Tried out my JVC action cam and got some cool video underwater. Can’t post video here but took some snaps from it. Lots of fun snorkeling Monday, but rain the next two days. What’s with thunderstorms at 6am?
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Day at the Beach
We made it to St. Andrews State Park just fine and are having a great time, thanks to some smart planning and some good purchases. The tow dolly we bought worked great to bring the Rav-4 with us and the extra hour spent hooking the car up was worth it. The first part of the trip was tense, as it took a while to relax and realize the car was just fine, but a few stops to check all the winches and hitches made us feel better.
We stopped in Dothan, Alabama to buy a countertop ice maker at Camping World and have now put it to use. The first cubes were unimpressive, in fact they were six tiny little cubes that popped out in 10 minutes, making us wonder how that would ever make enough ice to handle cocktail hour. But we left it on for the afternoon and we now have a full ice bucket in the freezer. Another smart purchase.
The campsite we have is level with a nice cement pad, so it was easy setup once we arrived. Unhooked the car and stowed the tow dolly and we got ready to hit the beach. Sunday we took the paddle boards out in the bay and paddled to the inlet – just a spit of sandy beach where the current circles around. It was fun to walk along the white sand and splash in the warm clear water – spotted a sting ray in the water and two dolphins on the paddle back to the dock. Lots of boat traffic kicked up the wakes, but it worked out. Tried my JVC camera (similar to GoPro) and got some video, but need to learn the controls better. Hope to try some while snorkeling. Another smart purchase.
Paddleboard cart that we made from PVC and wheels was a big help to pull them from the car to the water, then back to the campsite.
Afternoon was at the beach near the jetty – snorkeling was amazing. New masks and fins (yep, another smart purchase) made it much more fun and we managed to keep the masks from fogging up! Always important. Did I mention one other smart purchase? The Tommy Bahama beach cart made it so easy to get chairs, towels, cooler and gear up to the beach … and this year the beach is nice and wide, so it’s a lot more walking to get to the water. Good day at the beach, nobody is burned. Going to try snorkeling early tomorrow and get some video if we can.
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Florida Bound
Can you smell the salt air?
We are packing up and getting ready for the trip to Florida. Several of you asked about the trip, so I have posted the link to the Roadtrippers route below. Roadtrippers is a fun app if you are planning any road trips this summer.
By the way, we were sitting on the deck this weekend, finishing dinner and noticed our doe walking quietly across the backyard to the neighbor’s fence line. Out of the ivy stepped a spindly-legged young fawn to greet mom. Off they went further into the backyard (too dim for pictures). So this is our third year for fawn births in the yard (and you will recall last year’s encounter between Benji and the doe didn’t go so well for Benji).
Our Florida Trip:
Saying Goodbye
A toast to our next adventure!
It has been a great experience for us teaching middle school, but now we are ready to head out on a new adventure as retirees. Happy to say “every child left behind.”
Retirement Class of 2015
Ready for our next adventure
We celebrated with friends and family recently – both as the end of the school year and the end of OUR school years. Not quite sure how it is all going to work out, but we both know we will enjoy our time exploring USA in our Winnebago, with Merlin (cat) and Benji (dog) along for the ride. Both of us feel we have been enriched by the great people we have worked with over the years, most of whom will be greeting students later this summer and working to be the exceptional teachers that they are.
First trip is the panhandle of Florida, so some pictures should soon be posted from St. Andrews State Park in Panama City Beach (so long as wifi and the new blog experience all work).
And you would think a former Engineering and Technology teacher should be able to figure out how to create a new blog, but it is a work-in-progress, so be patient.
Does Paradise Await?
Adventures with Doug and Jackie 
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