Well, we are back on the road again and I suppose it's time for a 'proper' travel blog, one which contains words and not just photos to keep you all amused :) The morning of the 14th February found Russ and I back on the road again to Tampa, Florida. It felt good to be on the interstate and bound for somewhere new but at the same time sad to be leaving our home of 3 months, Orlando. Orlando gave us Disney and friends but we must look onwards and to the future in this adventure of ours. The weather was [View Full Entry]

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On Valentine's Day, we spent the night on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge about a mile out into Tampa Bay. The pier is the old bridge, obsoleted when the new I 275 Bridge was built. Great re-use as a State Park and Fishing Bridge! The sunset was gorgeous, the warf is lighted and there is round the clock security. We paid $1 for the bridge toll and $13.85 (senior citizen fee) for the pass that allowed us to be on the bridge over night. We opened up some super market California rolls, made a salad, uncorked some wine, grilled a steak, sliced [View Full Entry]

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well me and my 2 australian buddies went to the animal kingdom for the first tym not longago it was a great experience...however we were stressing a bit because knowing me i forgotmy ticket so our plan was to sneak me into a disney world theme park ....yeh right! anyway we got me in thanks to adeles smart thinking...we did a number of things it was fuking incredible....firsst thing we did was watched the lion king musical which was amazing then we went on a number of rides... the first ride we waited inline for 2 hours...i forgotten what it was [View Full Entry]

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After Fiona's meeting we had two days to kill before New Years so we decided to head west to Tampa. Tampa has a huge theme park called Busch Gardens, and during the month of December all Service Personnel get free entry so we decided to make the most of this offer. We drove across through Orlando and arrived late on the night of the 29th. We headed out to Ybor city which is the Latin quarter and pretty much where all the restaurants and nightlife are. We had a really nice greek meal in a crazy restaurant where guests and staff [View Full Entry]

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A quiet day We deliberately took things easy today as from tomorrow we will be on the road again heading for Miami. Some more fishing at Fred Howard Park - we've got the knack now (and the squid bait) and reeled in 5 or 6 very quickly. Then went swimming for a couple of hours. After lunch we were coming back when we saw Dolphins (see the pictures). Great to be so close to such interesting creatures. Packed bags, deflated blow up toys (dolphins etc.. before you ask). Got ready to move on. Booked hotel in Miami and New York, [View Full Entry]

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The place Holiday is just outside Tarpon Springs which is near to Tampa. Our current residence is 1140 Lodestar Drive but we'll be moving on on Wednesday as we need to be in Miami by Friday night as we are flying back to New York. Tarpon Springs is an intresting place as it was populated by Greek sponge divers and even though it's a bit of a tourist trap it still has a certain charm. We eat at a lovely place called Rusty Bellies. It's so cheap to eat out because of the strength of the pound we've eaten out [View Full Entry]

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I kid you not It was very hot when we got up and a choice of Busch Gardens - very hot or Weeki Wachee Springs which looked like we would be able to swim in the all year round 74 degree spring water. Weeki Wachee was about 40 minutes up the US 19. It was practically deserted and we must have made up about 5% of the total number of visitors for the day. Very quaint probably hasn't changed since the 50's. Mermaids.. Have a look at http://www.weekiwachee.com/ and see the pictures. We had a great day and came home [View Full Entry]

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Back in sunny, Tampa,. Florida. Back to my most excellent bed. My overgrown yard. Back in traffic. Back to work. Back in traffic. Back at Starbuck's gulping down Venti Iced Latte's like a madman. Back to telling stories to my friends instead of living them. Back to normal life. Back to dreaming of my next adventure! Nothing helps though - my heart and mind are still running through the early morning streets of Pamplona, the excitement of the unknown barreling down on me like a tsunami of people and beasts moving at an astounding pace - then suddenly overwhelming me, enveloping [View Full Entry]

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Life tastes more delicious when danger is on the horizon Had a goring away party last night at the bar Bishop's fiance, Chelle, works at, the Rack. The Rack has been a local haunt for me and the Krewe of Brigadoon, and the South Tampa Drunks (STDs), for years now and the food and service have gotten even better in the last year! But, up until actually sitting down with a pint of New Castle in my paw the whole day had been a whirlwind of trying to get everything done, with quality, and on time, with last minute details pounding [View Full Entry]

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Bulls and Bottle Rockets! The good news is I haven't had a nightmare with a bull goring me in it in several days...the bad news its only because I haven't slept since last Thursday! Anyone who has traveled knows how time is slipping by now very quickly, with the last few days filling up fast with the chaos of work (love the new job at SunView Software, a great group of guys!), saying hello again and goodbye for awhile to friends, while planning and packing for a week in Spain -it's all part of the excitement of a true adventure. Spent [View Full Entry]

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