Tuesday, March 25, 2025

ROCK & ROMANCE 70'S CRUISE W/ AIR SUPPLY AND MANY OTHERS!

 MARCH 15- 22 , 2025 

ROCK & ROMANCE 70'S CRUISE TO COZUMEL

CELEBRITY SUMMIT

50TH ANNIVERSARY AIR SUPPLY

INCREDIBLE LINEUP..... WITH AIR SUPPLY,---CHICAGO, ELO, MOODY BLUES, BOSTON, JEFFERSON STARSHIP, SHEENA EASTON,  AL STEWART, BREAD, QUEEN NATION,EARTH WIND FIRE, SLY FAMILY STONE...

                                            ON A SNORKEL EXCURSION ABOVE....


                                                                THE PICTURE BELOW IS AFTER THE AIR SUPPLY INTERVIEW TOOK PLACE... RUSSELL LIKED IT SO MUCH THAT HE POSTED THESE PIXS ON HIS PERSONAL FACEBOOK PAGES.
>>>>>>> SEE VIDEO BELOW<<<<<<<<

                                        THE VIDEO BELOW SHOWS DURING A TELEVISED AIR SUPPLY INTERVIEW THE MOMENT WHEN GRAHAM & RUSSELL FIRST NOTICE MY 70'S 'RUSSELL COSTUME'... COSTUME OF COURSE PICTURED ABOVE....
 
ABOVE, GRAHAMS 'WIFE' LORI AND BELOW SOME SHOTS OF THE WINE TASTING WITH GRAHAM WHICH WE ATTENDED ON BOARD THE CELEBRITY SUMMIT.
WE WERE ABLE TO GET A TABLE RIGHT NEXT TO GRAHAM...


 
ABOVE, WE TAKE A BREAK ON OUR WALK FROM THE NASSAU CRUISE PORT TO THE ATLANTIS HOTEL.... A 3 MILE HIKE.
BELOW IS THE #1 OUT OF 2500 LITHOGRAPHS MADE OF THE SIGNED ROLLING STONES LET IT BLEED ALBUM POSTER.... WHICH WE WON IN A SCAVENGER CONTEST ONBOARD.

THE NIGHT SKIES ABOVE DURING OUR TRIP HAD JUPITER RESIDING IN GEMINI












January 2025 KEYS TRIP

 

JANUARY 22- FEBRUARY 8, 2025
 
AS THE WEATHER IN PONCE INLET AREA CONTINUED TO BE 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL, WE DECIDED TO FLEE SOUTHWARD TO THE KEYS... OUR HAPPY PLACE
                                                                            TOOK A HIKE IN THE LONG KEY STATE PARK (ABOVE) AND ALSO A SIX MILE HIKE IN SUGAR LOAF KEY THROUGH "THE JUMP" AREA LOOP (BELOW)



FINALLY DID GET AROUND TO SEEING THE DIVE MUSEUM IN ISLAMORADA.......
BEST MAILBOXES ARE IN THE KEYS!
SUGARLOAF KOA HAS CHANGED A LOT LOT!





WE RAN INTO THE FAMOUS FRENCH 'CAT MAN' AT MALLORY SQUARE                                     ... HE NO LONGER PERFORMS, BUT STILL WANDERS THE SQUARE AT SUNSET.... (ABOVE)  AND BELOW IS A VISIT TO THE REMNANTS OF FAST BUCK FREDDY'S..... VERY SADLY DISCOVERED THAT THE COLES PEACE BAKERY CLOSED DOWN RECENTLY (ONE OF OUR FAVORITE PLACES TO GET BREAD AND GOODIES IN THE KEYS)- ALSO SADLY, CROISSANTS DE FRANCE CLOSED ITS DUVAL STREET  LOCATION- KEYS AINT WHAT IT USED TO BE.....  :(


..................................................DARWIN IS SUCH A HANDSOME BOY...........................................



                                                                 WAS ABLE TO GET SOME QUALITY KAYAK TRIPS IN TO DO SOME FISHING AT FIESTA KEY

TIME TO CLEAN MY CATCH.... AS BOTH DARWIN AND THE HUNGRY PELICANS PATIENTLY WAIT.......


