The sun greeted us this morning, just in time for us to say goodbye to our gracious hosts, Dave and Bunny. We enjoyed taking in the sights of the Ft Myers area but it was time to clean the Subie and head even further south to the Florida Keys. You have no idea how LONG … Continue reading To the Keys →

The sun is finally making an appearance! Jim hopped out of bed early to get that big fish that keeps getting away... and he caught it! Jim finally catches that big mouth bass in Dave's pond Jim has a new friend who makes sure he's doing this fishing thing right. After morning fishing time, the … Continue reading Sanibel Island →

"You should have been here yesterday.... the weather was PERFECT!"Says everyone we meet on our journey As the weather guy has been forecasting, the rain that has been following us since California has hit Florida pretty steadily. The Gulf Coast is a tropical paradise, and we hear that there is sun here, but we haven't … Continue reading Rainy Day Cruising →

We're spending a few days in Dave's newly adopted town of Estero, south of Ft Myers, FL. He lives in a country club with several friends, including his ladyfriend, Bunny, and his long-time friend, Andy. Their houses are all next to each other, overlooking their pools, golf course and sometimes gators! Club lunch with Dave, … Continue reading Country Clubbin’ →

Say "hello" to our little friend! We're a little late in posting but I wanted to get the pictures up from our encounter with the manatees! These large, wonderfully tame sea mammals live along the Florida and Gulf Coast coastline. Also called the "sea cow" (never call Lisa that!), they are vegetarians and have no … Continue reading Manatees! →

Today was pretty much a driving day. Due to the weather (would you believe it's raining?) we were not really able to hang out on Florida's beautiful Panhandle beaches. Pensacola, Dentin, Panama City and Mexico Beach all have beautiful white sugar-sand beaches and dunes. There are long, skinny islands off the coast with houses built … Continue reading Pensacola to Crystal River, FL →

Sadly, we had to say goodbye to Karen and New Orleans, heading east, again. In the rain, again. And to make matters worse, Sirius reprogrammed Channel 30 from the Classic Rock Countdown to St Patrick's Day music. The luck of the Irish isn't with us! We're on hold knowing what the #1 Classic Rock Song … Continue reading New Orleans to Florida →

After our first night in the Big Easy, we ended up sleeping in. Late. As in, we had breakfast at 1:30pm. But it was goooooood! (Satsuma if you're interested). We had a slow start, but it seems the rest of the city is that way too. Inspired by the local talent, Jim continues to practice … Continue reading New Orleans →

So, Jim and Lisa have come up with different games to while away the hours on the road. One of them has become really intense! This is how it started: We listen to Sirius radio as we trek across the country. We change between classic rock, NPR, etc. We found Sirius Channel 30 somewhere between … Continue reading Houston to New Orleans →

We woke up to another drizzly morning (we're starting to sense a trend). But we're in Houston and we've got a special day planned -- Space Center Houston! This place is COOL! We got to see actual space capsules and other cool things from Mercury, Gemini, Apollo and more. We were in the Skylab trainer, … Continue reading Houston, No Problem →