Blogs from Orlando, Florida, United States, North America - page 62

As of today, I am no longer burdened by an AccuData's non-compete agreement, under which I have been stifled for the past two years. WOOHOO! To celebrate, I'm going to Disney World!!!... read more

A big fan of Lenscrafters now. Lost first pair of reading glasses when headed out to India. They are somewhere in LA. Thankfully, took the wrong seat on the Cathay Pacific 747 and just above the seat where was sitting was... a pair of glasses. The flight attendant picked them off the back of the seat, "Are these your glasses?" Before I could say "Yes" they were in my hands. From there could read menus, maps, with this new pair of glasses perfectly throughout trip in India. Then when departed India (morning of the New Delhi bombings, below) the eyeglasses departed me. Couldn't find them anywhere for the flight back. Back in the Palm Beaches, bought a new pair for $200 bucks. Then when went off to Guatemala to do craniosacral therapy and craniocean work, on ... read more

Marce's mom, Mashenka, drove us down to Orlando last night to the sounds of Coldplay, Maria Carter, and Steph Taylor. We would have been listening through our old speakers, but Marce's brother, A. J., helped Allen install new speakers in Sirius (our car) on Monday night. Without them, we'd still be in Gainesville packing - thank you two so much! We quietly crept out of our hotel room at La Quinta to let them keep sleeping, and we arrived at Orlando International bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. Well, maybe not bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, but at least we're awake! Interestingly, we've already seen some of the "usual" holiday characters. Our shuttle driver, Carl, was like a breath of Christmas cheer. We're hoping it wasn't eggnog, but his warm wishes and anecdotes were an unexpected break from the usual ... read more

May, 2005.... Got her all cleaned up, now we've got to figure out how to use this thing. Patty told me later that when we first pulled the thing off the lot she was thinking "Oh my God what have we got ourselves into?" But being old sailors, we knew about conserving water and batteries and self sufficiency. Besides, parking this thing is a lot easier than docking a 37'sailboat in a cross wind or currents! Our goal is to see much of the natural beauty this country has to offer, especially the national and state parks and scenic areas. We wanted a camper because we wanted to be right in the middle of the parks with fresh air, scenery, hiking trails, less crowds and no motels. That and we're too old for tent camping anymore! ... read more

It is almost time to go home. I have stared at these pale yellow walls for way too many years now. My time here is limited. Only another 2 months to go. I am working overtime to save as much money as possible to begin my journey. I am heading for the Keys the day after tomorrow. I am looking forward to that. Four days in the Keys with my youngest daughter. She has never been. She is the only true native Floridian in the bunch, and the only one not to have seen the Keys. It's a shame, I tell you. Four days of riding a bicycle, watching sunsets and laying in a hammock. Life doesn't get much better than that. Plus FREE happy hour from 4-5 daily!! Sunsets in Key West...ahhh. Sunny and mild ... read more

With Alberto in the news, it reminded me of last year around the first week of November. We had made plans to go to Marathon on the Keyes. Thinking we were safe from the hurricane season but we were wrong. A week ahead of our departure we received a phone call from the resort. The resort was closed due to damages also no water or electricity yet. Well, what are you going to do? We had travel insurance, we could cancel but no we started to call around the Keyes and no one had space or was not open. We decide to try farther north and west, no luck. What do you do when all else fails, you try Disney. They were open. We are time sharers and were able to find a resort that we ... read more