We have been very fortunate to have a brewery come to Pensacola, and a great one at that! Located in the Old Seville Historic District adjacent to Downtown Pensacola it makes for a perfect setting. It is among towering Live Oak Trees with longs flowing strands of Spanish Moss hanging from their branches. [...]

In this entry I mention that staff at Mote aquarium consisted of a lot of retired seniors, and that they were all very friendly. Well one sweet woman, a nanny type, came up to us as I was taking a shot of Nora and Sharon. She offered to take a pic of us [...]

This is an aerial view I grabbed off Google, it gives you a perspective on the beautiful beach and waterThis is a beach that I have been visiting every once in a while since I was 20 years old. I remember when I first went there I could not believe how white and powdery the [...]

This is one of 2 lighthouses located on the island. In years past, this was home to numerous iguanas.The first tip I can give you if you ever head out to Boca Grande is get gas at the Super Day Express Food Stores. They also make great food for picnics (sandwiches, fried chicken, pizza…). We [...]

Note the Duct Tape on the vent and the blue interior, both of which will be the first to goAfter the New Orleans debacle and the Orlando scheister we were still undeterred from realizing our RV dream. We had a trip coming up to South Florida and wanted to be able to do it in [...]

After that harrowing experience in New Orleans, that took a time off my life for sure, we had thought that our dreams for a motorhome were extinguished. Instead, what it did for us, is help us figure out what we really needed.
We had chose the Safari Trek because it was not as large as a [...]

Okay, so there I was 3 hours from home, at 3:30 a.m., freezing, in a part of a city that I am unfamiliar with, I have no transportation and no place to sleep.
So first thing I needed was a hotel room to crash, but where was I? Luckily my phone was now charged and [...]

The St. George lighthouse was relocated from the West End of the Island where it had collapsed from hurricanes in 2005. The locals gathered all of the bricks, and using the original plans rebuilt the lighthouse where it now stands in the center of the island activity.As the photographer for Snowbirds Gulf Coast Magazine, I [...]

Tucked away from the Snowbird and Tourist spotlight is a little piece of “Old Florida” known as the Nav-A-Gator Bar and Restaurant. It seems as if it might be almost just the way it was when it opened in the 50s. The walls and property are littered with eclectic memorabilia and what some may call junk, but it creates an atmosphere of a place that time forgot.

Lost Sole #387 was is dedicated to Roger Grooters whose life was taken from him while trying to do good for those in need. This Lost Sole was found the same day he passed. R.I.P. And I bet Roger at some point in his life enjoyed a moment while sitting on this very bench.A couple [...]