... in Winnipeg

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 conditionsEn savoir plus
Nashville, TN

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 otherEn savoir plus
... in Nashville

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 soEn savoir plus
... in Kissimmee

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 withEn savoir plus
The Cocoa Beach Resort

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 theEn savoir plus
... in Cocoa Beach

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 theEn savoir plus
... in Fort Myers

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 driveEn savoir plus
... in Kissimmee

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 wereEn savoir plus
... in Winter Park

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.En savoir plus
... in Orlando

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 toEn savoir plus
... in Saint Augustine

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 toEn savoir plus
... in Cocoa Beach

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 floorEn savoir plus
... in Cocoa Beach

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 itEn savoir plus
... in Weston

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 IEn savoir plus
... in Weston

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, aEn savoir plus
Hollywood Beach

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 becauseEn savoir plus
Hollywood Beach

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 walkEn savoir plus
Hollywood Beach

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 meetingEn savoir plus
Hollywood Beach

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 rentalEn savoir plus
... in Weston

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 FloridaEn savoir plus
Everglades National Park

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 twoEn savoir plus
Everglades National Park

"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 lookEn savoir plus
... in Fort Lauderdale

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 isEn savoir plus
... in Clewiston

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 anEn savoir plus
...in South Beach

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 SouthEn savoir plus