Wine Cabinet

A  really nice conversion to a liquor cabinet.

While visiting Tarpon Springs, Florida Susanne and I visited a specialty wine shop. They had re-purposed  wardrobes into liquor cabinets. They came up with a few interesting ideas....George

Sandman

A few years ago we spend a few days at the beach in Siesta Key, Florida. Siesta Key is just off the main land at Sarasota and is rated as one of the top 10 beaches in the USA. The sand is super white and firm to walk on. It also packs well as can be seen in the photos. Appears someone just could not leave the cold north behind...building what I call a sandman.....George

Ft. Lauderdale Beach

Ft. Lauderdale has one of the nicer beaches along the coast. One can rent or purchase all that is needed for a beach vacation.

One of the better and busy beaches along the Atlantic in Florida is Ft. Lauderdale Beach. We spend a couple of days here last winter and it seems each time we visit we find improvements to the facilities found there.....George

We stayed at the hotel right across the road from this beach location. Everything along this beach has been replaced since our last visit including these really nice life guard shanties.

Hollywood Beach, Florida

Looking down the boardwalk at Hollywood Beach, Florida. Everything is very clean and new. What we forgot to do was check what street we parked on as all the roads which end at the beach look the same. It took us awhile to find the right one to head back down to our car.

Last winter Susanne and I got away to Florida for what turned out to be an extra long weekend. We flew down to spend a few days in the Keys with Brad and Jill.  I thought I would share a few views of Hollywood Beach were we spent some time while waiting for our flight home. We flew out of Ft. Lauderdale a short drive away. I had never been to Hollywood, Florida before but have read a lot about it's great boardwalk and beach. Hollywood's boardwalk is ranked as one of the top boardwalks to visit in the USA. So we decided to take a look. The boardwalk is truly a busy place and a great place to people watching. The boardwalk is lined with many bars, restaurants and beach shops. We picked a Mexican spot and shared a large nachos with some Mexi-drafts. We picked a spot that we could see the coming and goings on the boardwalk...a great way to spend an afternoon...George

As you can see the concrete portion of the boardwalk to the right  is marked for bikes, roller blades and any other wheeled device you use. There is a very wide beach that can be a great place to catch the rays.

Susanne and I are saying cheese for our waitress at a Mexican pub along the boardwalk. We picked a great spot to watch the passersby.

Sailing Along

This guy came sailing by on the boardwalk.

While sitting and enjoying our beers along the Hollywood boardwalk what appears to be a road sailor, sailed by on his bike. I had to take a couple of photos...George

Not sure what his story is but he sure has a lot of sails on board.

Great Kids tee shirt

Grand Bend Aug 2011

I found this view interesting. Here we have a guy taking in the sunset while he sings and plays his guitar. Note the mike to the left. Seems he has battery power for this evening set. Nice way to spend an evening.

I took a walk over to the main beach from my boat on August 18 2011 to watch the sunset. As always I have my camera in tow. I thought I would share two of the views I took in. First off there was a guy on the beach with his guitar and mike...not sure how that works...no power cord....but it did. Kind of a nice spot to stand and watch the sunset. Further down the beach I stopped and watched a family taking fun sunset shots on the beach. I could not help myself.....had to photo the scene.....George

A mom takes a photos of her girls posing on Grand Bend beach at sunset during a beautiful August evening.