Sunday morning, we woke up to warm weather and sunshine – perfect for a day at the beach. Key West has several public beaches; but everyone says the beach at Ft. Zachary Taylor State Park is the best. So we packed our towels and books and walked a pleasant few blocks from our B&B to [...]
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Here We Are
Yay! I have a functional computer again, and a zillion and one things I’d like to blog about. So let’s get back to Key West. Our trip down U.S. 1 ended at the Key West airport where we dropped off the rental car. Here’s my second Key West travel tip: stay on the west side [...]
Technical Difficulties
Over the weekend, I had planned to post more about the sights and tastes of Key West. But then the video card on my Dell, aka Pink Flamingo Lappy, had a meltdown. This left me without reliable access to my blog file and pictures (and everyone knows blog posts are no fun without pictures). The [...]
Headed Down U.S. 1
Here’s my first Key West travel tip: Don’t fly to Key West. Seriously. Flights to Key West are stupidly expensive; and the drive down U.S. 1 onto the island is one of the best parts of the trip. You don’t want to miss it. Friday afternoon, we left work and got on a plane. By [...]
I Came With Nomad Feet & Some Wandering Toes
Travel has always been an important part of my life. Since I was a baby, my parents took my sister and I on regular vacations and weekend getaways. Before you get any ideas, no I did not grow up with rich parents. We were a small town, middle-class family. My parents just made travel a [...]
A Fun Diversion: Ten Happy Things
Why? Because it’s my blog and I’ll deviate from the theme if I want to. Also because my friend Sara tagged me for this in her blog, A Note on the Screen Door. She knows that I can’t resist these silly getting to know you internet memes. And finally because many of the things that [...]
