Author Archives: Barry

Wrong Free!

Continued working on the rearview camera set up this morning. Like most gadgets the concept is simple, implementation is more difficult. The camera came in a housing the mounts to the licence plate This gave a couple of problems as … Continue reading

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Sunday …..

No change in the weather, life is good. This is a long weekend down here in celebration of Presidents day, not sure what they do, but there’s free cherry pie in the club-house tomorrow. Spent some time setting up my … Continue reading

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Weekend Rest

Another hard week has passed, and the week-end is upon us, time to relax. Another warm day of clear blue skies and temperatures in the high 70’s. Started off the day with a few essential repairs, the TV remote required … Continue reading

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Eating Out

Yet another warm sunny day, life is so tough! Today was laundry and shopping day. While Lyn was busy doing the laundry I was putting a new antenna together. You may remember when we were in Georgia I put up … Continue reading

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Air Boating

Another warm day in sunny Florida, seems they have got their act together weather wise for the next few days. Today we headed out to Captain Fred’s for an air boat ride. For those who don’t know an air boat … Continue reading

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Summer Returns

Mostly sunny with high of 78F today, life is good. Wednesday has become bowls day for me, getting the hang of the game now, must have been the lesson I got in Portugal!! With the return of the warm weather … Continue reading

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The Half Way Point

Today is halfway through our stay at this site and also the whole trip. Doesn’t time fly….. After the excitement of last night, we were up at the crack of dawn (0745) for the weekly breakfast. The clubhouse was noticeably empty this time … Continue reading

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A Romantic Evening

Before we get to the evening….. Our 4th stereo arrived today, so far it’s working but after this one dies we’ll   probably give up and buy something a bit better! Also managed to fix the squeaky tap from a few days ago, … Continue reading

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It’s Sunday ……..

… so we did nothing! Although somebody did have the audacity to move in next to us.

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Back in Time

After a lazy morning waiting for the temperature to rise, we had an early lunch and headed out to Kissimmee State park about 20 miles away. On the way there we passed a large orange juice plant, at a rough … Continue reading

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