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Championship Golf Course The Great Outdoors – Titusville, Florida April 27, 2020

A few days ago, Anna and I, along with Gary and Susan Bonneau, took the opportunity to RIDE OUR BIKES along the bike path that meanders through the entire CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF COURSE at THE GREAT OUTDOORS in TITUSVILLE, FLORIDA. We were afforded this opportunity while the course was undergoing routine maintenance, aerating and sanding the greens. The course is quite beautiful, with many fairways lined by tall bushes and trees, sporting many lakes throughout the course, and a number of picturesque wooden bridges over water and through wooded and wetland areas. Additionally, there was no lack of wildlife on the course, including many native birds, and a number of alligators. What a wonderful course that I must play soon, as well as spending some special time with our dear friends!!!

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“Executive Suite” Renovation Phase 1 The Great Outdoors – Titusville, Florida April 21 – 25, 2020

A few months ago, Anna and I made a decision to purchase a property at THE GREAT OUTDOORS IN TITUSVILLE, FLORIDA to complement our FULL TIME RV LIFESTYLE. The purpose for the location was to provide a place to seasonally park our rig, but more importantly, to secure a level of PERMANANCE in this area, which we call home. We are in the process of RENOVATING our EXECUTIVE SUITE to allow our family and friends to visit FREQUENTLY. By the way, a huge shout-out and thank you to Gary and Susan Bonneau for all their help and encouragement throughout the renovation. Covid, go away, friends and family, come on in. We will leave the lights on for you!!!!!!!

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    Florida Coast-To-Coast Trail – Titusville, Florida (20 Mile Bike Ride, Bonneau) April 18, 2020

    After our on-line church service, Anna and I along with our friends, Gary & Susan Bonneau, set off on a 20 MILE BIKE RIDE along the FLORIDA COAST-TO-COAST TRAIL. We started our journey in TITUSVILLE, FLORIDA, heading northbound through Mims along the trail, which was an old railway which has been converted. The northern section of the trail we traversed was especially scenic and peaceful. The trail is a small section of a 250 mile, continuous, cross state trail linking St. Petersburg and Titusville, which is to-date 80 percent complete. What a great day with great friends!!!

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    Gary & Susan Bonneau – March & April 2020 RV Life Transition (Bonneau House Sale & Move, Wickham Park – Melbourne, Florida, Class “A” Motorhome, The Great Outdoors – Titusville, Florida, Building New Home)

    Anna and I are DEEPLY BLESSED to have incredible friends, GARY & SUSAN BONNEAU, and to be walking side by side with them as they journey into the AMAZING WORLD OF RV LIVING!!!! This is a very significant and wonderful life change for them, and is a change that Anna and I know quite well. Their journey has included selling their showcase home in Melbourne, donating or selling a significant portion of their belongings and moving the balance into storage, purchasing a Class “A” motorhome, and contracting to builder to build a new home in THE GREAT OUTDOORS located in TITUSVILLE, FLORIDA. Keep in mind that they are doing this while Gary is still working full time, and this change will allow them the flexibility to travel freely as we so love to do. Wow, I must admit that Anna and I are exhausted just watching them go through this rigorous process. We are assisting them in any way they need or we can. This is total de-ja-vu for us as we witness their transformation, allowing us to relive the wonderful events of our move 1 ½ years ago into the full time RV world. This post is the first (house sale, move, RV purchase, Wickham Park) of two in series, providing in a general sense, chronological pictures of their journey from OUR perspective. We love you Bonneau’s!!!!!

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    Leah Carrol – Camping With Grandpa & Grandma Wickham Park – Melbourne, Florida April 7 – 10, 2020

    Anna and I have been super blessed the last four days to have our amazing, GRANDDAUGHTER, LEAH CARROLL, “camp” with us in what she calls our “BARBIE MOTORHOME”. She had the absolute TIME OF HER LIFE while she was here, quarantined in nature. She interacted with a variety of animals, up front and personal, including wild turkeys, gopher tortoise’s, squirrels, bunnies, a variety of birds, turtles, ducks and lizards. We walked, hiked trails, went to Tables Beach near Patrick Air Force Base, rode bikes, went to a socially distanced birthday party, visited the park’s 4H petting zoo, and completely exhausted ourselves playing while she was here. There is nothing better than spending time with family, especially spending time with your super-duper, amazing grandchild, PRICELESS!!!!!

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    St. Augustine, Florida (Historic Downtown Anastasia Island & Lighthouse) January 24 & 25, 2020

    We visited HISTORIC DOWNTOWN ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA for two days, with our dear friends, GARY & SUSAN BONNEAU, joining us the second day to celebrate Anna’s upcoming birthday. Day one we visited ANASTASIA ISLAND and the very impressive ST. AUGUSTINE LIGHTHOUSE. The lighthouse was founded in 1874, is 216 feet tall, and is the CITY’S FIRST & OLDEST SURVIVING BRICK STRUCTURE, made of 1 million bricks. The foundation of the structure is built on firm Coquina rock, unlike other fallen coastline light houses due to the unstable ground they were built on. We then took a 23 stop, very informative TROLLEY TOUR of the HISTORIC DOWNTOWN SECTION OF ST. AUGUSTINE. The town is the first successful European settlement in the U.S. by Pedro Menendez in 1565. It is our NATION’S OLDEST CITY and the BEGINNING OF COLONIAL AMERICA. As a reference, St. Augustine is the site of JUAN PONCE DE LEON’s historic landing in the U.S. in 1513. 1,500 years prior to that, indigenous people inhabited the area, settling in the nearby, ancient town of SELOY. Awesome historic town, the birth of the colonial world in the U.S.!!!

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    Cape Canaveral, FL. (Canaveral National Seashore, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Jetty Park) November 7 & 11, 2019

    During the last few days I have spent time within the MERRITT ISLAND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE and the CANAVERAL NATIONAL SEASHORE, where I thoroughly enjoying the solitude and wildlife in this unique destination. Yesterday, Anna and I also spent the day with GARY & SUSAN BONNEAU at JETTY PARK, where they are camping in their gorgeous, new, class A motorhome in CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA. We had such a wonderful time with them and their daughter, Katie. We spent some quality time catching up and cutting up with each other as we do. We also WALKED THE BEACH together enjoying the beautiful weather, ocean waves, and the impressive jetty.  Before dinner we enjoyed a relaxing time sitting on the rocks of the jetty, eating hors devours, and watching the port activity, highlighted by the exit of the massive HARMONY OF THE SEAS cruise ship as it left the port. We also learned, and witnessed, that the port includes a large quarantined section for NAVAL SUBMARINES. To top off the day, Susan made me the most scrumptious SHRIMP BOIL birthday dinner ever. Thank you my friend!!! In summary, when you combine all this with other activities that the area supports, such as the wonderful entertainment section of the port, as well the JOHN F. KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, you have a real destination filled with activity!!!