“Island Hopping on the ICW” After a short stay in Fort Pierce, Florida, we headed up the ICW (Intracoastal Waterway) to the town of Vero Beach. This turned out to be a very boater friendly place. There is a city run marina just yards off the ICW with great facilities. They had slips for rent as well as about 75 moorings. The grounds were very nice and they provided a TV-lounge, a laundry, and a very nice shower facility. Also, the City provides free bus service and they had a stop right in the marina. The bus [View Full Entry]

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Wow I can't belive it we made it to Florida. Day one and we drove about 500 miles. Stopped at three walmarts on the way down and had a car scare. Hopefully that's all behind us and tommorrow we can make it down to the keys. It's bike week and their are tons of bikers around. Thats cool but they are a little noisy. [View Full Entry]

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Obfuscator writes: We woke up early so we could get to Cape Canaveral and still have lots of time to see the remaining parts of the Kennedy Space Center. While I was in the shower, Onaxthiel discovered by watching CNN, that the shuttle had again been delayed. Early in the morning, as they were fueling, the fuel sensor again failed. Since this had been something of a recurring problem, and was supposed to now be solved, there was no way they were going to take off that day. We wanted to have more complete information before we made a decision about [View Full Entry]

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Thanksgiving, jour de fête pour les américains. On se souvient tous de la série Friends et des dindes de Monica. Nous étions en plein dedans (pas dans la dinde hein !) pendant que les parents de JM étaient ici. Un peu comme Noël pour nous, c'est une fête familiale où tout le monde reste chez soi. Du coup, nous avions les rues de St-Augustine presque pour nous seuls. L'aéroport d'Atlanta a vécu le jour le plus fou de l'année (tout le monde rentre visiter sa famille au quatre coins du pays...). Thanksgiving est donc célébré dans tout le pays le 4ème [View Full Entry]

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Just got back from a marvelous visit with relatives in Orange, California. Only 'dark' spot was the Quality Inn we booked. Spent the first night there and checked out early the next morning. Checked into another Quality Inn, adjacent to I-5 and very close to Disneyland. This one is very well managed and it shows. I'll post some photos when I figure out how ! BTW, if you find yourself in the Fresno, California area....DO NOT stay at the Quality Inn on Ashlan Avenue. The franchise owner is negligent and non-responsive to any form of communication. Electrical outlet in our room [View Full Entry]

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Jean-Ma avait 2 jours de congés pour thanksgiving, ce qui nous faisait un long week-end. Alors, Miss Malibu nous a emmené dans une très ancienne ville espagnole en Floride, Saint Augustine. Petite cité en bord de mer avec des petites rues étroites. Au programme, visite de plusieurs villes, fête de thanksgiving, promenades sur la plage, shopping dans les petites boutiques, tour pirates/fantômes le soir,... On est même tombé en panne d'essence à 100m d'une pompe :) Pendant que JM poussait la voiture, 2 gars hippies aux cheveux longs sont venus nous prêter leur bidon d'essence, une chouette renco [View Full Entry]

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Vendredi 16 novembre Charleston à Parrot Creek (ICW 521.5) À partir de Charleston, 2 options s’offraient à nous. La première prendre l’ICW jusqu'à Fernandina Beach (Floride) en passant par la Georgie en 4 jours. La Georgie est reconnu pour c’est nombreux hauts-fonds et son eau peu profonde, car cette partie de l’ICW n’est plus entretenue depuis plusieurs années fautes de budget de l’état. où Prendre la mer de Charleston à Fernandina Beach, une navigation de 24 heures à environ 3 milles de la côte est américaine. Nous avons décidé d&r [View Full Entry]

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Vendredi 16 novembre Charleston à Parrot Creek (ICW 521.5) À partir de Charleston, 2 options s’offraient à nous. La première prendre l’ICW jusqu'à Fernandina Beach (Floride) en passant par la Georgie en 4 jours. La Georgie est reconnu pour c’est nombreux hauts-fonds et son eau peu profonde, car cette partie de l’ICW n’est plus entretenue depuis plusieurs années fautes de budget de l’état. où Prendre la mer de Charleston à Fernandina Beach, une navigation de 24 heures à environ 3 milles de la côte est américaine. Nous avons décidé d&rsq [View Full Entry]

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Woke up early this morning and took a few photos of the campsite before I started to pack up all my stuff. The other group were packing their tents up but since we had none, we got our bags ready and threw them in the van. The whole group was almost ready to go but Dave was still asleep. We woke him up and helped him with his gear before we set off. After quite a drive we arrived at the St. Augustine visitor’s center and had a look around. We walked around the small town for a while and got [View Full Entry]

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Leaving Orlando, we went East to Cape Canaveral to check out the Kennedy Space Center, maybe just for an hour or so because we don't like leaving the animals in trailer for long without A/C. When we got there, we were verbally assaulted by the parking attendant for parking in the empty bus lot (where we actually fit) instead of in teh car lot...and then walked up to the gate. Admission was $50 per person...so we snapped a couple of pictures and went on our way. So, that was our space experience. Next, in St. Augustine, we stopped at the [View Full Entry]

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