Blogs from New Port Richey, Florida, United States, North America

Hi everyone, well we are 3 days out from "lift-off" and counting. Our travel companions, Sue and Arthur Shapiro, are joining us tonight to "relax" from the huge anticipatory excitment of a great trip to China by going to the local "Chinese restaurant" for dinner� We are traveling with Sue and Arthur, United Business Class, hopefully to make our long 18 hours "in the air" no less than enjoyable. We leave Tampa at 5 am on Tuesday, the 12th of March, in the 'year of our lord 2013', travel to Newark and at 3 pm on the same day we lift off to Beijing, arriving almost exactly 24 hours later, 3 pm (Beijing time) on Wed. the 14th, in time for a light meal and bed! Our itiniary is below: ... read more

I am trying to catch up on our travel blog. It has been over a month since writing. We have been so busy. Day 1 Left home (only 9 days there) headed for North Florida. Old Town, where Ed and Gladys live. We will spend a couple of nights here, while we catch up on our adventures. And play some Mexican Dominoes. To our surprise, Ed had cooked dinner. Found out Gladys working at a super market as a cashier. Iris, their tea cup poodle is as friendly as always. We are driving our new pick up truck. Actually new to us, but not new. There are 2 cats also, Cupid and indoor one, and Shamu outside cat. Both of them very friendly. Cupid is so bad, he begs for handouts at the table. He actually ... read more

This our hysterical cat, Fusa. She is more like a dog. Likes to follow us around. Begs for treats. At times she let's us have it. She does not like change, typical cat. Hates rough water, hates over 20 knots of wind. Hates, absolutely hates night crossings. PETE SWEARS SHE HAS LEARN TO CUSS IN SPANISH. We were on a night crossing, about 2 am, this cat comes up on deck, giving the loudest Meowww you ever heard. She was complaining she could not get any rest, she could not go prance around the boat, weather was bad, she was still trying to get out unto the deck. That's when Maribel, picked her up, threw her gently into aft cabin telling her a flat NO. She meow for awhile, but did not come back up. All ... read more

Because is so late in this season to go sailing, we have purchased a Roadtrek. This is a van, self contained, 19 feet long. The model is a 190 popular. It has 39K miles. It is a 1998 model. They are built in Kitchner, Ontario, Canada. they are built by a company called Home Park. We have been invited to the Morgan Invasion West Coast of the USA. Pete's last day will be April 29. We will leave the boat on the hard in Tarpon Springs. We sustained some damage to the starboard side during hurricane Jeannie. It will be painted, deck and hull. There is a 6 foot deck delamination that will be fixed as well. New windows will be installed in the stern. Kam and Mike will bring boat home when finished. We will ... read more