October 2012

Farewell to Florida

Lots of Art!   Saturday morning the humidity let up a bit and we ventured to downtown Ft. Lauderdale.  It’s a very quaint area with lots of little shops and restaurants.  Saturday marked the first day of the Las Olas Art Festival, where they block off the...

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Ft. Lauderdale and Beyond

  Doctor’s orders limited us a little this past week, so we concentrated on just chilling…beach walks, shopping, a couple of movies, Art and light geocaching.  Not a bad gig when you’re in Ft. Lauderdale! No, we didn't get up there! We drove down to Miami’s South Beach...

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Detour

  We began our day with breakfast overlooking the beach.  Sunshine, palms trees, gentle sea breeze….and dollar Bud Lights!  We passed on the Buds, but it’s not often we get offered them for breakfast. About this time our trip took a little detour.  Back in Key West,...

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More Key West

  Breakfast here at the Popular Inn requires guest participation, particularly if you want orange juice.   Mona “manned” the juicer for us and then we went outside to enjoyed our fresh squeezed Florida orange juice along with banana bread and fresh fruit.  What a great way...

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Key West

Mona's second sunrise   It was October, 11th, 2012, early in the morning and we were headed east towards Chattanooga, Tennessee.  All of a sudden bright light appeared on the tree line ahead of us.  “OMG, what is it?!?” gasped Mona.  To which I calmly replied, “It’s...

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Niagara and More

  Did you know….??? 150,000 gallons of water goes over the American Falls per second.  600,000 gallons per second for the Canadian Falls.  So…750,000 gallons of water per second. If you live to be 80 you will probably drink about 14,600 gallons of water. What can...

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Road to Niagara

  We started our day with yet another wonderful breakfast….appetizer included.  I've already been warned not to expect anything like this at home!  I suppose that means it’s back to Wheat Chex and soy milk…oh, well, it was wonderful while it lasted! Until this trip we had never stayed at...

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Montreal Day Two

Our Front Door This suite is reminiscent of our old loft.  City sounds, city lights and lots of restaurants and clubs within walking distance. All that, coupled with a great bed, made for a great night’s sleep.  That was followed by a wonderful breakfast which was led off by...

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Oh Canada!

  Wow, can’t believe it’s already October 1st…the first day of my favorite month!!!  I love all the fall colors and fun…and it will be even better as a retiree! Our day began with a drive through some Vermont back roads to get to a bridge across Lake Champlain into...

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