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Wing Walker Jane Wicker Bringing Golden Era of Grace to 2013 Florida International Air Show

Posted on Mar 21, 2013 in Cool Stuff Others are Doing, Florida Fun | 0 comments

Wing Walker Jane Wicker Demonstrates Some of Performance for the Florida International Air Show, Punta Gorda, Fla., March 21, 2013

Walking on the wing of an airplane racing at speeds between 80 and 140 mph seems um, oh, I don’t know. Risky, perhaps? Spectators heading out to the 33rd Annual Florida International Air Show at the Punta Gorda Airport Saturday and Sunday, March 23 and 24, 2013, will be treated to the graceful performance of wing walker Jane Wicker.

Celebrating a Decade of Blue Crabs at Peace River Seafood in Punta Gorda, Florida

Posted on Feb 3, 2013 in Culinary Travel, Florida Fun, Solo Adventures | 2 comments

Blue Crabs! Peace River Seafood’s 10th Anniversary Party, Punta Gorda, Fla., Feb. 2, 2013

How fresh are the blue crabs at Peace River Seafood in Punta Gorda, Fla.? I’ve seen boats pulled by trailers roll in and unload bucket loads of crabs which are quickly taken into the kitchen. Now that’s fresh! Housed in an old Florida cracker house, Peace River Seafood is a wholesale and retail seafood operation which eventually stemmed a restaurant – and it so happens to be my favorite Florida fish house. Their seafood comes in from more than a dozen local crabbers and fishermen.

Showing Off My Southwest and Central Florida

Posted on Dec 17, 2012 in Disclosure, Florida Fun, Girlfriend Getaway | 0 comments

Holiday Lights at the Edison & Ford Winter Estates, Fort Myers, Fla., 2012

Living in Florida means living in the world’s top tourism destination and traveling to Orlando is a breeze. Oftentimes I need to remind myself how fortunate I am living so close to attractions others take years of planning before visiting. I’m always reminded how lucky I am when friends visit. 

Holidays in Southwest Florida: Christmas Canal Cruises with King Fisher Fleet

Posted on Dec 7, 2012 in Disclosure, Florida Fun | 0 comments

Just Some of the Punta Gorda Residences Lit Up for the Knig Fisher Fleet Christmas Canal Cruises, Dec. 2012

Bobbling through the waves…Ho! Ho! Ho! We’re in the homestretch for Christmas and although here in Southwest Florida we don’t have snow blanketing the ground we have something better – evening Christmas canal cruises! King Fisher Fleet which departs from Fishermen’s Village in Punta Gorda, offers hour-long cruises through the area’s canals three times a night now through Dec. 31, 2012.

See Team RV’s Air Dance at the 2012 Florida International Air Show, March 24 & 25 in Punta Gorda

Posted on Mar 22, 2012 in Cool Stuff Others are Doing, Disclosure, Florida Fun | 2 comments

Up, Up and Away in a Kitplane with Team RV, Punta Gorda, Fla.

Buckled into the only passenger seat of the custom-built experimental RV* aircraft behind pilot Mike “Kahuna” Stewart I read the “warning” sign staring at me.

Passenger Warning. This aircraft is amateur-built and does not comply with the federal safety requirements for ‘Standard Aircraft’.

Oh boy. What was I getting myself into?