Maria’s Surprise

Maria’s Surprise

After working this morning, I decided to go north along highway 1, thinking perhaps I might make it to Titusville. But I was only a few miles up the road, getting close to Vero Beach, when my stomach reminded me I needed to eat. I have food in the Roadtrek, but just on a whim, I asked Siri for a “vegetarian restaurant near Vero Beach”, knowing a vegetarian joint often has vegan options. I didn’t expect any response at all, but I was in for a pleasant surprise. On to Maria’s Organic Fountain.

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Lazy Day at Savannas Recreation Area

Lazy Day at Savannas Recreation Area

No rides and no beaches today. I’m slowly heading north. After stopping at Jonathan Dickinson State Park, I kept moving north and wound up at Savannas Recreation Area near Ft. Pierce, where I’m overnighting with hookups. Yea electricity. I even have wifi here — well, when it’s working anyway. Here are a few photos from both of these peaceful areas.
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Around Palm Beaches

Around Palm Beaches

After Jacob’s Garage got my air conditioner to blow cold, I headed north toward West Palm Beach and Jupiter. I stopped at a few of the beaches along the way to enjoy the sun, the rain, the sand, the birds, and the surf.

This is the first time I consciously tried to get a few birds in flight, known as BIFs to the pros. I need more practice to be able to track them in flight.

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Century Ride

Century Ride

Today I bicycled 100 miles. It’s the first time I’ve done that since 1996 – 18 years ago. After being diagnosed with cardiovascular disease, I had convinced myself that I would never do a century again. But over 2 years ago, I started listening to the nutritional advice of Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Dean Ornish, John McDougall, T. Colin Campbell, Jeff Novick, and others with a similar message. With their advice, I lost a ton of weight and my lab values normalized. I no longer have chest pains or shortness of breath, something I had even after earlier conventional treatment.

After my 60th birthday in October, I began to think a century ride might be possible.

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From Full Frame to Micro 4/3

From Full Frame to Micro 4/3

I could rarely bring myself to lug around my Canon full frame camera and lens.  So I recently sold all my full frame gear and used the money to buy a Panasonic GX7 micro-4/3 camera and a few lenses.  The picture below shows the difference in size between my old system and my new system. The difference in weight is commensurate. What a relief.

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