Jan 5 – Feb 23, 2025

Hello all, we headed back south for the winter the beginning of January!!

Of course, we had to spend a few days in Nashville on our way.

Roberts Western World is probably one of our favorite honky-tonks, with Laylas a close second.

Got to spend some time with my cousin Mary and her boyfriend Bob, while we were staying in Palm Harbor! Hello Mary and Bob thanks for making some time for us!

Was a little cool this day on the Dunedin Causeway.

Dade City Florida Kumquat Festival. Yes, they have a Kumquat festival every year. Attended by 30,000. We tried Kumquat pie, Kumquat Beer, Kumquat pastries. But they had dozens of Kumquat related foods. I had to look up what even a dang Kumquat was.

Went on a 5-day cruise out of Port Canaveral

Check out the cool light show on the Ocean Cay lighthouse in the video below. This was taken from the ship

Ocean Cay, Bahamas

Nassau, Bahamas. As I age, my head has twisted so caps don’t sit straight. It’s an old man thing.

And back to the Florida mainland!

Met up with Robyn’s half-sister Roxanne and her husband Dan. Those two have been traveling the world for awhile now. They fit us in their Florida schedule before jetting off to Italy and lands beyond. Was good to see you two, Viaggi sicuri, buon viaggio!

I can never drive by a tank without at least stopping!

Who remembers this tune that was rocking the charts in 1975, courtesy of The Banana Wind near our campground in Dade City FL !!

Robyn’s sister Karen and her boyfriend Jeff came to Florida, and we were lucky to get to hang with them for three of their days here!

Siesta Key and Anna Maria Island!

Jeff and Karen had to head back to the frozen tundra, and we are off to Panama City Beach Florida. We had such a fun time with you guys!

In Panama City Beach at a place called Schooners, they have a tradition every night at sunset of firing off a small cannon to signify the end of another day. I was taking a video to catch the cannon shot, and caught this goofball, who was playing volleyball

We debated whether or not to eat at this place. We decided not to, something about the name I think…

Toured the Wesley House in Eden Gardens State Park, near Rosemary Beach FL

Well, that’s a little bit of what we have been up to. We are off to Gulf Shores Alabama in the morning!