Adventures
New Year’s Eve
We have now been in residence at the Seminole Campground in North Fort Myers, FL, for just over 6 weeks. I have been working hard and Jett has been dealing with her cataract surgery, so we haven’t met many of our fellow campers. But we did get out last night to the New Year’s Eve … Continue reading
Ogling the Christmas lights, Florida style
Some of my most vivid childhood memories are of my dad driving us kids around town just before Christmas, letting us ogle the houses all festively lit up with Christmas lights while dreaming of Christmas presents to come. Usually there was snow on the ground and it was always so frigid that the back windows … Continue reading
Car-buying in the modern age
When we arrived in Florida on Sunday, 5 days ago, we had not yet decided whether to buy or rent a car for Jett. We will be here for just 4 months and hauling a car north, while possible, is a hassle we didn’t need. On the other hand, renting a car also had a … Continue reading
QTS Hop 4: Savannah, GA, to North Ft Myers, FL
417 miles via I-95, I-4, County 557, US 17 and FL 31. This was the last hop of the relatively short QTS and I was hoping to complete the trip with no “dings” to report. Alas, ’twas not to be. We got two rather significant dings on Saturday. Day 1: Savannah, GA, to Daytona Beach, … Continue reading
Happy 90th, Mom!
The weekend before we started the trek south I had the opportunity to fly coast-to-coast from Massachusetts to Oregon to visit my mother, who recently celebrated her 90th birthday, and my sister who… well, I won’t mention her age, but you can do the math. While there I also had the opportunity to enjoy some … Continue reading
Sedona
Last Wednesday was a beautiful day in Williams. I decided it was also a beautiful day to visit Sedona, about an hour distant. Jett didn’t come with me as she had a headache and “wasn’t that interested in scenery.” Too bad, because she missed some great scenery. She also missed a nasty, narrow, twist-and-turn road … Continue reading
San Diego
When I destroyed my new camera while stupidly wading into the Cabo surf with it still in my pocket, I thought that the photos on the memory card would be intact. But I failed in several attempts to read the files from the card. Then I lost the card. After being on the damn-I-wonder-what-I-did-with-that list … Continue reading
Cabo San Lucas: Snorkeling
During our week in Cabo we considered taking a sunset dinner cruise or the day trip to see the Hotel California (yes, the one in the Eagles song). We booked the sunset cruise, but cancelled due to a bout of Montezuma’s Revenge. But we did book – and took – a snorkeling cruise. Snorkeling in … Continue reading
Cabo San Lucas: The Playa Grande Resort
Since we missed the cold weather and all that ugly late-winter snow this year, some of you probably think that we didn’t need a spring vacation. You are probably right – we weren’t driven by that tired-of-all-this-crap weather weariness that we have experienced before. But one of the advantages(?) of owning a timeshare is … Continue reading
LA and other imaginary places
Los Angeles is real. I know; I’ve seen it. But it doesn’t seem real. It is bigger than real. The place of movie stars and the 4-car family. Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Mulholland Drive, Sunset Strip, Malibu, South Central, Disneyland, Charles Manson, Universal Studios, and the Beach Boys. Iconic names and images that shaped my life. … Continue reading