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VW Invasion

VW Invasion

Out on a morning bike ride Shelley I discovered a VW car show at the St. Petersburg Pier. There were about 50 VW Busses surrounding the Pier itself while the dune buggies, Manx’s , and bugs focused their invasion on the near by grassy park. The remainder of the ride was scenic, relaxing and uneventful. [...]

[ More ] May 2nd, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Featured, Outdoors, Social Activities |
Vibram Five Fingers

Vibram Five Fingers

My favorite foot gear recently and perhaps ever.  Made from a  a thin, abrasion-resistant stretch polyamide fabric on top with a performance rubber compound on the sole, the Vibram Five Fingers give traction and low slip in all the environments I have explored.  And according to the Vibram web site the Five Fingers are made from vegan friendly [...]

[ More ] May 2nd, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Outdoors |
My first Manatee

My first Manatee

What started out as a meandering ride took shape as a group of 30ish bikers swept past me along 3rd St. S, I followed/gave chase until I reach 39th Ave S and was stopped by a red light. As I worked my way back north there was nothing much of interest at the airport, docks [...]

[ More ] May 1st, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Outdoors |
Clam Bayou meets the Drag Queen

Clam Bayou meets the Drag Queen

For the second time this week I found myself working along side Kurt Z of Kayak Nature. This time a drag queen was in Gulfport for Dining for Life and wanted to see all that the city had to offer. I stayed on land this one as it was to be a shorter trip with [...]

[ More ] April 30th, 2009 | 2 Comments | Posted in Outdoors, Social Activities |
Farallones

Farallones

25 miles to the west of San Francisco lies the Farallon Islands. In 2006 a former girlfriend and I went on a trip out to the islands for a wildlife exploration. It was an all day trip that was bracketed with trips for sushi. I was worried about seasickness and went the more natural route, [...]

[ More ] April 30th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Outdoors |

Irene rains arrive in BronxHe came back!New boat in the making - its the one on the right... 3 weeks till its completed and ready to go sailing.  Still working on a name.Walter Cronkite's house.USS New York arrives for 2011  NYC Fleet WeekStormking sculptures come to Governors Island!!  Art you can climb on!Fields of dandelions on the grounds of the Vanderbilt mansion.Megayacht week continues as EOS worlds largest sailing yacht (305 ft) moors to Chelsea Piers for her NYC stay.Aviva superyacht from Georgetown docked at Chelsea pier. Her 223 feet keeps her in the top 100 largest yachts in the world.Waste your life following the wall
man in a powered parachute flying over palm trees with the sunset in the background