Author Archives: Barry

Day 1

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Barry

Weather is a lot cooler, topping out at about 70F today. Pretty much settled in, one more antenna to go up and some tweaking of the stupid Virgin 3G connection for the internet, although the campground WiFi is pretty good … Continue reading →

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Home – Sweet Home Alabama

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Barry

Had to throw the state motto in there somehow. After hitting the sack an hour earlier than usual we managed to wake up 40 minutes later than usual! We headed out after breakfast, the temperatures were noticeably cooler than recent mornings, and … Continue reading →

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Rain!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Barry

Typical, the day we leave and have to do a lot of outside stuff, the heavens open!! Anyway, we got everything packed and pulled out of the campsite safely, if a little wet. The rear view camera didn’t work as … Continue reading →

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Too Hot to Handle

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Barry

Yet another hot sunny day in the mid 80’s. I think we’re both looking forward to slightly cooler temperatures in Alabama!! Today the antennas were dismantled and packed and all the outside stuff packed away ready for our departure tomorrow. … Continue reading →

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The Conquest of Iron Mountain

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Barry

Hot, Sunny and dry! Had a couple of odd jobs to do this morning. Lyn bought a quilt rack the other day which is a little large for travelling. Luckily it was screwed together, and came apart easily to pack … Continue reading →

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Sultry Saturday

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Barry

Do I need to say it? Another hot sunny day in Florida! Time to do some work on the truck. It has got a little insubordinate recently in that it will occasionally answers back when I use the remote to … Continue reading →

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TGIF

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Barry

I am (obviously) running out of titles! The weather here is way too predictable, another hot sunny 80F day …… yawn!! It was laundry / crafts morning for Lyn. While she was doing that I tried to tweak the satellite … Continue reading →

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Lights and Sirens

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Barry

Another lazy day in the warm Florida sunshine! About mid morning, we heard sirens on the highway, but instead of going by they got louder then stopped. A couple of minutes later a fire truck pulls up across the road … Continue reading →

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Death by Shopping …or How OJ is made

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Barry

Wasn’t sure which title to use, so both can do the job. Had my Wednesday morning game of bowls, it was actually an interesting and close game, now that we are close to leaving I seem to have got the … Continue reading →

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The Great Hike

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Barry

Just to keep my sister happy, there will be no mention of food in this entry!! This morning we just hung around doing odd jobs, then after lunch  1PM we headed south to a conservation area to follow one of … Continue reading →

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