Life's not always smooth sailing: but this day it sure was!

     My Florida trip was sure packed full of adventure, and though I had a great time, it definitely felt like a workout now and then.  But the day our friend, Steve, took us out on his boat almost felt like we were having our cake and eating it too.
                                         
     It was an adventure exploring the open water, but I never had to lift a finger.  Innocently, this would have been a great place for me to lose these funky one buck sun glasses. But no, they planned to stay around and haunt me for the duration.

     I didn't bring my note pad, so I cant tell you a whole lot about the sights we saw...  

                                         

But I can't imagine this road way was easy to build.

     And I just had to wonder if these birds were as fascinated watching us as we were them...

        This big guy below made certain the rest of the world would leave his family alone. I know I wasn't climbing up there.

        Once again, I have no idea where we were here, but it was absolutely worth getting the camera out for... (yes, I don't see a career of being a tour guide in my future...)

     I've heard boats are a big hole in the water to dump your money... and this hole must be huge...

     They also say bigger is better, but can you imagine how much it would cost to gas up this monster??

                                   

        I can't imagine the people in these houses have a hard time finding a reason to get up in the morning...

     I have to say, this day couldn't have gotten much better.  They always talk about a perfect day being "nary a cloud in the sky", but with white fluffy clouds, great company and a vivid imagination, I'd say that's about as good as it gets:)

Have a great day!!

Christine:)

My first out door bike ride of the year and it's only February!

     So my bike has been on a trainer since October, and though I ride it often, indoors, I have been longing for an outdoor bike ride.

    Of course that wasn't going to happen up here in T town, so I had to follow the sun to do it.  Just one more of the many exciting things I did while I was visiting my cousin in Florida was to go on a critical mass bike ride in down town Fort Myers.

     I did it last year and we rented a tandem bike to make it a little easier on me.  After all, Keith made sure to give me plenty challenges so I could check off my bucket list, and this year would be no different.

     In Florida the bike rides seem to be late in the evening.  I'm guessing because mid day is just too scorching hot so close to the equator. That, and I'm sure they wanted it to be dark so they could show off their funky Christmas lights strung all over their bikes. I guess they didn't know Christmas was over...

      As you can see, there were a ton of people, and this ride was very well organized, unlike the critical mass ride I did in downtown Detroit last summer.  Those Michiganders were more interested in making a statement than enjoying the ride.

     And downtown Fort Myers looks a heck of a lot different than Downtown Detroit as well.  No graffiti on this bike ride. 

     Though there were no casualties on this ride, at one point I did think our tandem bike was going down.  But thanks to Keith's quick reaction to an out of control bike on our left, we got through unscathed.  Which was a good thing because I'm not a fan of road rash.

     You won't see any palm trees where I come from, and it was definitely a sight to see.

     So this was just one more of the fun filled activities I did while down in good ol Sunny Florida, and it's true, it wasn't a first for me; But one thing I will tell you is, it doesn't matter where you are in this world, It's always just like riding a bike:)

Have a great Day!!

Christine:)