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Fireworks!
The COVID-19 pandemic killed a lot of fun activities over the past 2 years. One of the victims was 4rh of July fireworks. Most fireworks displays in 2020 and 2021 were simply canceled. And the July weather in southwest Florida is usually not conducive to fireworks – or so I have heard, as I have … Continue reading
Rot
If you have been reading this blog for more than 4 years you might recall that way back in October 2018 some rotted wood was discovered on the floor of one of the large slides in the RV. I dealt with that problem then by installing a metal plate that covered the rotted plywood – … Continue reading
TX1 Hop 7: Lake City FL to Ft Myers FL
292 miles, almost entirely on I-75. Cumulative miles: 2551. We stopped for groceries and gas in Sarasota. The only time we needed a GPS on this hop was when we decided to look for a Publix. The only difficulty was that we were trying to beat the arrival of Tropical Storm Alex. We did, but … Continue reading
TX1 Hop 6: Fairhope AL to Lake City FL
347 miles via US 98, I-10 and I-75 with a stop for fuel and lunch at Ruby Tuesday. Cumulative miles: 2259. Another easy trip to navigate, but another long day in the car. Ooma drove the first half but I took over after lunch as she was very tired. Our one-night stay in Fairhope AL … Continue reading
TX1 Hop 2: Tallahassee FL to Port Allen LA
443 miles, almost entirely on I-10, except for I-12 north of New Orleans. Cumulative miles: 821. This was a simple hop in terms of navigation: get on I-10 west, go until I-12 split off, go to the end of I-12 and rejoin I-10 then take the exit for the hotel in Port Allen. But the … Continue reading
TX1 Hop 1: Ft Myers FL to Tallahassee FL
378 miles via I-75, I-275 (around Tampa), FL 589, US 44, US 19/US 98 and I-10. Cumulative miles: 378. We took one bio break, one lunch break and one refueling stop. This is a trip by car, sans RV, so there is no need to keep track of truck miles. In case you were wondering, … Continue reading
Memphis Lightning
Last weekend Ooma and I attended the Memphis Lightning concert at the Buckingham Blues Bar “back yard” – an outdoor venue that I had not seen before. This is a venue with a capacity in excess of 1,000 and so is used when there they have a high-profile featured artist. Memphis Lightning, a 3-piece “rocking … Continue reading
Drag queen bingo
Yes, “drag queen bingo” is a real thing, at least in Ft Myers. It is a popular dinner show option. Ooma and I went to Drag Queen Bingo night at The Standard restaurant, had a good meal and an evening of bingo and raunchy fun. I was the big winner, too, winning both the first … Continue reading
Nighttime hibiscus
I didn’t plant my hibiscus bushes – they were already on the lot when I purchased it. I did, however, install nighttime lighting to illuminate my flag and address. By a happy coincidence, the lighting sometimes makes a hibiscus blossom glow at night. It is almost enough to make me wander around at midnight, photographing … Continue reading
The Morse Museum
Ooma and I had a free day in Orlando last weekend and we chose to visit, at Ooma’s suggestion, the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art in Winter Park FL. It was a good choice. It has works by other American artists, but the thing that makes this museum unique is the collection of … Continue reading