And when I said it was straight - I meant straight! Easy route to follow though. This section was lined with pine trees, but it could easily have been wetland.

Back where it started all those years ago… This is where we bought the boat in 2015.

Back in the water, mast up tomorrow.

An evening paddle along Hollywood Beach is the order of the day. Lots of restaurants and people to watch on the boardwalk closer to the city.

Racing over the huge expanses of sawgrass swamp in an airboat was fun. Sadly, no crocs.

Lots to see here and most of it too big to get into a single photograph! The Atlantis space shuttle was pretty cool.

A warm, balmy evening with the locals enjoying a rodeo. The calf roping was impressive - as was the size of the Stetsons!

The aquarium tanks were HUGE. This one held several whale sharks.

This road system was my nemesis. 7 lanes of fast moving rush hour traffic was hell! Got horribly lost and was scared to death most of the time. This photo was taken as we entered the city – by the ...

Every summer for the last 50 years, Miss Fay (Oriental's oldest resident at 100 years young) has hosted a watermelon party for the town on her front lawn. It would be rude not to join in. When we fir ...