Blogs from Florida, United States, North America - page 5

Let’s Catch Up! Oh, my....I've done it again! Time seems to be flying by so fast. I'm not keeping up with it..... or posting our blogs. What can I say? Let’s just catch up and move on....alrighty? Early April, our son, and grandson, Tim & Conner, came for a visit. They stayed in our timeshare condo, Cypress Harbor. It's located near Sea World and fairly close to our RV park. That makes our visiting time together very handy. It was wonderful to see and be with them again. We went to all the usual places, ei: Golden Corral, Old Town, etc., and Disney Springs (for a Tuna melt, of course!). Tim & Conner’s highlight of their vacation was to go to Star Wars at Hollywood Studios. They know everything about Star Wars whereas Cory and I ... read more

Dear All Greetings from back in London! On a Sunday morning I arrived back at Heathrow Airport after what turned out to be an incredible two-week journey around the US state of Florida. I enjoyed it immensely, and arrived back with the darkest tan I think I’ve ever had – they don’t call it the sunshine state for nothing! I spent my last two nights on this journey in the amazing city of Miami, and will relate my time there in this final blog entry of my trip. I believe last time I wrote, I had just dropped off my rental car at Fort Lauderdale Airport, and was actually sad to see it go. Out of three car hires I’ve done in my travels, it certainly was the swishest and the coolest! As I took my ... read more

Dear All Greetings once more from my Floridian travels. This one relates my adventures on the intriguing chain of islands dripping off the end of the Florida peninsula, known collectively and very famously as the Florida Keys. I had an amazing time island-hopping down there, using the interconnecting and quite spectacular Overseas Highway, and driving the coolest rental car possible for such an adventure. This was a beautiful white Ford Mustang Cabrio convertible! I’ve only ever hired a car on two previous occasions, and I couldn’t quite believe my luck not only when I booked this car months ago as it was the cheapest deal available, but also on this day when I picked it up, as it was indeed true to its picture on my rental agreement – a Ford Mustang Cabrio convertible, and a ... read more

After a four-year hiatus during the COVID pandemic and its aftermath, it's finally time for us to wipe the dust and cobwebs from our passports, and embark upon another odyssey to Europe. The tentative plan for this trip, which was a surprise birthday gift to my lovely wife and travel partner, is to make Sorrento in southern Italy our home base for two months, taking side-trips wherever the winds and our whims take us. At this point, Rome, Madrid or Barcelona, and Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat (on the French Riviera, not far from Nice) are among the destinations under consideration. We'll spend the final two weeks of our journey in Paris. During previous trips, in 2016 and 2018, we enjoyed visiting the Amalfi Coast/Naples region of Italy, including Sorrento, Positano, Ravello, the Isle of Capri and the impressive Greco-Roman ... read more

Great! I thought this photo might just do it. Actually, we are born with both sets of teeth (baby and adult)....they just haven't erupted yet. It has taken us a tad longer than planned to prepare this blog. No reason....just how it is. “Let There Be Light!” We bought a set of solar lights for our “coffee canopy”. It makes it so bright, pretty and festive at night. Only problem: we sit everyday under the canopy for the “morning coffee group” but haven't sat out at night to enjoy these bright, pretty lights. We get involved watching the evening news, streaming a movie or playing on our phone/iPad. We are getting old!! I'm sure the noseeums are sad because they are attracted to light and our tasty bodies. They're drooling for us to come out! Sorry, ... read more