We’re back to riding again, and wow, does it feel wonderful! Hurricane Ike blew in a cold spell that turned into the Louisiana fall. Weather is drop-dead gorgeous – it’s about mid 80s during the day, dropping down to the 60s at night, with low humidity and 5-10 mph winds. We’re up before dawn every …
Chelsea’s and my relationship with alligators extends back to 2002 when we started kayaking the Loxahatchee River. It was common for us to see alligators, and after 4 years of weekly all-day kayaking trips, we got to know a lot about alligators in the wild. We saw them hang out in their favorite spots, we …
Alligator skinning – not for the faint of heart! Read More »
Hanging out at the Museum before Gustav, we chatted with one old timer who kept referring to the hurricane as Faye – one that had missed us earlier. Jane gently corrected him each time, and finally he heard her. He thought for a moment, and said “Well, Gustav is a guy, and I’m not into …
Gustav and Rosemary’s Birthday, Ike and Route Changes Read More »
After all our anxiety about the “devastating” hurricane, we ended up with absolutely no effects at all in our area – we didn’t even lose electricity. We did lose Internet for a few hours, and there were some interesting winds late Monday afternoon, and we lost a couple of somewhat big tree branches, but that’s …
