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Florida travel and fun with friends

Dade City: County seat, population 7100

Gene and Jeff – checking out the shops in Dade City, FL

Discovering Downtown Kissimmee

Kissimmee photo op

Should I apply to Big John’s so I can drive this cool car?

Nothing as refreshing as good watermelon!

Jeff in Celebration FL looking for alligators

Visiting Orange World – a vacation tradition

“I can see Mickey better up here”. Jeff in Disney Springs

Jeff soaking up the South Beach sun

…and good wine makes relaxing on our rooftop deck even better

Jeff at the Palace Bar. I’m so stressed.. NOT!

A pool for one

I didn’t see this striping option at MY dealer!

Miami Beach pride goes “outta this world” in 2019

Always fun meeting new friends

Cool balloons. Where can I buy one?

South Beach at night

and pride parade the next day

back in Kissimmee Rick poses by the pool

Arrrrr… mateies. We’re coming to you from the Pirate Dinner Theatre

So many Mickeys!

Back home, we didn’t forget to bring Buddy back a souvenir

There’s always yard work. Pat gets dirty.

Jeff makes the church gazebo look nice

Ron, Rick, Jeff, Gene and Andy at the Fightin’ Phils Mega Fireworks game – June 8

Longwood gardens? Close. We’re just missing the fountains…

Starting a new year: 2019

Jeff and Tails’ favorite spot in the house

Jeff and Tails’ favorite spot in the house

Fall – Winter 2018

Rick and Buddy at Beltzville SP
This bridge provides great scenic pictures
Jeff in Intercourse PA
Who wants to join me? There’s room for maybe 6 more up here
Sometimes you just gotta’ chill
OK, we’re missing like 16 or so candles. Kyle @ 27
Tails: We’re all so tiny in this grand cosmos…
The Tin soldier and his nutty friends
Jeff at Oceans casino in AC: Check back in 6 months and this place will be packed
Glick’s pointsetta show
Nothing like burgers on the barbie…
What celebrating Christmas in Rio might be like
The tree really does look better from above
Which one of these is mine??
Carl and Tiana
Buddy… thank you for putting together such a feast for me
Jeff: “Buddy is the best present a person could have”
Merry Christmas everyone!
Logan and Colton at Christmas

Spring and Summer 2018

An unusual early March snow

Buddy and Frosty?

Always looking for a snack

Easter Bunny and Marcia

We’re ready to find eggs… quick take the picture so we can GO!

OK. Enough snow already! Tell Mother Nature it’s April 2 please

Family gathering at Vince’s Pizza – Grant Ave Phila

Best pizza in the area!

June: Jeff in Cleveland’s West Side market

Lots of microbrews here

The sign says it all- let’s go inside and check it out!

Jeff outside the R&R Hall of Fame

Elvis memorabilia display

Bon Jovi was inducted early this year

Overlooking Cedar Point in Sandusky OH

Freedom Valley campground in OH

Proud in Columbus – June 16

The town is having fun and celebrating big

There ARE people under these balloons…

Selfie in Columbus

A solemn visit on our way back home – Shanksville PA

AC opens 2 new casinos – view from Oceans Resort where we stayed

Nice terraces at Oceans!

Opening of the Hard Rock – June 29

Dennis, Donnie and Jeff on the boardwalk in AC

Good friends and good times @ Resorts AC

Meet Tails- the new family addition

We managed to camp twice this year at The Woods. Jeff chillin’ at site 17

August: Rick chillin’ on our NC, TN roadtrip

Jeff @ Essex Pub on Corner of Tryon and Trade – Charlotte

Pride is a 3 day festival here.

Look it up if you don’t believe it

Beautiful city! Charlotte NC

Home of the Panthers

RRRRR!

Annual pride in August. One of the Charlotte Pride Parade floats. Awesome!

Jeff at Biltmore Estate – Asheville NC

Near the estate house

Chihuly at Biltmore- thru Oct 7 only

Jeff overlooking gardens

Lots of groundswork to keep it nice!

Rick

Jeff in Dollywood

Rick in Dollywood

Rick with Jay and Duke – we stopped at Bush’s factory on way home

They did other canning before beans

Jeff in Bristol TN/VA

I want this mirror. Can we fit it in our suitcase?

You know we are in redneck country when you see this…

We love markets! @ SW VA farmers market where we bought a new floor lamp. (Hillsville VA)

Winter 2017-2018

Philly Pride – Oct 8, 2017

Poppies!

Too cute!

Pat is into bears. Grrrrr!

Our tree this year- a 14 ft Douglas Fir

Buddy wondering what’s in all these packages!

Buddy loves Christmas gifts

Jean expecting lots of snow?

PA Farm Show – outside

Jeff on the show floor

Getting ready for competition

Apple display at the show

Rick, Jeff, and Buddy watching the Super Bowl – Go Birds!

Our slogan !

Celebrating the Eagles win with free beer @ Resorts – Jeff, Rick, Linda, and Jeff

Let’s relax @ Resorts

Jeff and Linda on the pool balcony overlooking the boardwalk

Iceland 2017 – Aug 2 – 15

Our adventure begins at KEF airport Iceland

The Hallgrimskirkja – a Lutheran church in Reykjavik

Two ogors have a staredown! Only kidding!

Jeff at Cafe Babalu

Aww.. cute

Funky buildings in Reykjavik

Waiting for our first Icelandic hot dog with (honey) mustard

Jeff in Stykkishólmur

Cute wooden shops

Cliffs overlook the harbor area – Stykkishólmur

View overlooking the harbor

Near the lighthouse

2 Vikings with the Icelandic flag behind them

Not your ordinary horse – they’re Icelandic – pretty!

Sheep roam free

Puffins at Látrabjarg

Funny and cute!

