Blogs from Punta Gorda, Florida, United States, North America

Sunday, April 18, 2010 url=http://public.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pyo6WL-1AWKLZy8Qscx6YG6fbgEuHbYtH5Bm919-zFWJV81EMHPnJMz9LHOWpG0Qyka16CBJcRr6WuG4MPFDKXQ/DSC09014.JPGimg=http://public.blu.livefilestore.com/y1phOvrBY5M4jtJUI-gOpbjHjsTNh7-Ai20ad27NAaj9bl2CnOHIlyNsZhx8FfZfndnNNp2JHh0wAH4izA8wiUMeQ/DSC09014.JPG My husband, Bob, is famous for taking me on fabulous trips: Peru, Belize, Curacao, Mexico, Hawaii, Alaska, the UK (5 times!), 6 Shuttle launches, 3 Caribbean cruises and so many other great venues. But when he suggested we drive ONLY 50 miles to an event held April 9-11, 2010, I was a bit apprehensive, to say the least. I wasn't aware that the largest ATV, Mudbuggy, Monster Truck riding area in Florida was on our radar--over 800 acres of pure bliss if you want to get down & dirty! Located just a smidgin east of Punta Gorda, the Redneck Yacht Club conjures up a down... read more

Thursday 10th July 2014 Today was a travel day, as we headed for Victor & Helen's home in Punta Gorda about 300kms away. The only stop we made was at Lake Okeechobee, just over half way, to have lunch. This lake is huge by our standards, fresh water and over 60kms wide with the depth around 4 metres. No shortage of water here! We had a lunch we purchased at Okeechobee on the way in, sitting under a shelter high up above the lake. Beautiful view across the lake, so wide you couldn't see the other side. Power and fan boats were seen, these set up for fishing the perch and bass in the lake. As what seems to be common here in any waterway, alligators also live there, putting a dampener for those wanting to ... read more

We're back in Florida - the past 2 weeks have been spent prepping Gust O'Wind for another southern sailing season...and blowing the budget in the process. As every boater knows, there is nothing sane about boating.. Our favourite analogy is..."Sailing is like standing under a cold shower tearing up $100 bills." We launched yesterday, but now will have to wait while hurricane Ida decides what she wants to do...she is the boss! ... read more

I don't know what you did but when we got home, we spent hours looking at the pictures on the little screen on our camera. The other hours for several days we slept! Took us a week to finally get back in synch. I was chicken about transferring the pictures to my computer. I didn't want to lose the capacity to magnify parts of pictures (birds, especially). A friend finally helped me make the transfer, find the pictures in the "Shared File" where they settled on my computer, and work with the Kodak Easyshare program. Then Marty started sending her travel blog. She had such a good time with it that I asked her how to do it. She got me started and I have been absorbed ever since in telling of our adventures and reliving ... read more