Blogs from Jacksonville, Florida, United States, North America
I can be adopted for less than a Dollar a day.
Published: April 8th 2012North America » United States » Florida » Jacksonville
April 8th 2012
It counts as traveling if I go to a different city, right? Sure that city is less than a mile away from my house, and my destination within said city is a mere 6 miles from home. But it's a different city. Like road tripping to New Orleans, or New York, or Los Angeles. But without the gas bill, or excitement of seeing something new. I mean I had to cross the Intracoastal Waterway. Intracoastal. Like traveled coast to coast. Technically I did. The East coast of Jacksonville Beach, all the way to the West coast of Jacksonville Beach. There. I have justified my posting of another entry. An entry of a 12 mile round trip to a whole different city and back. A middle of the night so-journ to a mysterious, possibly haunted theater. Where ... read more
March 2nd 2012
Blog 3-1 What a great sleep, didn’t wake up til 8:30. It is overcast outside but promises to be a beautiful day with 70 degree temps. It is a lazy start to a relaxing day. I went shopping with John later in the morning to get some things at the rv store so while we were there we had to look at their inventory. You just never know when something fabulous comes in and you missed buying it. We looked at some trailers and their stock of Roadtrek motor homes. Roadtrek makes a camper similar to mine but a different company. Nothing worth buying so we went on to Walmart and Subway for lunch. Back at the campground it was time for my afternoon nap, short, walk the dog then sit outside and play on the ... read more
Enjoying Sunny Florida
Published: March 3rd 2012North America » United States » Florida » Jacksonville
March 2nd 2012
The morning was again cloudy but the “accurate” weatherman assured us all that it would be a beautiful day. He was right! I had a very relaxing morning, coffee outside and Oscar laying in the grass. John drove up with all the necessary equipment to give Penelope a bath, boy did she need it. He had special stuff to get the bugs off the front and I washed with a big long brush while he hosed it down. In no time we were done, only getting a little wet, and we sat and admired our handy work. We had a nice chat then John went back home and I took Oscar for his walk. He seems to be dragging, maybe he’s hot. I spent the afternoon on the beach here at the campground reading my book ... read more
February 29th 2012
Blog 2-29 Sadie Hawkins Day It was set the alarm so I wake up early day. My hair has become an issue for me as the color has faded and the roots are long, time to fix it. I found a salon in Marianna, FL that uses the products my hair is used to so I made an appointment for 9:30. It is an hour and half drive so I have to leave by 7:45. I am heading to Jacksonville tonight so Marianna is on the way. It was sad saying good-bye to St Andrews in the sun, it is just a beautiful stretch of beach, I felt like I was in the islands. I headed north with the address in the gps on a 4 lane road that was 55 to 65 mph speed. It ... read more
Last week in the J-ville
Published: August 19th 2011North America » United States » Florida » Jacksonville
August 19th 2011
Thought i would re-create the crocodile scene from romancing the stone, and go hang out with the crocodiles and alligators at the St Augustine gator farm. The park had 23 different kinds of gators, and great big enclosures all lying around being lazy. So when it was time to re-create my scene (swapping the romantic stone with pellets they are suposed to like) the gators didn't really move much and weren't hugely responsive to the food.. thus my hand stays on for the time being. Even when i threw it at one, it didn't budge. We wandered around the park, saw some hideous looking vultures and other crocodiles.. then waited for a feeding frenzy in the main enclosure. These ones were really big, the biggest 16-17feet long. They were fighting over the food and would were ... read more
August 15th 2011
Time for a break from taco's, so i jumped in a plane and headed to sunny Florida for a long over due visit to my family. What better way to spend my fisrt day, then at the beach to catch some waves with my family. Was great to get some more surfing in, in a less rough beach (like the one in Mexico) with a blazing sun.... so blazing my face got burnt... not to mention the burnt lobster also known as my aunty. I have been staying with my aunty in Jacksonville, in the north of Florida, its really hot here (which i dont mind, so i can keep my hot Mexican tan) but it is really humid.. Its been great chilling out with the family the past week, seeing rednecks and other sights.. but ... read more
July 20th 2011
Halli hallo, ich weiß, ich hinke schrecklich hinterher damit, euch alle auf dem Laufenden zu halten. Leider hat sich herausgestellt, dass man weniger Zeit hat, wenn man arbeitet im Vergleich zu so einem lapidaren Studium in England. Deswegen möchte ich mich auch vorweg entschuldigen, wenn die Texte, die meine Bilder begleiten nicht so ausführlich und geschliffen sind, wie gewohnt. Aber ich nehme an, das Bilder doch viel interessanter sind. Ich bin auf jeden Fall gut hier in Florida angekommen und auch gleich herzlich in Empfang genommen worden. Meine Kollegen waren so nett, mich gleich mit allem Nötigen zu versorgen, sodass ich nach nicht mal 24 Stunden mit neuem, internetfähigem Handy, Arbeitslaptop und viel zu großem Auto in meiner neuen Wohnung saß (nun gut, das Auto stand vor der Tür). Mein Apartment ist Teil einer sogenannten Gated ... read more
May 2nd 2011
Shelby and I just made it through security in Jacksonville. We are patiently awaiting our flight to Miami and can barely contain our excitement. In twenty four hours we will be arriving in FLORENCE. ahhh Our flight from Jacksonville to Miami only took an hour and 5 minutes yet somehow my bag never made it to the airport. After tracking my suitcase, the baggage claim rep told me it would be on the next flight to Miami that would land around 4:15. My flight to Paris was scheduled to leave around 5:45 so I was a little worried I wouldn't be able to make it back through security in time. Shelby and I met up with some other girls on our trip and had lunch in the food court. I decided to go back to baggage ... read more
April 23rd 2011
First let me say: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JENNA! We love you. We’ve spent the last five days in Jacksonville; two at Ortega Yacht Club Marina and 3 at the municipal docks next to the Jaguars’ stadium, which is called EverBank Field (Gator Bowl.) The municipal docks are free (except during events,) we just pay for electricity. It’s pretty nice, but a long way from any stores, and there is a heck of a current going past and through. There’s a lot of water going in and out of the St. Johns River here. We get rocked a lot from the wakes of passing boats. Today we were entertained by the local marine law enforcement stopping boats and writing citations for speeding in a no wake zone. The Fire & Rescue boats and the Sheriff’s boats are kept ... read more
On the Ball and Through the Big City
Published: April 11th 2011North America » United States » Florida » Jacksonville
April 11th 2011
Sunday morning we were up early, eating a hearty breakfast at Pat’s Riverside Café at the marina. Then it was back on our way again. It was blessedly quiet all morning after Saturday afternoon’s madness, but the crazy boaters were out in force again after lunch. By the time we got to St. Augustine in the late afternoon, they’d had time to consume a few adult beverages and were having a wonderful time on the water. We stopped at the municipal marina just south of the now-finished Bridge of Lions, which looks great all renovated. St. Augustine Municipal Marina has just put in 3 mooring fields, one south of the bridge, one north, and one in Salt Run. We chose the north field and paid for our night at the marina before passing under the bridge ... read more
