This is my
March 2004 trip to FL (3.5 weeks). It was another great road trip, I have met great
peoples, like Larry, Marcus, Nathalie, Jimmy… and so many others very
interesting fellow. I know consider myself very lucky to have seen the
four corners of North America in four years, all that travel in a Vanagon
and a old 73 Westy. I had no problem what so ever this year with the Bus
for the exception of a bad starter.
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I love to travel this way, I have to
say that VW are crowd pleaser, you are never alone anywhere. This was a
4000- 4500 miles trip, from MTL to Key west, across the Everglade, state
park, national park. I was in need of that road trip after a difficult
year including a motorcycle accident that left me in a strange mood.
Life can be short…. Believe me! |
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Live long
and happy, try to be nice with others, a smile is a free thing… No matter
from witch country your from, what race you are, what age, which religion,
what politic your in, what car your driving… a good and pleasant attitude
will get you all around the world. Peace brothers.
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This is my new
Minolta Z1 with optinal wide angle lens. 3.2Mega with
10X optical zoom, i love it, it's simply amazing... |
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Most pictures
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wallpaper, feel free to use them but remember that they are mine!
I did use my new Minolta Z1 digital camera, am quite happy with
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Key
west was nice, feel of an old town, better than i was expected.
The beaches are nice but with the high wind we had the water was
not very clear. We went for scuba diving off shore, it was quite
amazing, 8 miles south of big pine key. The water color in the
keys is simply amazing, never saw the ocean like that before. |
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The famous key west sunset, i understand why now!!! |
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End of the keys
trip!!! Up to the east coast, south of Daytona (bike week) and
into a very nice spot call "Sebastian Inlet" State Park" |
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End of Sebastian inlet,
up to north of Orlando with Larry Chase in a very nice State park
"The real Florida" for a 5 hours canoe ride... |
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This is
very nice SP with a natural lake with hot spring.... |
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start of a beautiful canoe ride....BUT!!!!!!! |
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Well!!!!
i just saw an alligator 2 minutes ago!!!! i had to get out of there no
mater what!!!!! it's the dog fault, not mine.... i was scared like a
baby!!!!!!! that was funny.... NOT!!!! |
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| Ok, the ride is finish.... i have a
bad starter to repair and Roadhaus as to change some exhaust gaskets, we
had a good friend from orlando who would end up lending us a empty house
for the night.... |
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| Back on the road again, a
small stop into the national forest north of Orlando for a night and
up north east of Jacksonville at Little Talbot island for a few days
of rest before i had to go home..... |
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Bullet in my
73 bus |
Larry & Bullet |
One man, one
dog, one van.... and a dream... |
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This would be my last few days with my good friend Larry Chase and is
very good dog Bullet...... (Iwill see you again brother!) |
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That is all folks for now, hope you did enjoy...
Cheers, Ben
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