Saturday, June 16, 2007

these things are GIANT

My friend Peter brought me and our bikes to this cool park all the way at the west end of 7th street. I think this sign is supposed to say, "port of oakland port view park"
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"the cranes are WAAAYYY bigger than i imagined!"
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dont eat the fish
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this park also has bbq grills and picnic tables...

Friday, June 8, 2007

florida update

In the past 2 days i noticed that in the 5-10 minutes i spent outside going from the house to the car before going to the airport, i got 9 mosquito bites. NINE. Florida is dangerous.

Wednesday, June 6, 2007

the beginning of june

This blog is about the trip that Michelle (my little sister) Paul (my boyfriend) and myself took to Florida to see my dad (Joe) and my aunt (Peg)

This picture happened at the Dallas/ Fort Worth airport during our 2 hour layover.
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We found the longest tallest escalator i have ever seen
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my lunch
(not that good)

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When we arrived in Florida, i was greeted by a very cute and wonderful kitty (Missy)

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(Michelle)
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This picture isnt that great, i took it meaning it to be a picture of Paul and Dad, but it has turned into a picture illustrating how close the lake was to the house my aunt (Peg) lives in. We are standing in the garage.
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this catfish made really weird noises, kind of like a guinea pig

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the palm trees here have coconuts!

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Boca Grande

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We drove three hours to a place called Homestead, "the gateway to the Keys"
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santa?

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the next day we drove another 3 hours in the RAIN....:( thanks tropical storm Barry. This is what the keys look like during a storm
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The highlight of that day was waffle house (not as good as you'd think)

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It rained all day, we walked probably 5 miles looking for a beach, then spent the night watching all the drunk people on Key West. Turns out Key West is a small island with hundreds of bars and assorted other kinds of tourist traps. I would recommend this beach, which is at mile marker 37. It was voted the most beautiful beach in the united states. They say the water is usually crystal clear, but thanks to barry, it was cloudy. The sun came out for a little bit, and it only rained a minute or so.

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if my aunt (Peg) had a moto, it would be, "ill smoke until i die!"
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Sunset on our last day


(btw, i didnt take all of these pictures, Paul (my boyfriend) and Michelle (my sis) took some of them)