Night out for dinner at popular Apollo Beach oceanfront restaurant…
Shortly, we are heading out to Brandon, a nearby town about 30 minutes from here, where a mall and many other...
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MacDill Air Force Base Air Show, as seen from the veranda in Apollo Beach, Florida…
https://youtu.be/scP7NqAlYi8 It's hard to believe we arrived here three days ago. The time has flown and before we know it, we'll...
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Easy life by the sea…Time flies when you’re having fun!…
It couldn't be easier or more pleasing...life at Karen and Rich's lovely home on a gorgeous bay in Apollo Beach, a sleepy...
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We made it!!!…A longer than expected flight from Joburg…Now rested and feeling great!…
Wow! What a long day and night. Our connecting flights worked out, but the most challenging flight was from Joburg to Newark....
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Final post from Marloth Park…Surprising news on our itinerary…Some of our favorite photos…
Note: Due to the high volume of tourists in Marloth Park right now, during school holidays, the WiFi is sketchy and inconsistent....
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One day and counting…Final expenses for 14 months in South Africa…
Today, I started totaling the expenses we had incurred since our arrival here in Marloth Park on January 13, 2021. As I...
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Two days and counting…A smooth transition so far…
It's all going well. We are feeling organized, and everything is getting sorted and packed. It seems it works better for us...
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Three days and counting…We’ve accumulated too much “stuff!”…
I am busy sorting and packing, deciding what to leave behind for when we return, what to throw away, what to pack...
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Four days and counting…Busy packing the house…
The only time since we began traveling in 2012 that we stayed in one property for over a year was here...
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Now we know about the changes to the cruise to Ukraine…Decisions for the future…
This morning at 5:00 am, we received an email from Azamara explaining the new itinerary changes excluding Russia and Ukraine. It has...
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