March 4, Wednesday Deb and I rode the shuttle bus to Hollywood Studios theme park and began another fun day with Mickey and friends. I was chosen to play a walk-on extra part/role at the Indiana Jones stunt show. I got to dress up as an Arabian shopper, and got to be on stage close to the action. It was lots of fun. This park had lots of things to do, but we had to cut the day a little short at the park because we had tickets for the 6 o'clock showing of the Cirque de Soleil in Downtown Disney. We caught a shuttle to one of the resort hotels, then rode another one to Downtown Disney and walked the entire length to the theater. The show was amazing ! If you ever get the ... read more

February 27, Friday Another pack-up of camp, we are actually getting pretty good at this by now, and a quick run down Interstate 4 to the Day's Inn. This was to be a pleasant chance to sleep warm. I went looking for heaters again, and we ended up eating out for supper at Logan's - a steak house. February 28, Saturday After a lazy morning, we repacked our few "hotel" things, and off we went on back roads to Bunnell and the BMW reserved campground. Lots of Harleys riding by in various directions. The cost for this little venture was $20 per person per night, with no water available, and of course no electric. The tent area was nice though, with a few trees for shade - unneeded sadly - and the ground was reasonably firm. ... read more

February 22, Sunday We packed up camp and drove to Siesta Key for a para-sail. Deb agreed to ride on the boat, but didn't want to go airborne. The ride out took about 45 minutes, and the day was perfect, no chop on the water, very little breeze. A trio took the first flight, and just as they got out about 100 ft off the boat, Deb announced that she wanted to go with me. Yeah ! Our turn came, and aloft we went, with the crew letting out about 1100 ft of cable, which put us up almost 900 ft asl ( above sea level ). The ride was tremendous, the view was stupendous and I would do it again in a heart beat. Deb gradually relaxed her grip on the lines, and enjoyed the ... read more

February 16, Monday We'd spent enough time in the Everglades, so we packed up and headed north along the Tamiami Trail, and then through a bit of central Florida on the way to Sarasota. We got into town around 8:00 pm and checked into the Day's Inn, which is along the Tamiami Trail, route 19, just north of the Ringling Museum. I called Kay again at Quest Outfitters, and asked if I could take advantage of their hospitality in order to make a bike cover for Bear. She told me I could pick up the machine and the material and work at the hotel. February 17, Tuesday I took off for Quest Outfitters, picked up the sewing machine and the material and notions, and returned to the Day's Inn. I also bought lightweight plastic at Ace ... read more

February 12, Thursday Morning hot showers, another confab with Mike and his maps, and we packed up for departure. We had been warned at Flamingo by a Ranger to find a spot this day and stay "hunkered down" due to the 3 day weekend of President's day. There was plenty of room at Flamingo, so we headed there for a four night stay. A pleasant but slow ride north on Route 1 through the keys brought us back to the Park entrance, and we continued on to Flamingo after a short stop for groceries, a small tent peg hammer, and coffee. We met a gentleman in an RV in the Home Depot parking lot who was from Vernon BC and knew some of the folks that Deb knows. Small world. We were allowed free entrance to ... read more