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Monthly Archives: May 2016. May 6, 2016. From Morehead City, the next few days can get hairy. The black line on this map approximates the route. You go up a creek (literally, lol) to the Neuse River and cross Pamlico Sound. Then the course winds to the … Continue reading →. Summer after the Loop. The end of Florida. New Albany Fire Museum, Indiana. Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum. Blog at WordPress.com.

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Up the coast | The Eclectic Dilettante

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The end of Florida. Finishing the Loop →. April 27, 2016. Georgia, South Carolina, and part of North Carolina, have large tides and strong currents, coupled with narrow, shallow waterways. One person told me there is a lot of water there, it’s just spread over a large area so no one spot has very much of it. I believe him. This is typical scenery along here.hardly above sea level, no wonder South Carolina calls it the Low Country . It’s a long way to deep water. Another person who failed spelling. It fir...

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The Eclectic Dilettante | my many interests | Page 2

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Newer posts →. January 20, 2016. From Barcelona we headed East to Nice. If you ever wondered why this area is called the Côte d’Azur (The Blue Coast), here’s why. The view from our apartment. Braised lamb shank, cooked for over five hours, fall off the bone tender. The Place Masséna is a large open square where the old city meets the newer areas. The plaza dates from the 17th century. Off one side of the square is a fountain that is over a block long. Some of the lavender for which Provence is famous.

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April | 2016 | The Eclectic Dilettante

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Monthly Archives: April 2016. April 27, 2016. Georgia, South Carolina, and part of North Carolina, have large tides and strong currents, coupled with narrow, shallow waterways. One person told me there is a lot of water there, it’s just spread over a large area so no one … Continue reading →. The end of Florida. April 12, 2016. Summer after the Loop. The end of Florida. New Albany Fire Museum, Indiana. Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com.

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Tours from Nice | The Eclectic Dilettante

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January 27, 2016. We got out of Nice on a couple of tours through the Provence countryside and to Monaco.First stop was Cannes. Other than during the film festival it’s just a small beach town. The famous red carpet. Somehow we managed to avoid having our pictures taken on the carpet. We made our way inland to Grasse , noted for its perfume for centuries, and the perfume factory of Fragonard. Mixing, filtration and bottling equipment. A train at the bottom of the gorge. Saint Paul du Vence. One day we bo...

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November | 2015 | The Eclectic Dilettante

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Monthly Archives: November 2015. November 18, 2015. We visited Montserrat Monastery, about a 90 minute drive from Barcelona. Montserrat Mountain has had religious significance since pre-Christian times.The Romans built a temple to Venus here. Later, monks built various hermitages on Montserrat. The monastery was founded by expanding … Continue reading →. November 16, 2015. Summer after the Loop. The end of Florida. New Albany Fire Museum, Indiana. Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum.

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North in Florida | The Eclectic Dilettante

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The end of Florida →. March 27, 2016. My first stop after Indiantown was Nettles Island, a short trip for the first cruise after such a long layup. It is a resort island with literally everything from RV pads to double-wide trailers to mcmansions side by side. I stopped in New Smyrna Beach for St, Patrick’s Day. One of the most important buildings. Outside an antique shop. The station wagon is $850. It’s hard to read, but the soup of the day is Cream of Swamp . Sounds delicious. I try not to cruise on we...

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December | 2015 | The Eclectic Dilettante

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Monthly Archives: December 2015. December 14, 2015. A trip to Barcelona would not be complete without visiting some of Antoni Gaudí’s buildings. Gaudí was born in 1852 and died from injuries sustained when he was hit by a streetcar when crossing the street, in 1926. He created … Continue reading →. Summer after the Loop. The end of Florida. New Albany Fire Museum, Indiana. Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com.

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January | 2016 | The Eclectic Dilettante

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Monthly Archives: January 2016. January 27, 2016. We got out of Nice on a couple of tours through the Provence countryside and to Monaco.First stop was Cannes. Other than during the film festival it’s just a small beach town. The famous red carpet. Somehow we managed to … Continue reading →. January 20, 2016. Summer after the Loop. The end of Florida. New Albany Fire Museum, Indiana. Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com.

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Summer after the Loop | The Eclectic Dilettante

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Summer after the Loop. August 5, 2016. Once I finished the tot or two of Pusser’s with Byron, I explored Hampton a little. The city docks are right in downtown, and just a block away is the Virginia Air and Space Center. This is the actual Apollo 12 Command Module. You can see how charred the bottom is from re-entry. Numerous aircraft are displayed, some of them modified by NASA for experiments. I got my Gold Burgee, showing that I completed the Great Loop. This is the bridge that I had to wait for a tra...