We were let off at Palm Beach International airport by our good friends, Chuck and Mary Johnson. I met Chuck when I was 13 back in 1968 playing basketball at the outside courts at Stuart Middle School. Chuck was in his first year of teaching at my alma mater, Martin County High School. Mary was sitting in their red Mustang…
It is to the “right” side facing towards the sea I have seen the best coral and sea life. However, the left side is not bad, particularly for seeing turtles. Most of the tour boats moor on the right side. By car, Honolua Bay Located between Mile marker 32 and 33. We like parking by the small bridge as you…
Half the length of the real Eiffel in Paris, France (1063 feet high), it was a cleaver movie by Bally’s Entertainment Group creating a half size version of the real Eiffel. Celebrating their new hotel, Paris, along the famous Las Vegas Boulevard, it was built in 1999. It is now an iconic point landmark along “the Las Vegas Strip.” The genuine Eiffel was built in 1889 to…
When we first arrived about three in the afternoon we had the entire hotel by ourselves. By 9:00 P.M., it was totally filled with travelers. If you plan to stay in Winslow, I would make a reservations as selections for hotels are few.We thought of staying in La Posada Hotel, not far from here. That would have been a treat…
Epcot’s annual International Flower and Garden Festival is now open. With the advent of spring, at least here in Florida, this show brings welcomed beauty and pleasure to the senses. Not as big as Epcot’s autumn International Food and Wine Festival, there is still plenty to see and enjoy. On a sunny day, there is unsurpassed beauty heightening the senses…
In the Wynn Casino by the theater in Las Vegas, there lies or stands Jeff Koons famous high chromium stainless steel sculpture, Tulips. The transparent color coating transforms ordinary steel into a beautiful multicolored display. It is quite interesting and stunning to say the least. Two guards stand by this statue 24/7. One of the guards told me that…
“You can’t pick the flowers here!” Epcot’s annual International Flower and Garden Festival is now open. With the advent of spring, at least here in Florida, this show brings welcomed beauty and pleasures to the senses. Not as big as Epcot’s autumn International Food and Wine Festival, there is still plenty to see and enjoy. On a sunny day, there…
In 1968 I didn’t think so. We took a family trip from Florida all the way to California camping most of the way. It was at the Grand Canyon we went to one of those Park Ranger camp fire talks. It was there that we heard of “a walk down the canyon.” We were all excited and decided to take…