“…your bags are packed and your ready to go, leavin’ in a Toyota Tundra, don’t know when we’ll be back again…” Have a great trip and enjoy the journey to Cocomo.
Bon Voyage
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Crystal Mountain Vacation
Martha and I have joined the Bakos for a spur of the moment three day golfing getaway. Nick had reserved a beautiful and spacious two bedroom suite at the Crystal Mountain Resort in Thompsonville, MI. Located in the NW corner of lower Michigan, it is an area that we have not previously enjoyed. So far we have been blessed with amazing weather and vistas of the surrounding golf resort. You can check out a few of our pictures here. Continue reading
A Few More Pictures from BC Trip
I uploaded a few more pictures from my trip to BC. Check out my Squamish rainforest and Shannon Falls pics.
Fort Myers Beach Photo Album
As requested, I uploaded more pictures from our March break trip to FMB. The holiday photo album can be found here. The pictures are resized to 1000px but they will scale smaller and be more dial-up friendly if you reduce the browser’s window size before clicking photos. If you want to see them full sized, make sure to click the slideshow option.
Beautiful British Columbia
As we ease down the road from the airport we are welcomed by a row of magnolia trees in full bloom. Welcome to BC. Auntie Joanne catered a beautiful luncheon upon our arrival and we spent the day visiting with her and Uncle Ted. They both looked great and had lots of energy and stories to share. I drove Brian around Kerrisdale, Dunbar, Point Grey, Downtown and West Van. We did the tour thing and it was really fun. I was happy to be back.
FMB – Day 6-7 – Then Flying Home
We awoke a little late to capture the sunrise on our final days on Estero Is. but today again promises to be bright and sunny. Martha wanted to get her final serving of the daily ‘fireman show’ on the beach (2nd time) and drags me along to savor all the bikini action. I must say it was entertaining to see all the scantily dressed ladies enjoying themselves. :drool: By mid-afternoon we returned to the condo to enjoy a cooling swim in the pool and to plan our last dinner outing for the week. Continue reading
Life on the Beach – Day 3
This part of Florida is a really nice spot to vacation. The weather yesterday was 79 and today it was 78 with some afternoon overcast and humidity. We are lathered in sun screen but I still got burnt on my shoulders today. At Fort Myers Beach, the sand is hard packed, fine (almost like talc), and as white as can be. Last weeks storm has churned up the sea so the water is a murky greenish brown. Continue reading
March Break at Fort Myers Beach
We arrived about an hour late on Saturday due to de-icing hold-ups at Detroit Metro Airport but we managed to get settled in by 3:30pm. The condo is very nice, right on the beach, and well appointed for our stay. It’s like staying at someone’s house, everything is right at hand. Continue reading
Bill and Jean’s 34th Wedding Anniversary
Jean and I celebrated our 34th wedding anniversary yesterday, December 29th. It is always a challenge to make plans to celebrate since there is no telling what the weather will dish out in late December. We decided to take a short drive to Shaker Village for an overnight stay. Jean and I had dined there before but never spent the night. We made dinner and breakfast reservations and headed out on our long journey after Jean came home from work.
At check in we were given a room in “East Family Dwelling”. The rooms are decorated to maintain the original Shaker layout of a very simple design. The building we stayed in was an original family dwelling from the Shaker days. I’m sure the Shakers didn’t enjoy the modern restrooms, Sealy mattress, and heating systems. The outside temperatures dropped below freezing Friday night and the room did get a bit chilly but that only made the comfortable bed a bit harder to get out of Saturday morning. I am glad that we didn’t have to do it all Shaker style.
Our dinner reservations were at 7:15 and we both enjoyed the great evening meal. We were still feeling the effects of the big Friday evening meal Saturday morning and breakfast was not sounding very interesting. We will have to go back some other time and try out the breakfast buffet.
All in all we had a very enjoyable evening. I suppose I better start looking now for something to do for the 35th. The way time flies it will be here much too soon. You can check out our weekend pictures here.
Viva Las Vegas
The Wow Factor was right up there. We stayed at the Paris Hotel and Casino right in the heart of Las Vegas Blvd. Had an upgraded Suite, king size bed and all the trimmings and a view overlooking the famous Bell Fountain. While Nick was at his conference I ventured about roaming from one end of the strip to the other. I even economized and bought a jumbo hot dog and a Miller Lite combo for $2.00 and sat on a park bench at 11am and had my lunch. Went on a dam coach tour to the Hoover Dam, ate buffalo chili and even shopped. I tried my hand at the slot machines and was too chicken to try the tables. Had fun though watching strangers loose their stacks of chips. Got invited to a cocktail party at the top of the Hilton, held in Elvis’s private suite, now that was pretty cool. Went to two nightclubs, LAX at the Luxor and Body English at the Hard Rock Cafe. Didn’t get up on the dance floor but got plenty of Cosmo’s and scoped out the pole dancers. Left the glitz and glamour behind and now its back to reality. Check out my Las Vegas pictures here.