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Wow!  Now almost 2 years behind!  Where has the time gone?  Sorry for the few of you whom still check this site out.

Just added the final 2 posts from the 2012 Key Largo Family Vacation.

I am not going to even try to post the last 2 years.  I will never catch up at this rate!  I will however, do my best to post from time to time when I have an interesting trip.


Here is what I missed from 2014 (so far):
 - 2014 Heart of Dallas Bowl
 - 2014 BBVA Compass Bowl
 - CBB: North Carolina vs Wake Forest
 - CBB: Memphis vs Louisville
 - CBB: Saint Louis vs Dayton
 - CBB: Maryland vs Florida St
 - 2014 NFLPA Practices and Bowl Game
 - CBB: Virginia Tech vs Notre Dame
 - NHL: LA Kings vs Columbus Blue Jackets
 - CBB: xxx vs La Salle
 - CBB: Clemson vs North Carolina
 - PGA: Waste Management Phoenix Open

 - CBB: xxx vs Wright St
 - CBB: Clemson vs Syracuse
 - CBB: Syracuse vs Pittsburgh
 - CBB: xxx vs La Salle
 - CBB: Notre Dame vs Boston College
 - CBB: South Carolina vs Arkansas
 - Friday Night Fights: Laughlin, NV
 - CBB: Florida St vs Pittsburgh
 - CBB: Missouri vs Georgia
 - CBB: Georgia Tech vs Florida St (Women's & Men's)
 - CBB: Florida vs South Carolina
 - CBB: xxx vs Georgia Tech
 - 2014 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
 - 2014 NCAA Women's Tournament 1st & 2nd Rd (Toledo)
 - 2014 NCAA Hockey Regionals - Cincinnati
 - 2014 Powerade Jam Fest
 - 2014 McDonald's All American Games
 - SFBL: Auburn vs Florida
 - Mini Vaca at Parents
 - Friday Night Fights: Las Vegas
 - SFBL: Coppin St vs Delaware St
 - SFBL: xxx vs Cal State Fullerton
 - 2014 Jordan Brand Classic
 - Mini Vaca in NYC with mom
 - 2014 ACC Lacrosse Championship
  

Here is  what I missed from 2013:
 - FCS Championship: North Dakota St vs Sam Houston St
 - ACC Sunday: North Carolina vs Virginia
 - ACC Tuesday: Clemson vs Duke
 - ACC Saturday: North Carolina vs Florida St
 - ACC Sunday: Maryland vs Miami
 - ACC Tuesday: Wake Forest vs Clemson
 - CBB: Stony Brook vs Vermont
 - ACC Sunday: Clemson vs NC State
 - ACC Tuesday: Boston College vs Maryland
 - ACC Sunday Women's CBB: North Carolina vs Miami
 - ACC Sunday: Florida St vs Miami
 - ACC Tuesday: North Carolina vs Boston College
 - NCAA Diving: Arizona vs SMU vs Texas
 - ACC Sunday: Virginia vs GA Tech
 - ACC Tuesday: Wake Forest vs North Carolina
 - Mom visits Ohio
 - Blizzard 2013
 - ACC Tuesday: VA Tech vs Virginia
 - ACC Sunday: Miami vs Clemson
 - ACC Tuesday: Virginia vs Miami
 - Minnesota vs Ohio State WCBB
 - Seton Hall vs Louisville CBB
 - ACC Sunday: Florida St vs Virginia Tech
 - ACC Tuesday: Wake Forest vs Florida St
 - Mississippi St vs Kentucky
 - ACC Thursday: Duke vs Virginia
 - UMass vs Xavier
 - ACC Sunday: NC State vs Georgia Tech
 - ACC Tuesday: VA Tech vs Duke
 - ACC Thursday: Virginia vs Florida St
 - ACC Sunday: Maryland vs Virginia
 - 2013 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
 - 2013 NIT 1st Rd: Norfolk St vs Virginia
 - 2013 NCAA Women's Tournament 1st Rd: Central Michigan vs Oklahoma
 - 2013 NCAA Women's Tournament 1st Rd: Stetson vs UCLA
 - 2013 NCAA Hockey Regionals
 - 2013 Powerade Jam Fest
 - 2013 McDonald's All American Games
 - Liberty vs Coastal Carolina Baseball
 - 2013 Jordan Brand Classic
 - Virginia vs Florida St Softball
 - South Carolina vs Auburn Softball
 - Florida Vaca
 - Louisville vs Notre Dame Softball

