Category Archives: eco travel

Trip trap, trip trap, who’s that riding o’er my bridge?

The Prius is semi-retired from pulling the Alto. Although the Prius was adequate and got the job done, we have recently pulled out for warmer temps for a few weeks with the new RAV4. Hey, it’s still a hybrid.

and heading north. It’s that time.  But we need to do this slowly.  In order to avoid severe shock, we only travel about 1 1/2 hours north today, to the Silver Lake Campground.   The attractions for us here include the Croom mountain … Continue reading →

It’s only fair that I mention that after all the cold, the weather is hot now. Nothing in between, just cold to hot! Suddenly, it seems, winter is over and the temps are downright like summer. 88 anyone? And bonus! … Continue reading →

Important! This is a movie you don’t want to find out too much about before you see it, and this post will contain no spoilers. We saw The Shape of Water at the newly renovated historic Tampa Theater.  The movie features … Continue reading →

Only two posts ago I wrote about how cold it is, and it’s still true. We’ve had another ‘winter’ here in central Florida. Our friend was here to visit for a few days, staying in a tent and he had … Continue reading →

I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by; And the wheel’s kick and the wind’s song and the … Continue reading →

Wow! To those of you back at home in Wisconsin and North Carolina and all our family and friends in the cold climes, we aren’t sorry for ducking out of it all, but sorry you are having such a cold … Continue reading →

Strawberries are ripe! The early season berries are on the shelves in Hillsborough County. After riding and working up an appetite at Balm Boyette Scrub Preserve yesterday, we thought we would swing by Goodson Strawberry Farms for strawberry shortcake. Seems … Continue reading →

Wishing you the joy of peaceful present moments and a loving heart with which to enjoy today and all your future todays. Today, we are blessed to have Bob’s daughter and her husband with us. They arrived safely last night … Continue reading →