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Ron & Deb's Florida Adventure
Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 7:44 pm
by addicted08
Ron decided he has had enough of the cold, Iowa weather so we flew to Sarasota, FL to get some fresh (warm) air and sunshine. We bought a Honda Goldwing from a guy who lives in Siesta Key.
I know, it isn't a V8 but you can really fly under the radar on this thing. People don't stop you to ask questions or give you dirty looks because it is loud. Siesta Key was really pretty. This is one of the houses we saw.
And this is the house that the guy lives in that we bought the trike from. It was gorgeous! I has it's own beach and ocean view and an elevator in case you can't walk up two or three flights of stairs.
I have a new camera/video recorder so I am still learning and making mistakes. Hope to have more and better pics tomorrow.
Re: Ron & Deb's Florida Adventure
Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 7:52 pm
by addicted08
Re: Ron & Deb's Florida Adventure
Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 8:03 pm
by Geezer
I just knew I would first see that new trike with a "McDonald's" sign in the back-ground.
Re: Ron & Deb's Florida Adventure
Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 1:23 am
by AR
"roads are amazingly smooth"
Maybe you just got on some good suspension for a change?
Re: Ron & Deb's Florida Adventure
Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 8:00 am
by V8 Perv
Hey Geezer why don't you
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Re: Ron & Deb's Florida Adventure
Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 10:39 am
by Hogg
Lucky man Ron, you and Deb have fun.
Re: Ron & Deb's Florida Adventure
Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 6:56 pm
by sharp1
a v8 chopper to a goldwing, next he'll be cross dressing
Re: Ron & Deb's Florida Adventure
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:06 am
by V8 Perv
Sorry Wildman you ain't gonna get rise outta me for that pic.
I thought it was a neat trick you putting the panties on my trike
so what the hell why not let you have your fun.
Re: Ron & Deb's Florida Adventure
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 7:20 pm
by addicted08
On Sunday Ron and I went to the Everglades Wonder Gardens in Bonita Springs. At first glance it looked kind of cheesy but it was pretty neat. The animals here are all rescue animals. We saw lots of alligators and crocodiles.
And turtles
And neat foliage
Here you get one of each, so you can tell the difference between alligators and crocodiles.
I even got to pet a baby alligator. Really! That is my hand!
Re: Ron & Deb's Florida Adventure
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 7:47 pm
by addicted08
After seeing the alligators we drove down to Naples and explored the town a bit. Here is what the beach at Naples looks like on January 15th. It is still hard to wrap my brain around people sunbathing in January!!
I love the palm trees and the flowers here.
After exploring Naples we headed south and stopped at Jungle Erv's Airboat Tours. That was awesome! The mangrove trees looked so neat and it was a blast zipping around the water on the airboat! This is a pic of the airboat.
This is one of the routes we took thru the mangroves.
These are turkey vultures we saw sitting on a fence.
Re: Ron & Deb's Florida Adventure
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 7:53 pm
by addicted08
After seeing the alligators we drove down to Naples and explored the town a bit. Here is what the beach at Naples looks like on January 15th. It is still hard to wrap my brain around people sunbathing in January!!
I love the palm trees and the flowers here.
After exploring Naples we headed south and stopped at Jungle Erv's Airboat Tours. That was awesome! The mangrove trees looked so neat and it was a blast zipping around the water on the airboat! This is a pic of the airboat.
This is one of the routes we took thru the mangroves.
These are turkey vultures we saw sitting on a fence.
Re: Ron & Deb's Florida Adventure
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 10:19 pm
by SRF
Deb, thanks for the pics, looks like you are have a great time.
Shane
Re: Ron & Deb's Florida Adventure
Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2011 6:16 am
by Swiss V8
Great pics Deb!
I remember when I was in Daytona, we stopped at a crazy golf place. They had all kinds of padded African beasts in their area with warning signs as if they were real. They also had a cage next to the cashier booth with little padded crocodiles, I thought... They WERE real!!! Around them was just a little fence.
But they really look cute that small
Re: Ron & Deb's Florida Adventure
Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2011 9:11 am
by Hogg
Ron and Deb,
We used to vacation on Ft Myers Beach every year. My sister in law had a beach house on Estero Island. Your pics brought back memories. Thanks
Re: Ron & Deb's Florida Adventure
Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2011 6:52 pm
by Puff
Ron and Tennis Master,
Have a GREAT time there in the warm temps!
Enjoy riding those nice temps for us !!
Re: Ron & Deb's Florida Adventure
Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2011 9:02 pm
by addicted08
Monday in Homestead, FL was WET! It rained all day. So we rented a car and drove up to explore Key Biscayne. We stopped at a beach and saw this light house down the way.
So we decided to get closer.
It was built in 1855.
This was the keeper's house.
Here is the Miami skyline as seen from the highway from Key Biscayne.
By the time we got back to Homestead it was getting late. Ron thought we should stop for a drink before returning to our hotel. This is where he chose to stop. Surprised?
Re: Ron & Deb's Florida Adventure
Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2011 9:29 pm
by addicted08
Here is a pic just for Geezer. Look, there are McDonald's even in the Keys!
Re: Ron & Deb's Florida Adventure
Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2011 9:41 pm
by addicted08
Re: Ron & Deb's Florida Adventure
Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 4:51 am
by Elvis
Thanks Deb.
Re: Ron & Deb's Florida Adventure
Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 9:16 am
by addicted08
Re: Ron & Deb's Florida Adventure
Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 3:42 pm
by addicted08
Thursday in Florida was another beautiful day. We drove thru the country from the Miami area over to Sarasota. It was just like driving thru Iowa.........except for the palm trees.
And Orange groves.
And trucks full of oranges.
Re: Ron & Deb's Florida Adventure
Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 3:45 pm
by addicted08
Re: Ron & Deb's Florida Adventure
Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 4:22 pm
by addicted08
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I video taped a couple of the cars making runs at the drag strip.
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I also made a video while we were on the airboat ride.
Re: I must need to go on a fucking diet!
Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 5:36 pm
by V8 Perv
We are at the Sarasota Fl airport and for some reason I just
got chosen for some additional security screening. After getting
asked about 20 stupid questions and then going thru the full
body screener they told me they needed to check around
my mid section.
So then this maybe gay officer
started feeling me up and down and playing with my love
handles. What really pisses me off is they could of at least
let some chick feel me up.
Even after this our trip to Florida was pretty cool even if
we had to play around without a V-8.
Re: Ron & Deb's Florida Adventure
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 9:26 am
by hogv8
What did you do with the Honda Trike ?
Jack