Sky Watch Friday: Magic Kingdom

One of the advantages of being a Florida resident is discounted prices on Disney tickets. For a couple of years we had Disney passes. While Animal Kingdom is my favorite of the parks at Walt Disney World I do enjoy the Magic Kingdom as well. Cinderella's Castle greets visitors to the Magic Kingdom as they … Continue reading Sky Watch Friday: Magic Kingdom

Ormond Beach & Daytona Beach Trip

This past weekend The Big Guy and I took a mini-vacation. He will be teaching summer school and this is only break for the next 12 weeks or so we decided to use the time to get away. We went to Ormond Beach and Daytona Beach. It was a fun but quick trip. We drove … Continue reading Ormond Beach & Daytona Beach Trip

Sky Watch Friday: Cathedral-Basilica of St. Augustine

Cathedral-Basilica of St. Augustine is one of three churches in the Cathedral Parish of St. Augustine. The Cathedral Parish is the oldest Catholic Parish in the United States. Which makes a lot of sense because St. Augustine is the oldest city in the United States. The first Catholic mass was celebrated 8 September 1565 near … Continue reading Sky Watch Friday: Cathedral-Basilica of St. Augustine

Sky Watch Friday: Day at the Beach

Took this one on a recent trip to St. Augustine Beach. The little white speck in the distance is a bird. The waves were really up that day. For more Sky Watch.

Spring Break Day 5

Warning today's post has a lot of pictures. Well, Friday was the final day of the Kat & Chief's trip. After we checked out we headed to St. Augustine for a few hours before going to the airport. This was Kat's 2nd trip to Florida so she had already seen the Historic District. Chief hadn't … Continue reading Spring Break Day 5

Spring Break Day 3 — Now With Pictures!

Note: This is the new, improved, updated, full-color version of Spring Break Day 3 with pictures. Today got off to a little later start. Started with a breakfast of multi-grain pancake, I'll post the recipe later. Then we loaded up the Princess Crusier (PT Cruiser) and headed to St Augustine. The Princes Cruiser, ready for … Continue reading Spring Break Day 3 — Now With Pictures!

Spring Break Day 2

Today Nate had class so Kat, Chief & I went headed to Lakeland to see a spring training game. 1st Base Entry The Detroit Tigers spring training is in Lakeland. Joker Marchant Stadium (Tiger Town) is a pretty nice facility. It is also home to the The Flying Tigers, part of the Detroit's club system. … Continue reading Spring Break Day 2