Encountered 15 - 20mph crosswinds during trip....
Plan to complete RV organzation and prepare for summer travels.....
About Me
- John and Linda
- We retired in 2005, cruised aboard our Sailboat and Trawler til 2010, now land cruising aboard our motorhome
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
March 30, 2011
Starke, Fla KOA Campground....
Well maintained park in small town just 30 minutes from East Coast....
Wal-Mart just down the road....Stocked up for trip back to Ohio....
Departing for Ohio Thursday AM.....
Stopping to visit with Mark & Lisa &
Grand Daughter Emily, in West Milton, Ohio,
on way back to Vermilion.
Well maintained park in small town just 30 minutes from East Coast....
Wal-Mart just down the road....Stocked up for trip back to Ohio....
Departing for Ohio Thursday AM.....
Stopping to visit with Mark & Lisa &
Grand Daughter Emily, in West Milton, Ohio,
on way back to Vermilion.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
March 27, 2011
Traveled to Hudson, Fl on Gulf Coast....Hudson is a stop described in
cruising guides when cruising around the Big Bend area of the Gulf...
As usual, access to the water is limited from the land side unless you
have a boat at one ofthe marinas....
Community heavily canalized and mostly dated real estate...
Traveled to Hudson, Fl on Gulf Coast....Hudson is a stop described in
cruising guides when cruising around the Big Bend area of the Gulf...
As usual, access to the water is limited from the land side unless you
have a boat at one ofthe marinas....
Community heavily canalized and mostly dated real estate...
Saturday, March 26, 2011
March 26, 2011
Traveled to Cedar Key, Fla which extends out into the Big Bend Coast of NW Florida.
Huge Indian Shell Mound built over many years of depositing clam shells
Indians camped on top of shell mound as this was the only "High Ground" in the area....
View from top of shell mound looking out to Gulf of Mexico....
Huge Indian Shell Mound built over many years of depositing clam shells
Indians camped on top of shell mound as this was the only "High Ground" in the area....
View from top of shell mound looking out to Gulf of Mexico....Friday, March 25, 2011
March 25, 2011
Traveled to Homosassa, Fla to take River Boat Tour....
Tour conducted by Captain Bob who move to area 16 years ago from
Washington State.
We where only customers for tour, had boat and Captain Bob all to ourselves.
Captain Bob gave us a wonderful tour of the area...
Monkey Island....Created in 20's from dredging spoils....
Later, Spider Monkeys adopted from early defunct tourist attraction
and relocated to island.
Monkeys are fed and cared for by locals and Florida DNR.
Great area for Birding.....
Canal leading to past home site of a Mr Levy who came to Homossa
in the early 1800's and built a large sugar plantation.
Plantation was burned by the Union Army during the Civil War and
Mr Levy was imprisoned for two years for having slaves...
Linda enjoying the Boat Tour
Pelicans waiting to feed on fish cleaning scraps....
Tour conducted by Captain Bob who move to area 16 years ago from
Washington State.
We where only customers for tour, had boat and Captain Bob all to ourselves.
Captain Bob gave us a wonderful tour of the area...
Monkey Island....Created in 20's from dredging spoils....
Later, Spider Monkeys adopted from early defunct tourist attraction
and relocated to island.
Monkeys are fed and cared for by locals and Florida DNR.
Osprey nest with mother and two chicks....
Many nest in this area, mostly undeveloped and protected land....Great area for Birding.....
in the early 1800's and built a large sugar plantation.
Plantation was burned by the Union Army during the Civil War and
Mr Levy was imprisoned for two years for having slaves...
Thursday, March 24, 2011
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