BOAT SHOW ENDS TODAY

BOAT SHOW ENDS TODAY

The Ft. Lauderdale Boat Show ends today (11-9-15). We went back by Boat on Saturday to bring you a look at this spectacular event from the water. It was more crowded by far than when we went for Thursday’s opening and the traffic on and off the water was...
BOATING BILLION$!

BOATING BILLION$!

When the “Yachting Capital of the World” puts on the world’s largest in-water boat show it draws nearly 1,500 boats and covers more than three million square feet of exhibit space spread over seven locations. That’s more than four billion...
Dia de los Muertos

Dia de los Muertos

The Ft. Lauderdale parade and celebration for Day of the Dead was Nov. 2 this year. Karen, Luci and I took our boat down the river, docked at The Downtowner and joined more friends in Huizenga Park. We marched with the Los Angelitos group west along River Walk, then...
SAILING ESCAPE IS PUBLISHED!

SAILING ESCAPE IS PUBLISHED!

Sailing Escape is now a published book! Amazon is sending me the first 50 paperbacks to come off the press. I expect them to arrive on 9-15-15. I am offering my avid readers and friends first crack at these special editions. I will number and sign each book and sell...
UNINVITED GUESTS

UNINVITED GUESTS

When Karen and I first relocated to Ft. Lauderdale I used to quip, “If you move here they will come.” I was referring to friends and family that beat a steady path to our door to enjoy south Florida’s amenities with us. We did not know it at the...
WINTER PARK REBOOT AFTER 30 YEARS

WINTER PARK REBOOT AFTER 30 YEARS

Karen and I headed to Winter Park on Friday (8-7-15) to prepare for the Winter Park Beer Festival on Saturday and sell some copies of Ski Bum Chronicles in the land from whence it was spawned. My how the place has grown since I ran wild there in the early 80’s....