We had such a wonderful day. I woke our daughter up at 5 a.m. to do some stargazing. No, it wasn't the comet we were after. Just before sunrise this morning, you could see the crescent Moon and five planets - Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn - mostly in alignment from east to west … Continue reading My kind of day
Tag: Travel
A perfect evening in Ormond Beach
We love visiting Ormond Beach, a town just south of here. Last night, we had a chance to eat at the Grind Gastropub and Kona Tiki Bar. I'd highly recommend this place. Great food, live music, and outdoor vibe. (Grind is tucked behind the historic Rose Villa restaurant, which I wrote about in a post, … Continue reading A perfect evening in Ormond Beach
Three local nature preserves in a single day
We are planning to take the new tandem kayak out for its maiden voyage on Tuesday. It looks like we are going to take it out to Princess Place Nature Preserve, which is home to Pellicer Creek and its related estuaries. This is a sprawling estuary system that leads all the way up to Matanzas … Continue reading Three local nature preserves in a single day
Every Kid Outside
A friend sent me the link to the Every Kid Outside initiative, knowing how much we love history and the great outdoors. Through this program, every 4th grader in the United States is eligible to receive a year-long pass to get into any national park free. The bipartisan John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation Management and … Continue reading Every Kid Outside
Matanzas Inlet before sunset
We drove up the A1A to Matanzas Inlet to determine whether it would be a good place for the maiden voyage of our new kayak. (And I think it will.) Matanzas Inlet is a channel that passes between two barrier islands and the mainland, just south of St. Augustine. I could not believe the volume … Continue reading Matanzas Inlet before sunset
Veal brains and the used bookstore of my dreams in Jacksonville
Our family had a most interesting day today. This was completely unintentional, as I had planned to spend the day painting our kitchen and breakfast nook. We woke up and hurried to get ready for our local library's book sale. I had heard wonderful things about all of the books they have available each year, … Continue reading Veal brains and the used bookstore of my dreams in Jacksonville
Touring Charleston, South Carolina… with a dog
We just returned from a long weekend in Charleston, South Carolina. We have one day's respite and then we are heading to Lake Hartwell (on the Georgia - South Carolina line, but not along the coast) for Thanksgiving. Lots of fun travels this month! This was our first long trip with our Jack Russell terrier, … Continue reading Touring Charleston, South Carolina… with a dog
Some gardening before heading to Charleston
As a boy, in my own backyard I could catch a basket of blue crabs, a string of flounder, a dozen redfish, or a net full of white shrimp. All this I could do in a city enchanting enough to charm cobras out of baskets, one so corniced and filigreed and elaborate that it leaves … Continue reading Some gardening before heading to Charleston
Fort Lauderdale, Part Two
After the first day of the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, we went to downtown Hollywood to eat dinner at Runa's Peruvian restaurant, which I highly recommend. The area seems to be mostly folks from Peru, Colombia, and Venezuela, and has many wonderful places to eat. There is a lot of neat street art in … Continue reading Fort Lauderdale, Part Two
Fort Lauderdale, Part One
So we are here, and we very much enjoyed our first day of the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. We booked a garden suite at a hotel in Hollywood (just south of Fort Lauderdale), which is a neat place. When they said garden suite, they were not kidding. (You would totally love this place, Daryl.) … Continue reading Fort Lauderdale, Part One
