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July 12, 2023 – On the Road Again It’s 6 am Kirsten has finished her shower and is dressed. I’m still rolling over in bed. Let’s go sleepy head, Mandy will be here in 1 ½ hour and I’m going on vacation with or without you. Ok, Ok, I’m up..... I’m in and out of the shower and dressed, Kirsten has me a cup of coffee sitting on the counter. We’re all packed, and our suitcases are sitting by the door. It’s 7:30 am now and Mandy just texted Kirsten that she is downstairs ready. Ok, let’s go!! We grab our suitcases and out the door we go. Next stop is terminal C at Orlando International airport. Yeah, the new addition to the airport. Easy drop off and pickup. And yes, the traffic on I-4 was ... read more

Yesterday we concluded our 11-week odyssey to Italy and France when we departed Paris for Orlando (via Dublin, Ireland). As friends of ours (Cindy and John Vogt) recently observed, after they had traveled from Florida to stay with us in Sorrento, "international travel ain't for sissies anymore." After our experiences during this trip, we could not agree more with their assessment! Our return journey went about as well as we could have hoped, but it was still a stressful and exhausting ordeal. It began when our friend and taxi driver arrived outside our apartment at 6:15 AM for the drive to the Charles de Gaulle airport in Roissy-en-France, 14 miles northeast of Paris. As the busiest airport within the European Union, it can be an intimidating venue for travelers, not only for the sheer volume of ... read more

Today was a built-in day of rest. Yesterday we actually got here early enough to rest up from the air travel, but we didn’t know for sure that would be the case. So this was an insurance day. We didn’t want to take any chances of missing the ship tomorrow. Also, the airline fares were cheaper by flying on Wednesday and more than offset the cost of an extra night at the hotel – so it was a small cost savings to come early. And the TV News this evening described today as the start of the “busy Memorial Day weekend” travel. Anyway, that gave us some peace of mind that we would have everything here when the ship sails tomorrow. It is an example of how we are going to try to keep to a ... read more

Récit de 9 jours de voyage à moto en solo à la découverte de la Floride ! Pendant neuf jours, j'ai sillonné les routes pittoresques de cet État ensoleillé, découvrant des paysages à couper le souffle, des villes emblématiques et des trésors cachés. De Miami à Orlando, en passant par les plages de la côte est, les Everglades et les joyaux culturels de St. Petersburg. Suivez mon itinéraire captivant à travers la diversité et la beauté de la Floride. Jour 1 : Arrivée à Miami et découverte de la ville C'est avec une excitation palpable que je pose le pied sur le sol de Miami, prêt à entamer mon voyage à moto en Floride. Après avoir récupéré ma moto de location, je me suis lancé à la découverte de cette ville emblématique. Mon premier arrêt était ... read more

Our campground in this area was the Leon County Parks and Recreation Coe Landing on Lake Talquin. We drove into Tallahassee and rode about 10 miles of the Tallahassee-St Marks Historical Railroad State Trail. We had hoped to ride all the way to St. Marks, but Mike's e-bike motor was not working. The we drove by the capital building (3rd tallest capital building in the US) and onto the Florida State University campus- beautiful! The last stop was the Alfred B Maclay Gardens State Park. It is a day use park with beautiful grounds. The ornamental gardens were first planted in 1923 by Alfred B and Louise Maclay after they purchased the property for their winter home. We enjoyed walking through the gardens and listening to the audio at each station. The gardens included a beautiful ... read more