Monthly Archives: January 2015

January 28 – 31, 2015 – Battling a Nagging Cold and Off to Naples

My cold continues to hang on … for three days I have been completely wiped out often spending more time sleeping than doing anything else. Meantime, we were invited to a surprise 60th birthday party for one of our friends … Continue reading

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January 27, 2015 – Dolphin and Manatee Cruise

This morning we went on a Dolphin cruise with Dick and Kate, Debbie’s brother and his wife. The first thing we’d leaned was that this time of year the waters in Sarasota Bay are too cold for manatees. Fortunately, we … Continue reading

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January 23-26, 2015 – Fore!

Not too much to report on, both of us still battling colds, although Debbie seems to be on a faster road to recovery than I am and visiting with our best friends. While rinsing off a floor mat, I started … Continue reading

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January 22, 2015 – More Repairs and on to Sarasota

Our first stop was at where we needed to have our engine air conditioning system changed (as our motor home was built on a Ford V-10 chassis and RV service dealers are hesitant to do such work). It turns out … Continue reading

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January 21, 2015 – Repairs

Our two-day stop in Seffner, just east of Tampa, allowed us close proximity to where we planned to have all of the maintenance issues which we’d been unable to deal with ourselves properly addressed. This gave us an opportunity to … Continue reading

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January 20, 2015 – Heading for Seffner (Tampa), Florida

Continuing south there was, again, pretty boring with little of note … other than a striking orange vine which sat atop many already leafed out trees and a farm dedicated to sand hill cranes.

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January 19, 2015 – Doing Almost Nothing

Despite yesterday’s near 70 degree temperatures and projections for an even warm day, we awoke to FROST on the roof of our Jeep. As Debbie is uncharacteristically not feeling well today and we decided to sit tight for the day, … Continue reading

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January 18, 2015 – Florida and a Different Kind of Day

Lo and behold, we got underway this morning with no new mechanical or other problems! Again, the drive was uneventful, leaving Debbie with little to photograph other than more police at work and, to relieve her boredom, she eventually resorted … Continue reading

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January 17, 2015 – More Unexpected “Challenges”!

After a good night’s sleep and a complementary waffle breakfast at our campground, we unhitched our utilities, pulled in our slides, raised our leveling jacks and got ready to head out. No sooner did I put our RV in drive … Continue reading

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January 16, 2015 – On the road again … ever so slowly!

After having had to defer our departure for more than a week, we were anxious to get on the road and anticipated a relatively easy day and early arrival at our planned first night’s stop in Ashland, VA. Unfortunately, the … Continue reading

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