We met in Orlando and took a couple of days around the Central Florida area and the Gulf coast. It was one of Bruce’s better efforts and a good time was had by all. Perhaps the most significant event will be that this is the trip that I learned how to incorporate video into the record. Take a look at the movies… very, very cool.
Considering that the Kohlrabi video from the Houston adventure (Click here to see) was the inaugural effort, these are a huge step up in portability and quality. Some day when I have the time I will go back into the archives and find more videos to convert and add to the pages. Until then, enjoy these.
Homosassa Springs Park
This is a Manatee sanctuary and animal preserve. It is really quite extraordinary. It was one of those little gems that Bruce comes up with and we got there early, just ahead of the rush.
We really went to Busch Gardens so Bruce could see the Herman’s Hermits concert. That’s what got us in the door. I had us stay for the safari ride so I could take some closeup animal photos since the last time we were someplace like this, I didn’t have the 80-200 2.8 lens. I love some of these photos.
Once upon a time, Bruce owned a horse named Jackson Lake with a few other people. One of the women owns Canyon Cruze, the horse pictured below. Bobby Randolph is the trainer in Ocala where the horse is being boarded and treated for a broken leg. We went to visit and on the way, we stopped at a store to buy Girl Scout cookies. These photos are from the trip.
This is a pretty cool place. It began as a winter home for rich New York investors and is the home of Rollins College, where my across the street neighbors used to teach. Winter Park has a boat ride that takes you around the canals and lakes that make up the area.
On every adventure, Bruce comes up with something completely different and unexpected. This is one such place. A carillon is a “pipe organ” made of bells. It is many few stories tall and you sit around the base while the musician plays it. This one has a video feed that lets you watch the musician.
The place is a botanical garden with very interesting plants, too.
Since I had a broken foot and was in a cast, Bruce was concerned that I couldn’t walk around this place. It was hard but possible. Most people were watching the dolphins in the water. I was watching the people watching the dolphins. Bruce was collecting shells.
