... in Winnipeg
8 gennaio 2016, Canada ⋅ ☀️ -16 °C
January 8, 2016
It was time to hit the road and escape another Winnipeg winter, although admittedly it has been unusually mild so far. Our departure was delayed a day due to wintery road conditionsLeggi altro
Nashville, TN
22 gennaio 2016, Stati Uniti ⋅ 🌧 0 °C
January 11 - 15
We only had 5 days in Nashville, so we kept busy and easily logged our 10,000+ steps. The Opryland Resort with its 2882 rooms, tropical indoor gardens, waterfalls, and otherLeggi altro
... in Nashville
22 gennaio 2016, Stati Uniti ⋅ 🌧 0 °C
The main doors of the Bridgestone Arena were unlocked so we walked in. Our self-guided tour was cut short when we encountered an official-looking person. She directed us to an entryway to the arena soLeggi altro
... in Kissimmee
23 gennaio 2016, Stati Uniti ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
January 17 - 23
From Nashville we drove as far as Lake City, which is an hour south of the GA/FL border. I had not been looking forward to Atlanta but I white-knuckled it right through the city withLeggi altro
The Cocoa Beach Resort
29 gennaio 2016, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
On a sunny but cool day we went on a long day trip, once again arriving home after dark. We had planned to leave early but of course that didn't happen! A GPS and navigator malfunction didn't help theLeggi altro
... in Cocoa Beach
30 gennaio 2016, Stati Uniti ⋅ 🌙 9 °C
January 23 - 30
Our drive from Orlando to Cocoa Beach was supposed to be a quick l l/2 hours, but I made a spontaneous decision to avoid I-4 because traffic was inching along. Big mistake because theLeggi altro
... in Fort Myers
30 gennaio 2016, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Since we weren't able to check in to our next resort until tomorrow, we decided to drive cross country to Fort Myers so that we could visit Kathy & Blaine at their RV park. We enjoyed the 4 hour driveLeggi altro
... in Kissimmee
2 febbraio 2016, Stati Uniti ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
January 31 - February 7
Our new home for the week is Vacation Village at Parkway.....a 23 building mega resort with 2,516 condos. It was far too huge to be a comfy home-away-from-home. We wereLeggi altro
... in Winter Park
3 febbraio 2016, Stati Uniti ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
We spent a nice afternoon at the Leu Gardens in Winter Park, north of Orlando. Because I was determined to avoid driving on the nerve-wracking I-4, the slow route took us nearly 2 hours to get there.Leggi altro
... in Orlando
5 febbraio 2016, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
We discovered that the Tupperware International Headquarters were in Orlando and they offered a small museum on the history of Tupperware. It was a bit of an oddity but it was free. We also managed toLeggi altro
... in Saint Augustine
7 febbraio 2016, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Moving day has become quite streamlined and we're managing to get our act together to meet the 10 am check-out deadline. We were only an hour or so from our next destination so we decided to go toLeggi altro
... in Cocoa Beach
9 febbraio 2016, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
February 7 -14th
We're back at the same resort in Cocoa Beach. It was our favourite place so we didn't mind. We weren't fortunate enough to get a penthouse unit this time but we are on the 5th floorLeggi altro
... in Cocoa Beach
10 febbraio 2016, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
It was time to say a tearful goodbye to my "twin". We did one last walk along the beach to the pier. All of our walking must have improved our fitness because we did this 7 K walk 2 weeks ago and itLeggi altro
... in Weston
14 febbraio 2016, Stati Uniti ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
February 14 - 20th
My next destination was the Vacation Village at Bonaventure in the upscale community of Weston, just west of Fort Lauderdale. The 3 hour drive south on I-95 went smoothly until ILeggi altro
... in Weston
20 febbraio 2016, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
I parked the car for the whole week and explored the community on foot. I walked for 3-4 hours each afternoon, distances of 4-9 km. Weston is nicely landscaped and I saw a variety of waterfowl, aLeggi altro
Hollywood Beach
20 febbraio 2016, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
February 20 - 27
It was a short 45 minute drive to my next destination, Hollywood Beach, which ended up being more like 3 hours after stops for food, wine and gas. Moving in was a bit unusual becauseLeggi altro
Hollywood Beach
21 febbraio 2016, Stati Uniti ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Steps from my front door is the Hollywood Beach Broadwalk.....not "boardwalk" as there are no boards, just paving stones. It's a great place to walk and people watch. It does get quieter as you walkLeggi altro
Hollywood Beach
22 febbraio 2016, Stati Uniti ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Kathy & Blaine were RVing in nearby Sunrise and had a rental car. So they joined me for a great afternoon at the beach. We sure don't look like most of the retirees that we've been seeing and meetingLeggi altro
Hollywood Beach
24 febbraio 2016, Stati Uniti ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
My fun came to a screeching halt on Wednesday afternoon. I finally got my bike out as the broadwalk was the perfect place to ride. I discovered that my front tire was low so I stopped at a bike rentalLeggi altro
... in Weston
27 febbraio 2016, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
February 27 - March 5
Today was both moving day and the arrival of my retired-nurse friend, Gailene. Fortunately, the Fort Lauderdale Airport was only 20 minutes away. I introduced Gailene to FloridaLeggi altro
Everglades National Park
28 febbraio 2016, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
This was the beginning of several day trips. The Everglades, a World Heritage site and largest subtropical wilderness in the US at 1.5 million acres, was a short drive from our resort so we made twoLeggi altro
Everglades National Park
29 febbraio 2016, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
"Ignorance is bliss!" says Gailene. I followed in the footsteps of the other tourists and got this photo of Gailene and the big guy. Look at those teeth! We later learned that although the gators lookLeggi altro
... in Fort Lauderdale
1 marzo 2016, Stati Uniti ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Today we marvelled at the lifestyle of the rich and famous as we cruised the Fort Lauderdale Intracoastal Waterway on the hop on/hop off Water Taxi. The history of the waterway isLeggi altro
... in Clewiston
2 marzo 2016, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
An hour's drive East along Alligator Alley and North to the village of Clewiston was the Big Cypress Indian Reservation. Yes, they do call themselves "Indians" here. I inadvertently frightened anLeggi altro
...in South Beach
3 marzo 2016, Stati Uniti ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
The huge feral cat population is a real problem with warnings of health risks. It appears to be a very controversial issue.
We ended our day with a walk along the beach and Ocean Drive to see SouthLeggi altro






















































































































