Remembering My Mom
Spoiler Alter: This post isn’t about a travel experience. It’s about my Mom. My Mom passed away recently at the age of 91. In the past couple of years, she suffered from several health issues and her death was not unexpected. But it still left me stunned when I got...
Wild Rides at the Arcadia Rodeo
When people think of cattle ranching and cowboys, they tend to think of western states like Colorado and Wyoming. But Florida is also a place that has a history of cattle ranching. Before it became popular with tourists and retirees, central and southwest Florida...
Hondo Visits Fort Myers Beach
Some of you may remember that when I went out west last summer, I took along a special traveling companion. Hondo (aka John Wayne) went along with me on my trip following the Oregon Trail. He was a natural for that trip. He had the trail knowledge and instincts to...
Why the Cowboy Hat?
“Mister, you’re wearing the wrong hat.” That was the statement a store owner said to me as I walked into her store looking for a cowboy hat. I was wearing an Irish green Red Sox baseball hat. It’s a hat that’s very popular in my neck...
My Favorite Places at Fort Myers Beach
As many of you know, I spend the winters in Fort Myers Beach, FL. I like this area of southwest Florida. It has a warm climate in the winter and there are plenty of things to do and see. Last year, I wrote a blog post about some things to do in the Fort Myers area...About J. Dawg
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