We have some friends from Campfire Club flying in to do some Texas duck hunting.
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| Ed and TZ |
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| TZ with his first dose of crawfish this trip |
Mike returned for a second time, and Dave joined him for some hunting.
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| More crawfish !! |
All of they guys were successful with duck hunting, and hopefully they had a good time - it was great seeing them.
We're off for an RV road trip to Florida to see Mom, Loretta & Greg, Danny & Margie and Carol & Vinny.
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| Yes, this is what TZ does on a road trip..... |
We are in a top notch RV Resort - Silver Palms in Okeechobee. Gorgeous landscaping, pool, hot tub, pickle ball, tennis, poker nights, get-togethers, etc. Best RV Park we ever stayed in!
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| Pickleball courts |
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Visited with Mom for Valentine's Day - She looks great ! 88 and fully independent. And an excellent driver !
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| Gator in the lake in front of Mom's ! |
Drove back to Okeechobee, and went to an animal rescue sanctuary, where there were all sorts of animals:
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| This rooster followed us all over the park ! |
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| Kangaroo |
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| Lemur |
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| Peacock |
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| Too cute ! |
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| Mr Camel doesn't look happy today.... |
We went on an Air Boat ride around Lake Okeechobee, and had a great first experience. We saw alligators, Great Blue Herons, and a gazillion ducks.
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| A Great Blue Heron |
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| The airboat is so noisy, it's amazing he did not slink away! |
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| Great Blue Heron |
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| So many lilly pads.... |
Visited with Tony's sister, Loretta in Stuart, Fl for a couple of days.
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| On the beach in February !!! |
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| Loretta and Greg |
Drove the motorhome north to Palm Coast, where we'll put it in storage for a couple of weeks, when we visit with Tony's buddy Vinny - they met 50 years ago in Viet Nam:
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| Carol and Vinny |
Took a cruise with Carol, Vinny, Loretta and Greg on Royal Carribbean's Oasis of the Seas:
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| Caribbean cruise on the Oasis of the Seas |
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| Our group with Adil, our super waiter |
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| Adorable Towel art in our cabin |
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| Private Yacht ! |
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| Busy Port of Call in St Thomas, I think |
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| Atlantis |
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| Hahaha, Husband Day Care at the Bar..... |
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| TZ meditating, on the way back to Texas.... |
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| Shanna and Keri, our neighbors from CT who got us the tickets to the Final Four |
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| Hello Team, made it to the Semi Finals, better luck next year ! |
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| Local Alligator..... |
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| Flea Market at Canton even has a Stagecoach !! |
Went to the George W Bush Presidential Museum in Dallas. Lots of interactive displays and videos:
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| Steel beams from the World Trade Centers |
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| Memorabilia from when W visited Ground Zero |
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| 43 and 41 |
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| Oil painting from his collection, mostly of disabled Veterans |
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| Leading disabled in a bike race |
Mother Nature unleashed her fury with 4 tornadoes in East Texas at the end of April. These photos are from the one closest to us, in Emory, about 15 miles away.....a little too close for comfort:
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| Metal from siding or a roof is tangled in the water tower |
What a sendoff.
Stopped in Myrtle Beach to visit with Tony's friend Pete - they were business partners years ago.
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| TZ and Pete, reunited..... |
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| Robin & Pete |
Another winter survived, and ready to head back to Connecticut......Ciao !
