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
Tag: Travel
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
Absinthe, early auto racing, and John D. Rockefeller’s house
Our family loves serendipity, and today was quite full of it. We had to drive down to Ormond Beach this morning to check out a posh place for boarding dogs. We are planning to drive down to Fort Lauderdale for the International Boat Show later this month (a weekend full of yachts!) and we can't … Continue reading Absinthe, early auto racing, and John D. Rockefeller’s house
Scallops, archery, romance, koinobori, and a chameleon
My favorite opening scene in a movie is from Less Than Zero. Clay, returning home from college for Christmas break, drives through the palm tree-lined streets of Los Angeles to the Bangles' cover of Simon & Garfunkel's Hazy Shade of Winter. It's a story about luxury, and the greatest luxury in the world is not … Continue reading Scallops, archery, romance, koinobori, and a chameleon
Home sweet Florida
We have finally returned to Florida. It feels wonderful to be cruising down the A1A again. It was an interesting trip from North Georgia back down the coast. We thought the storm would have moved through the area before we made it to Savannah, but we were wrong. The eye of the hurricane was just … Continue reading Home sweet Florida
Days of Sunshine 