| Marc's and Al's trip
to the first Wayfarer Midwinters
plus sightseeing with our host, Bob Brown admire the improvement: here is the old version of this page |
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| Departure
day: Friday 4 February 2000: SHADES and the good
old 230,000 km. VW Golf are ... |
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| ... are
ready to head for the warmer climes of Lake Eustis,
Florida, almost 2000 km. away! |
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| After leaving on Friday evening about 5 p.m., Marc and Al drove through wintry but dry weather to Windsor, crossed the bridge into Detroit and stopped at a hotel in the middle of nowhere in northern Ohio just after midnight but in time to catch the last half of the America's Cup race on ESPN 2. After our early breakfast, the good old Golf took us through fair weather until we stopped for the night in Chattanooga, TN (left) just north the Georgia. |
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| our hosts,
Bob and Joyce Brown |
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| Our home
away from home with Bob and Joyce was ... |
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| ... right on a little harbour ... |
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| ... on
the south shore of Lake Eustis. |
| Guided Lakes Tour of the Dead
River and the Dora Canal |
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The Dead
Riverl is west of Bob's place. |
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| Dead River,
here we come! |
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| a quick stop
for gas and munchies at the local 'variety store' on the
Dead River |
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| Countless
birds ... |
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| ... make the
tall Dead River cypress trees their home. |
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| And then it
was on to the Dora Canal: note the sign that gives
bearings to various destinations. |
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| There's an
interesting home right at the mouth of the Canal ... |
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| ... but very
soon it's a jungle where civilization might never exist
anywhere nearby! |
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| Herons
thrive in the Dora Canal and ... |
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| ...
everywhere ... |
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| ... else! |
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| Anhinga in
the Dora Canal, and a Cormorant
condo |
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| the Dora
Canal |
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| not much in the way of
alligator activity this far north in winter, but we got
lucky and saw one |
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| We have
reached Lake Harris - looks like the
alligator got Bob's chart |
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| tour boat at local resort |