On our 2008 trip we stopped here to get just a little taste of this stupendous museum. This trip we want to see more. We camped just a ten minute drive away and came in this afternoon to begin the adventure. We browsed a bit in the Siebel Dinosaur Complex learning more about the origins of life, gazing at some stupendous dinosaur fossils, and watching paleontologists at work in the lab. We took in the 4PM Taylor Planetarium show, Lamps of Atlantis about the night sky over Atlantis 3,600 years ago. Then we spent some time in the temporary exhibit, The Villas of Oplontis gazing at frescoes and other 2000 year old fragments of a villa near Pompeii. A quick trip to the gift shop and we have a cool video to watch tonight about the largest dinosaur ever discovered. Time now to head east a few miles to Bear Canyon Campground to fix dinner and rest up for tomorrows adventures here!
Aboard the Norwegian Jewel we’ve made stops in Cozumel, Mexico and Georgetown, Grand Cayman to explore beyond our previous experiences here. Soon we’ll be making our way to ports we’ve not yet explored in the Southern Caribbean.
What a treat to pause for a BBQ lunch with the locals at Pearl Country Store and Barbecue on US-441 in Micanopy, Florida. It’s a taste of the Florida we remeber from our youth.
By deliberate choice we were in Medina for all the winter holiday festivities from Candlelight Walk in the days before Thanksgiving through A Christmas Carol and A Celtic Christmas as well as an Alex Bevan Concert and a historic house tour all the way through Medina’s 31st Ice Festival but perhaps the highlight was the town hosting hundreds of folks whose homes and lives were devasted by Hurricane Helene at the A Promise of Christmas Event the middle of January. It’s an honor to be a part of this amazing community!
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