May 1, 2026 I woke up to a cloudy morning that resulted in a sunrise that was a nonevent….drat!!! I went on a walkabout along the channel as people were preparing to go diving. Key Largo is one of the best places in the world for scuba diving. As I wove though the backstreets I …
Florida – Everglades National Park and Key Largo
April 30, 2026 I did a bit of a walkabout to grab a view of a beautiful sunrise then we were on the road to our next city Key Largo. There is a huge fire burning near the road that we need to take to get there so we discussed our fire plan and headed …
Florida – Tarpon Springs
April 29, 2026 Sunrise on the deck accompanied with Mimosa was the perfect way to start a long day of travel to Fort Meyer!! Before we hit the road we stopped at a local donut shop for what proved to be incredible!! The Oinker with maple chocolate frosting and lots of bacon was my favorite …
Florida – Cedar Key
April 28, 2026 The day started with Mimosas on our deck as we watch the sunrise evolve. Life is good!! After a leisurely start to the day we headed out to explore Cedar Key. We walked about a mile to a boardwalk to hike through the mangrove trees and ended up in a cemetery….oops!!! In …
Florida – Apalachicola To Cedar Key
April 26, 2026 My walkabout lead me to the cove where I witnessed a specular sunrise!!! I am feeling so blessed!!! I captured a few more pictures of this tiny town then headed to the hot tub to relax! After the hot tub we grabbed a biscuit sandwich from a food truck and headed to …
Florida – Apalachicola
April 26, 2026 The day started with sunrise at the beach followed by a walk about in the quaint beach town of Fort Walton Beach. I came across what looked like 100 dollar bills and thought I had hit it big only to realize they were fake…..drat!!!! We loaded up the car and headed south …
Trains and Road Trip
April 22-25, 2026 On the 23rd we made our way back to the airport to return the rental car then took an Uber to Maricopa (about 40 miles from the airport) because we had to board the train at 5:50am the next day. We spent the night at a casino since it was the closest …
Phoenix – Railroad Park and Ghost Town
April 21, 2026 Our first adventurer of the day was to explore McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park.The 30-acre park, located in the heart of Scottsdale, Arizona, is the most unique park of its kind in the country. We took a ride on the Paradise & Pacific Railroad and the 1950-vintage Allan Herschell carousel. We explored the museum …
Phoenix – White Tank Mountains and Desert Botanical Gardens
April 20, 2026 It is a spectrally beautiful day in the desert, clear blue sky and only 80 degrees. A perfect day for a hike. I chose the waterfall hike in the White Tank Mountains which is on the back side of the mountains that surround my community. Within the White Tank Mountains was a …
Phoenix – Frank Lloyd Wright
April 18 & 19 We boarded the train to Maricopa at 10PM on Friday after a long day of adventuring in LA. The trip overnight arrived in Maricopa at 6am. We booked coach because it was a short trip, sort of like economy on a plane. I had hoped to get a couple of hours …