Blogs from Ocala, Florida, United States, North America - page 3

On Sunday, Evan finally got the boat going. He had been to a different boat shop about an hour away from his place.To get some parts he needed, They also had knee boards on special , so he bought one of those too. Sure enough it went good as gold, I took Evan for a ski, then we tried out the kneeboard.awesome. Josh and I had a ski , then Evan blew up the ski biscuit thing. Everyone had a bit of fun on that, as its so stable to lie on. We ran out of gas so we pulled into one of the many marina's along the lake. We just pulled into a wharf, this guy asked do you want some gas, he fills it up, we went and got some ice creams from the ... read more

We were on our way to Ocala from Crystal River and stopped in at Rainbow River State Park. Our timing was perfect - we hit the peak of azalia season in this part of Florida. Like other Florida State Parks, this started out as a "theme park" type attraction. It was "Gaudy Florida" said the engaging volunteer we talked to. It had glass bottom boats, man made waterfalls, a skyway tram shaped like two leaves, an aviay, wild animals, etc. It fell into disuse as so many theme park properties did when the Disney empire began its growth and when I-75 took visitors away from state highways. To their enormous credit, local folks protested to save Rainbow Springs from condo development and the State of Florida purchased it, and continues to put a great deal into ... read more

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Okay, so I'm cheating by using the blog I already posted on My Space. I am not feeling creative today, plus many of you haven't read this yet :-) Enjoy.... I finally bought my plane ticket to Taiwan! Yes, that means I accepted a job offer! I will be teaching preschool (3 & 4-year-olds) in the 4th largest city - Tainan. My job begins on August 4th, but I'll be headed there early to settle in, get an apartment, get over the jet-lag, & explore the city.... How am I feeling, you might ask. As you can imagine, I feel as if every feeling I could possibly have is flowing through me! Of course, the two most prevalent feelings seem to be "excited" and "scared-out-of-my-mind." I have been planning this since January, but now it is ... read more