You had to look over the cliffs to see them

Side angle of the cliffs

Too cute

Nice sunset near Breidavík

Grounds of Breidavík Guesthouse

Jeff

One of the many signs we saw along the way

On the way to Siglufjörður

Here is where we stayed

Looking at the town of Siglufjörður from our kitchen

Nice harbor but not a lot of activity

Jeff walking the town

I do NOT think this is a CertainTeed roof 🙂

Even at 52 degrees, Rick still eats ice cream

In Siglo as the locals call it

We went here for herring, but the herring left in the 1960s. So we bought cod to cook at the house we rented instead

Would love to see the kids actually using these in winter!

Colorful smoke house @ Herring Museum – Siglufjörður

Rick near Herring Museum

Here’s supper. Now dig in!

Climbing the trail overlooking the town of Siglufjörður

One of MANY waterfalls – Goðafoss

Hverfell crater sign

At Hverfell crater the lava is long gone- thank God

Jeff at Myvatn’s Hverir area

Hverir – like another world

Myvatn Nature Baths – Aug 8

Time to chill!

Another waterfall site – Dettifoss

The small town of Seyðisfjörður

Welcoming, friendly and artistic Seyðisfjörður on Eastern Iceland

We roughed it a few nights along the way to save $ and experienced nature at it’s finest!

Jeff’s view from the tent

Wooden homes around the town reservoir

Menu of Icelandic Beers

On the Ring Road

We saw black sand beaches in many areas

Höfn

You have to eat humar in Höfn (Icelandic langostino caught fresh daily). Fishing ships which catch them are behind Rick

Hofn

Rick at the beached fishing boat, the Akurey, in Hofn

Rick with our Subaru Forester and Glacier Vatnajökull in the background

Jökulsárlón glacier lake- WOW!

Can take a small boat out for about $50

Rick at Jökulsárlón

Jeff at Jökulsárlón

Getting ready to climb the glacier?

Cool pic

Don’t eat it all. Save some glacier for the next sightseers.

Hiking up to Svartifoss

Almost there…

Rick @ Svartifoss (Black Falls)

Our last camping spot on the trip in the town of Vik

Snug as a bug in a rug…

OK. Tell the sheep to stop “baahh-ing”, I’m trying to sleep yet

What? You don’t like 50 degree weather in August?

We wrote many a postcard in these chairs

Skógafoss (200 ft)

Rick – facing off with the sheep

Jeff with Skógafoss from a distance

Rick – Katla Geopark area

Gljúfrabúi – Rick goes in to get a closer look

Jeff mailing our postcards

Jeff’s decides to transfer to Iceland (country run) liquor stores for his new job?

Geysir Iceland

Jeff near Strokkur

Strokkur – Iceland’s famous geyser

Rick with rainbow at Gullfoss

Gullfoss

Back in Reykjavik for 5 days

Reykjavik Pride – Aug 12

Looks like fun. The whole city is involved.

Jeff selfie – chillin’ with a Borg Astrikur (official beer of Pride)

Good advice for ANY bar! Let’s all have fun and chill

City Hall decked out leading up to the big weekend

Oink

Cool saying for an Icelandic Outerwear company!

The Harpa – Reykjavik’s concert hall

Shops decked out

Cute house near our apartment in the city

Rey Apartments. We had an efficiency in the courtyard

Jeff at Reykjavik Botanical Gardens on our last day

Rick at gardens

Sweet pea

Love this photo!

Many varieties of all kinds of plants

Rick’s new house in the gardens. He will start work there next week 🙂

Did you know Greenland is not really green?

Greenland on our return to PHL

Check out our Puffin video which we filmed in Látrabjarg – the westernmost point in Iceland:

Year 2016 Pics

Jeff in Atlantic City – Feb 2

Love walking around in Tropicana casino AC

Jean & Jeff – April 24

Logan, Colton and Kyle

Wow! Look at the new Wine & Spirits Store in King of Prussia. NICE!

Disney World at Magic Kingdom

Artegon Marketplace- Exercise your creative side…

… or unwind. Jeff reigns champion at Trashball, beating Rick

Gene and Jeff – The Woods Campground @ Leather/Country

Mojitos at Grand Lux

Behind the scenes at the Great Swamp Picnic

Jeff and Ron (working?) at the Great Swamp Picnic – August

So CUTE!

3 clowns at Knoebels – hehe

Jeff and Buddy – getting ready for a big beach day – Wildwood (Sept 11)

Here we are.. Now go swim!

Ben, John and Jeff – #Outfest – October

Shhhh.. I’m meditating and taking in the awesome Tabernacle view Salt Lake City

Ever hear of Gilgal? Look it up. It’s awesome and free!

OK. We gotta come back with skis in hand. (It did flurry while we were here).

Beautiful Bryce Canyon. And those dudes are also 🙂

On the way to Angels Landing – Zion National Park, UT

Dizzying heights!

Calling the local wildlife out

Jeff “on top of the world” – near Angels Landing

Holy cow. What a view!

Cowboy cabins at Zion Ponderosa Ranch – October 20

Welcome to Vegas – Downtown

Pet Shop Boys – concert at the Cosmopolitan

Jean and Jeff – #TropicanaAtlanticCity in December

MAL 2016

Selfie in Washington DC - MLK Weekend — Selfie in Washington DC – MLK Weekend

Pete’s Diner

Jeff, Kelvin and Mikey

Rick – Does he seem just a little cold?

Christmas 2015

More Summer Pics

Jeff

Woods Mardi Gras- The best hosts!

Illumination 2015

Buddy and Jeff in Wildwood

Some random dudes — Disneyworld 2015

Summer Fun

Jeff and Jean — Jeff and Jean – Easter at Pikeville

Kyle and Colton

Rick — Buddy and Rick

Wedding Photos