March 08 2011
Yesterday I was dodging Portuguese men o’ war on the beach. Today I ran into another wild creature. While walking down the boardwalk, I came face to face with a raccoon. He was as startled as I was and ran under the brush. Then he turned around and looked defiently at me from about 10 […]
March 08 2011
Northerners complain that Florida doesn’t have a change of seasons. Not so. The seasons here are just more subtle than those up north. Right now it’s wildfire season in Florida. There’s been no rain, and the brush is burning up. Parts of I95 have been closed because flames were jumping over the road. At the beach, it’s Portuguese-man-o’-war […]
March 06 2011
Yesterday we watched the Atlas rocket take off from Cape Canaveral – not as showy as the space shuttle, but still very impressive – the picture doesn’t begin to do it justice. Today we’re following our normal Sunday routine as if we were home. Church, newspaper, pizza – in that order. Isn’t that how life […]
March 05 2011
Bike Week officially begins today in Daytona. Daytona has a love-hate relationship with the bikers. On the one hand, they bring lots of money into the community. On the other hand, they also bring traffic, accidents, and noise, lots of noise. Because helmets are not required in Florida, many of the accidents become fatalities. Motorcycle […]
March 05 2011
Flea markets are almost as prolific in Florida as palm trees. Vendors set up tables in industrial style buildings, selling purses, jewelry, t-shirts, sheets, luggage, kitchen gadgets, and more. They have all the “as seen on TV” stuff and an assortment of knock-offs. Look at this picture. You can certainly read the word Pandora. What […]
March 03 2011
We’re in Daytona just after race week and just before bike week. The testosterone is coming in with the tide, so I decided to go with the flow and tour the Daytona International Speedway. Nascar fans know that the Daytona 500 kicks off the Nascar season, and we saw the winning car. It’s on display […]
March 03 2011
I took a step into history today, touring St. Augustine, FL. This is the oldest city in North America, founded by Pedro Menendez de Aviles in 1565, although Ponce de Leon landed here in 1513 while looking for the Fountain of Youth in Bimini. And, of course, the Native Americans were already here. He named the place […]
March 02 2011
Did you ever eat a chocolate covered potato chip? I tried one today, and it was delicious. Daytona has a historic district, and one of the shops is Angell & Phelps Chocolate Factory. We took a tour, and I learned a few things. 1. Cacao trees are also called Theo Bromo, food of the gods. They grow best […]
March 01 2011
It’s report card time again. I met my goal 18 out of 24 possible days in February so I’m at 75%, only a C. I thought sure I was going to meet my goal every day this month. I started out so strong, and then I had a day of all meetings. Meetings are just deadly […]
March 01 2011