Wednesday, September 25, 2024

2024 FALL FOILAGE TRIP UPSTATE NY


 

LAKE CITY SOUTH CAROLINA..... CROSSROADS COACH RV HAD ITS OWN DOG PARK - MUCH TO DARWIN'S DELIGHT.... HAD MANY DIFFERENT COLORED TENNIS BALLS! 
LAKE CITY- HOME TO A CHALLENGER ASTRONAUT... DR RONALD MCNAIR, WHO HAS A VERY NICE MEMORIAL PARK AT THE LIBRARY.... SAME ONE WHERE AS A KID, HE WAS DENIED THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE OUT A BOOK!!!
HANK'S HOAGIES IN SCRANTON PA, A FAVORITE PLACE FOR JOE BIDEN- OF COURSE WE HAD LUNCH HERE!!!

JOE BIDEN'S CHILDHOOD HOME IN SCRANTON PA.
AT OLD FORGE, OUR AWESOME SITE AT THE HTR ADIRONDACK CAMPGROUND, RIGHT ON THE MOOSE RIVER...


A HIKE IN THE WOODS, AT THE BUTTERMILK FALLS- NOT THE SAME NAMED ONE IN ITHACA NY (WHICH IS FAR FAR NICER...)


WE WENT ON A LLAMA TREK IN OLD FORGE...



HAD A VERY LONG THOUGHTFUL DISCUSSION WITH A VERY INTELLIGENT GOOSE!!!



.                                                                     A UNICORN TURKEY?



                                                UHHH... WHAT KIND OF A GOURD IS THIS???
                               ANTLERS LODGE AT RAQUETTE LAKE SUNY CORTLAND

AT A PARK IN ROCKY MOUNT NC, ARTISTICAL ACHEIVEMENT- GOAT HAS A BUTTHOLE!

                  WE DID THE RAFT TRIP AT AUSABLE CHASM NY AND DID THE TRAIL....










FUNNY STORY HERE.... TOOK FORTY YEARS AND FOR THE FIRST TIME, I ALMOST FORGOT ILEA AT A REST STOP!! REPEAT--- ALMOST.  HAD DRIVEN OUT OF THE REST STOP PARKING LOT.... THINKING SHE WAS IN THE RV BATHROOM LIKE SHE USES 98% OF THE TIME- HOWEVER, SHE HAD ACTUALLY WENT INTO THE REST STOP BUILDING.  AS I WAS APPROACHING THE INTERSTATE ONRAMP, A LITTLE  VOICE IN MY HEAD REMINDED ME OF SOMETHING ABOUT SHE SAID, ABOUT MAYBE GOING TO THAT REST STOP BUILDING, SO I STOPPED THE RV TO CHECK THE RV.... WHOOPZY.... SHE WAS NOT IT IT!!! SO SHE IS SHOWN HERE WALKING DOWN TO THE ON RAMP TO CATCH HER RIDE!  SORRY!!!!
DARWIN WAITING ON HIS 'DONUT TOY' .... ONE THAT HE INSISTED ON KEEPING A FEW YEARS AGO WHEN HE FOUND IT IN A BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK (TEXAS) CAMPGROUND.

 

DID A NICE MORNING WALK AT AN ADIRONDACK BOG.... HAD TO SOAK UP SOME SUN.




LUNCH AT LISA G'S IN LAKE PLACID


ONE FOOT 'IN THE GRAVE' AT JOHN BROWN'S GRAVESITE

HARRIET TUBMAN MONUMENT AT THE JOHN BROWN HOMESITE... NOTE THAT THE STAR SHE IS HOLDING REPRESENTS THE NORTH STAR THAT SHE WOULD SING ABOUT, AS THE DIRECTION FOR TRAVEL WHEN SHE WOULD ESCORT UNDERGROUND RAILROAD FOLKS
 

YUP- WE GOT TO SEE FROST IN LAKE PLACID (BUT NOT SNOW!) THE WEEK AFTER WE HAD LEFT THE AREA, 4 INCHES OF SNOW FELL ON WHITE FACE & ACROSS MIRROR LAKE

TOP OF WHITE FACE MOUNTAIN AFTER TAKING THEIR GONDOLA RIDE.


OUR NEW CAMPSITE AT LAKE GEORGE...
MADE THE TRIP BACK IN TIME TO WOODSTOCK NY 1969- WHICH ACTUALLY DID NOT HAPPEN IN WOODSTOCK, BUT 50 MILES AWAY IN BETHEL WOODS NY.... ILEA FONDLY REMEMBERS HER DAYS AS A HIPPIE-FLOWER CHILD!




 
BOATING ON LAKE GEORGE.....
AFTER BOATING LAKE GEORGE, AND VIEWING "THE SAGAMORE" FROM THE LAKE.....
THE NEXT DAY WE DROVE OVER TO THE SAGAMORE FOR LUNCH AND R&R