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 January
13, 2004
Miami is mellow and has
easy access to shopping, in addition to great public transportation,
much of which is either free or 25¢.
We are having a good time, but we're getting ready to head further
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January 15, 2004
Met this wonderful life sized Buddha in a shop in Miami.
I had to take his picture. It wasn't until later that
I realized how beautiful the background was! The Buddha is 300
to 400 years old and originally from Burma.
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February 13, 2004
Key West is LOTS!
of fun! We're having a great time - getting lots of exercise!
You should hear Roger's horn - Sounds like a rubber ducky!
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February
21, 2004
Key West's motto is "we
are all one human family" and tolerance is the order of
the day. . . Which even extends to the chicken population.
The chickens roam everywhere in Key West. Come
to Paradise and get a free sunrise wake up call!
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April
22, 2004
Key West Trio
This unlikely trio is regular part of the Duval Street traffic.
The cat rides on the back of the dog. The mouse rides
on the back of the cat. The guy with the tip bucket says
that for a $50 tip, he'll get the mouse to say "Cheese"
for your photo! I didn't pay to see if it were true.
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May
2, 2004
This guy is an absolute
NUT! And my favorite act at the nightly "Sunset Celebration"
at Key West's Mallory Square. Because I am too frugal
to actually pay $2 for one of Dominique's
postcards I had to volunteer to help in the act to earn
one - I had a really good time! He treats his cats with love
and affection & they obviously adore him in return.
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 May
11, 2004
We rode the Schooner "Western Union" in the "Bloody
Battle" for the "Conch Republic"! A good
fight was put on by all participants. We came to the battle
loaded up with fresh pancakes for ammo - they could be tossed
with a Frisbee action! We discovered however, that the
best ammo was pickled hard boiled eggs. Next year
- eggs! Everyone got soaked to the bone from water cannons.
We had a blast!
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 May
31, 2004
We are having a GREAT time at Dry Tortugas! The weather
has been perfect - gentle winds and clear skies! We are
anchored where you see the boats anchored in the photo - but
this photo is at least three years old. Three years ago
the channel between the two islands closed in naturally, and
there is now a land bridge where the charts show 30' of water.
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September
20, 2004
You know, - we've often thought how
much easier it might be to just chuck the whole darn boat into
the dumpster! You have to admire who ever it was that actually
did it! We're "on the hard" now - plan on
"splashing" next week. Hopefully we'll start moving
again soon.
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 December
27, 2004
Merry
Christmas from Dry Tortugas! We have been lucky enough to
hook up with some old friends of ours with lots of Blue Water
experience to make the crossing with. We may get good weather
early next week. Happy New Year!
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 January
7, 2005
Isla
Mujeres is great! We're having lots of fun - we'll have even
more onece we convine the bank we really are here
making purchases. They've decided it's fraud & have shut
down our accounts! Bummer! Felice Anos!
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 April
23 , 2005
Caye
Caulker is a whole new experience! There's very much a Carribeab
feel. Vey Laid back & memmow - even the dogs are mellow!
Strangely, there is a good deal of Asian influence, so Chinese
food is the take-out choice & the grocery stores sell things
like rice noodles & huge cans of water chestnuts. The roads
are all dirt, so bicycles, golf carts & John Deere tractors
are the only forms of land transport. Having a great time! |
Click on the Picture for a larger image of the Postcard. - Thanks!