 - 2013 SEC Softball Tournament
 - 2013 NCAA Lacrosse Quarterfinals
 - 2013 NCAA Lacrosse Championship
 - 2013 NCAA Women's College World Series
 - 2013 NCAA Baseball Super Regionals: Louisville vs Vanderbilt
 - Annual Family Keys Vacation
 - Major League Lacrosse: Boston vs Ohio
 - Red, White and Boom!
 - MLS: Chicago
 - XXXX HS Games (XXXX = a network) at XXXX Wide World of Sports Complex
 - Family time in Florida
 - Firestone Charity Challenge (PGA)
 - MLS: LA vs DAL
 - Jr League Baseball Championship
 - XXXXX High School Football Kickoff: University Christian (FL) vs Highlands (KY)
 - SEC Football: Toledo vs 10 Florida
 - SEC Football: Western Kentucky vs Tennessee
 - SEC Football: Southern Miss vs Arkansas
 - SEC Football: North Texas vs Georgia
 - SEC Football: xxx vs Tennessee
 - MLS: xxx vs Seattle
 - Selling the house of 14 years
 - Presidents Cup Opening Ceremonies
 - SEC Football: Georgia St vs Alabama
 - SEC Football: South Carolina vs Arkansas
 - SEC Football: Florida vs Missouri
 - SEC Football: xxx vs Texas A&M
 - MLS: xxx vs Seattle
 - CFB: Cincinnati vs Memphis
 - SEC Football: Mississippi St vs South Carolina
 - CFB: Central Michigan vs Ball State
 - SEC Football: Arkansas vs Ole Miss
 - CBB: NC State vs Cincinnati
 - SEC Football: Kentucky vs Vanderbilt
 - CFB: Kent State vs Ohio
 - SEC Football: Mississippi St vs Arkansas
 - CBB: xxx vs Ohio State
 - Thanksgiving in Ohio
 - SEC Football: xxx vs Vanderbilt
 - CBB: Notre Dame vs Iowa
 - CBB: xxx vs Michigan St
 - CBB: Kentucky vs Baylor
 - 2013 College Football Awards Show
 - 2013 FCS Quarterfinals: xxx vs North Dakota St
 - CBB: xxx vs Louisville
 - 2013 Div II Championship
 - Florida Christmas
 - CBB: xxx vs NC State

Here is what I missed from 2012:
 - Red, White and Boom!
 - Florida vacation
 - Family Reunion
 - Visit to Moncks Corner
 - XXXX HS Games (XXXX = a network) at XXXX Wide World of Sports Complex
 - NHRA: Seattle
 - Junior League World Series Championship
 - High School Football Kickoff: Staley vs Lee's Summit West (MO)
 - MLS: Sporting KC vs NY Red Bulls
 - SEC Football: Buffalo vs 6 Georgia
 - SEC Football: East Carolina vs 9 South Carolina
 - SEC Football: LA-Monroe vs Auburn
 - Team USA Victory Tour (Women's Soccer)
 - SEC Football: Kentucky vs Florida
 - SEC Football: Arkansas vs Texas AandM
 - NBATV: Real Training Camp Hornets
 - Atlanta Mini-Vaca for MB and TG wedding
 - SEC Football: Auburn vs Ole Miss
 - SEC Football: Auburn vs Vanderbilt
 - SEC Football: Ole Miss vs Arkansas (Little Rock)
 - SEC Football: Tulsa vs Arkansas
 - MLS Western Division Playoffs - Leg 1: San Jose at LA Galaxy
 - CFB: Bowling Green vs Ohio
 - SEC Football: Missouri vs Tennessee
 - SEC Football: Arkansas vs Mississippi St
 - SEC Football: Kentucky vs Tennessee
 - CBB: 14 North Carolina vs 1 Indiana
 - CBB: NC State Practice
 - CBB: Clemson vs South Carolina
 - 2012 College Football Awards Show
 - 2012 SWAC Championship
 - 2012 FCS Semifinals: GA Southern vs North Dakota St
 - Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl: Ball State vs Central Florida
 - Florida Christmas
 - 2012 Pinstripe Bowl: West Virginia vs Syracuse
 - CBB: Gonzaga vs Oklahoma St

Key Largo Vacation

Started to pack last night; finished this morning.

Dad and I ran to Doc’s for takeout before heading North.

Even though the trip was a disappointment overall, it was time spent with family.

And the weather didn’t seem to ruin the dogs vacation one bit!

Hamish under Tiki

Hamish napping dockside

Hadrian enjoying the sites and sounds of the dock

Two peas in a pod

 Casey, Hamish, Devon

Hamish and Casey in the "Camper"

Hamish napping

Rain, rain, go away....

Headed home

Key Largo Vacation

Got up early; supposed to be clear in morning

On the water by 8a

Got half way to reef and decided to turn back.  I was just too rough for the snorkelers.  Plus surrounded by storms.

Soon after turning around; caught up in terrible storm.

Some day, I will get done with editing the video from this trip.  I have way too much video for the time lapse and iMovie crashes on me every time I try to edit it :(

The rain was piercing against the skin.  We did not have our foul weather gear with us.  Lesson learned.

It was very cold too.  Mom doesn’t like the rough water and was freezing, so she huddled on the floor between dad’s seat and the console.

It took an hour to get back as the water was very rough and we didn’t want to make matters worse with an accident.

Rained rest of day.

Key Largo Vacation

Rain.

Headed to SeaCamp – http://seacamp.org/default.htm

For 17 years, mom has taken a group of 4^th & 5^th graders to SeaCamp every fall.  Dad and I had never seen it before, so mom arranged for a visit.

Stopped at No Name Pub for lunch

http://www.nonamepub.com

On our way back, we had to drive thru Big Pine Key.  And as luck would have it, the Key Deer were out and about. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_deer

They are miniature deer – quite cute.

Sunny upon return; mom and I sat at South Beach for about 2 hours; mostly cloudy.

Overcast, but no rains, so we decided to load the pups up and go on an evening puppy cruise.  One problem – steering on the boat was broken. 

Oh well.  Just not our week.

Key Largo Vacation

Torrential rains thru the night.

Scheduled to visit SeaCamp; but held off due to the rains.

Went to Doc’s for breakfast.
http://docsdinerkeylargo.com 

Visited the Hurricane Memorial

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1935_Labor_Day_hurricane

Drove to Islamorada; went to Robbie’s http://www.robbies.com
to look for a new Snorkel Dog shirt for dad.

Then Bluewater Potters where mom buys a new piece of pottery each summer.  http://www.bluewaterpotters.com 

Once back, we thought we could go out on the water; checked radar – another band 1 hour away

Worked on expense reports instead.