (QTS). We are doing it in 3 weeks instead of the 2 that got us to Florida last November. But we are taking a longer route – Florida to Massachusetts via Mississippi – and there will be some very long … Continue reading
Karakahl Inn
I think I was remiss in not relating my experience at the Karakahl Inn in Mt Horeb, WI, my home for the two days I was there for Uncle Bob’s funeral. I ask you to click on the link to get another blogger’s perspective on the building and its history, along with a pretty accurate … Continue reading
Spring training
So, yes, I have popped my spring training cherry. Jett and I saw the Red Sox play the Orioles at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers last Sunday. It was a beautiful day and a good game. Mike Napoli (who gave me his autograph a week ago) his a home run and Dustin Pedroia (my other … Continue reading
New Year’s Eve
We have now been in residence at the Seminole Campground in North Fort Myers, FL, for just over 6 weeks. I have been working hard and Jett has been dealing with her cataract surgery, so we haven’t met many of our fellow campers. But we did get out last night to the New Year’s Eve … Continue reading
Ogling the Christmas lights, Florida style
Some of my most vivid childhood memories are of my dad driving us kids around town just before Christmas, letting us ogle the houses all festively lit up with Christmas lights while dreaming of Christmas presents to come. Usually there was snow on the ground and it was always so frigid that the back windows … Continue reading
Car-buying in the modern age
When we arrived in Florida on Sunday, 5 days ago, we had not yet decided whether to buy or rent a car for Jett. We will be here for just 4 months and hauling a car north, while possible, is a hassle we didn’t need. On the other hand, renting a car also had a … Continue reading
QTS Hop 4: Savannah, GA, to North Ft Myers, FL
417 miles via I-95, I-4, County 557, US 17 and FL 31. This was the last hop of the relatively short QTS and I was hoping to complete the trip with no “dings” to report. Alas, ’twas not to be. We got two rather significant dings on Saturday. Day 1: Savannah, GA, to Daytona Beach, … Continue reading
Happy 90th, Mom!
The weekend before we started the trek south I had the opportunity to fly coast-to-coast from Massachusetts to Oregon to visit my mother, who recently celebrated her 90th birthday, and my sister who… well, I won’t mention her age, but you can do the math. While there I also had the opportunity to enjoy some … Continue reading
Sedona
Last Wednesday was a beautiful day in Williams. I decided it was also a beautiful day to visit Sedona, about an hour distant. Jett didn’t come with me as she had a headache and “wasn’t that interested in scenery.” Too bad, because she missed some great scenery. She also missed a nasty, narrow, twist-and-turn road … Continue reading