Crazy busy. Just plain crazy busy. That’s the only reason I have for not writing in over three months. From continuing our downsizing to getting a new roommate, to rehabbing our house, to major projects on the website and planning our Mexico routes, to researching and buying new pieces of equipment for the trip, and …
Books and movies We’ve continued to enjoy our abundance of books and movies from the library, and Alex completed my Sue Grafton collection with a gift of her latest book. We found a set of four Humphrey Bogart movies at Costco, and for sixteen dollars we couldn’t pass it up. We’ve loved watching them – …
The week between New Years and Christmas was spectacular weather-wise. It was hard to get motivated to do anything, so we just puttered slowly and steadily. New Year’s was very fun – Alex and Amanda took us out to a late lunch at Boston’s at the Beach in downtown Delray Beach. We sat on the …
Record-breaking heat. Record-breaking rain. Record-breaking cold. We’ve had quite a last six weeks here in South Florida with our weather. First we had record-breaking heat through the first two weeks of December, with an occasional chilly day. The heat wasn’t too bad (reaching about 90 degrees), especially compared to summer, but the humidity was obnoxious, …
Lights and tree After our long afternoon project of getting our lights up on the house in early December it took a few days to get the enthusiasm together to add more lights. Chelsea was the project leader on the lights, and by the time we were finished we had lights in every room in …
Cold weather at last, even if only for a short while! Today is one of the few days so far that we’ve put on long pants and sweaters – we’ve been in shorts, tank tops and sandals for ages. It’s a bit like suddenly developing a new personality, or a whole new outlook on life. …
Each holiday we find ourselves thinking back to the last few years and reminiscing about where we were and what the day was like. Two years ago, the first year of our trip, found us in Santa Barbara at my sister’s house, spending the day with family. Last year we were in Gueydan, Louisiana, writing …
Weather At long last our extraordinary hot spell broke, leaving behind gorgeous days and nights. In October, while the rest of the country was dealing with heavy rains, flooding, and cold we were suffering with 98+ degree weather, with real feel temps of well over 100+ degrees. It began to feel that our hot and …
We start our Loxahatchee kayaking trips at Canoe Outfitters in Riverbend Park in Jupiter Florida. We’ve tried nearly every kayak they’ve got in stock – longer, shorter, wider, thinner, sit on top, sit inside; over the first year we finally settled into the Loon 111 as our favorite for this river. When we arrive, Mike …
All is not gloom and doom in South Florida though. Despite the economy, South Beach appears to be thriving. On our two trips down there, the restaurants were busy, people were out shopping, and the bars had a steady clientele. Though not as busy as it usually is, life still seems to be moving along …
