Shannon & Jerry Adventures

NASA Lift Off STS-122

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This was a first for us. It was a thrill to actually be this close to a liftoff.

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The beach is open for fun!

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This is the watering hole right at the back of our hotel.

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Sun feels great.

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Picnic time at Sunset, chicken wings, beer, & wine. Doesn't get much better than this.

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Sun, empty beach.

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Having fun on beach end of day Jan 15

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I asked for a tall one but thisis rediculous!

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Flamingo Row.

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We think this is some kind of ant eater. That is its tongue in the bottom of the jar.

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Pelican.

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Turtle. Small compared o the last ones we saw in he Galapagous!

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We think this is an Eget, they are everywhere.

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From Lamas to Flamingos, it must be the hair.

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Sivlerback Gorilla, the other king of the jungle!!

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King of lions only a few feet away!

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Night is falling on Busch Gardens after a very entertaining day.

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Our home for the next 3 days!

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The court yard on the way to the beach and pools.

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"our" swiming pool.

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6 KMs to the buidings in the distance, we know this because we walked it.

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Mine!

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The 200 miles of beaches here are made up of ground up sea shells. High tide brings in fresh shells like these each time.

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A popular sport here on the beaches is kite flying, the difference here the people are attached to them and they fly out over the ocean.

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Not enough wind to get him off the ground yet.

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Sunset through the trees from our room.

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Watchin the sun go down from our Cabana on the beach, sipping rum & coke.

2008-01-13T18:48:00.000-07:00

On the road again from St. Augustine to St. Petersburg.

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The largest flea market in the "World". There was enough junk here to have a garage sale for a hundred years! Some cool stuff too.

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See no evil, speak no evil, this should be evil!

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Stopped here, had a "Whataburger". They grow thier own cows, oh yea, it was raining a lot here too! About half way across Florida.

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View from our room. Rained most of our trip so it was nice to see the sunset.

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6 hrs across Florida from the Atlantic to Gulf of Mexico. Stopped here for the night in Hudson Beach. This is our Hotel on the beach.

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Decisions, decisions!!

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Sunset through Palm leaves.

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Sunset from our Motel room in Hudson Beach, Florida. This is Gulf of Mexico.

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Saying goodbye to St. Augustine.

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Streets are narrow and paved with cobblestones dating back to the 1500's.

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3:15 Old Downtown St. Augustine. Trying to get this in our luggage!

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Sorry McKay's these guys kame the best Ice Cream in the world. I tried it 3 time just to make sure!

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This was back when Ford could build a car!

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From Nov 25 until Jan 25 Old St. Augustine is light up with millions of lights

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Day 3 in St. Augustine

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Breakfast done, we are on our way to Anastasia Island.

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Anastasioa Island beaches. 200 miles of this! Our rental car is smaller than our van.

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Marineland, up close with Dolphins. This little felow was born here.

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Our first Florida picnic at the base of the Lighthouse.

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165' tower in the nation's oldest port.

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Wow, what a view!

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108 to go!

JAN 11, 2008

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219 Steps to the top of this tower for a breathtakng panaoramic view of St. Augustine area. This is a working lighthouse.

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9:20 am Starbucks Coffee, Awsome breakfast! 72 degrees.

Life is good, we are now ready to explore!!

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Our room at The Old City Hous Inn.

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Our room has an African theme.

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Our transportation while here.

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Hard at work protecting St. Augustine Castillo De San Marcos. These canons can fire 3 1/2 miles!

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I tell you I didn't do it!

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Who's the tourist?

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Typical St. Augustine home.

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Do you think this is in our budget?

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Wonder if they take Amex?

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It tastes awful but it works??

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You think this is water.... don't you?

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Pretty bird, show us your stuff.

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NBC.... eat our heart out, our peacock drinks from the fountain of youth.

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Veronica, our ghostly tour guide.

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9: pm part way through out ghost tour. Our camera will not take pics tonight?? All the pics seem blurry, it's the spirits.... one way or another!!?

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The "Secret Garden"

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Today's blog was made for you in the secret garden. It is 10:30 pm, 70 degrees. We are listening to Spanish music overlaid with water fountains close by, eating Vermount Cheese, drinking California wine, wishing you were here!

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Destination Florida!

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This looking up at our balcaony (flowers in Jan)

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This our home away from home, Old City Inn. Breakfast was awesome! It is 10 am, Jan 9, 78 degrees F and sunny!

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View of Lightner Museum from our B&B built in the 1800's. It was originally the Alcazar Hotel built by railroad magnet Henry M. Flagler.

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This is our sunset cruise Schooner: Freedom a Tall Ship

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Old St. Augustine from Matanzas Bay.

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Sun and wind at our back.

St Augustine Jan 9

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Sunset in harbour on our way back from a perfect sunset and wine cruise!

and wow this is only day 1!!

The Glory, Our Ship

2007-12-22T09:42:00.000-07:00

The Glory

We will be here soon, this is our ship

Our Adventure

2007-12-13T19:59:00.000-07:00

Got our first lessons in snorkeling. I think a little practise in order. Stayed here last time we were here, looking forward to returning

Everything is ready to go