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St Augustine, Fl.
Flagler College, built originally as a hotel called the "Ponce de Leon" by Mr Flagler, Co founder of the Standard Oil Company, so money wasn't a problem |
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St Augustine, Fl.
Lightner Museum, also built as a hotel and names the "Alcazar" by Mr Flagler, it was apparently the first to boast an indoor pool. |
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St Augustine, Fl.
Cathedral. |
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St Augustine, Fl.
Flager college from the rear. |
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St Augustine, Fl.
Catholic Cathedral. |
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St Augustine, Fl.
Example of typical house, in American terms old, over 200 years, though there are many older than this in St Augustine. |
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St Augustine, Fl.
Streetscape. |
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St Augustine, Fl.
This one was for sale. |
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St Augustine, Fl.
Lesley ready to climb aboard for the trip to West Palm Beach. |
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St Augustine to West Palm Beach.
Climbing out of St Augustine setting course south along the coast to WPB. Navigation was easy, I just kept the blue bit on the left. |
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St Augustine to West Palm Beach.
Spoke too soon, rain abeam Orlando. |
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St Augustine to West Palm Beach.
The island in the distance is Cape Canaveral. |
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St Augustine to West Palm Beach.
The weather and the restricted airspace, imposed since 9/11, kept us from getting any close ups of the launch facilities at Cape Canaveral. |
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St Augustine to West Palm Beach.
The bad weather behind us, and setting up for the approach to West Palm Beach. |
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St Augustine to West Palm Beach.
Money! Money! Money! |
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St Augustine to West Palm Beach.
Condo's on WPB. |
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St Augustine to West Palm Beach.
Entrance to the incoastal waterway at WPB |
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St Augustine to West Palm Beach.
Finals for runway13 at West Plam Beach, they held a 737 in order to let me land. |
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Lantana
Flight Line at Lantana, I think that this may be an "Electra" Amelia Earhart and all that. |
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West Palm Beach to Venice
The centre of Florida is pretty wet and deserted. |
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West Palm Beach to Venice
Approaching Charlotte, and the Charlotte Harbour |
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West Palm Beach to Venice
The Charlotte river. |
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West Palm Beach to Venice
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West Palm Beach to Venice
If you look hard you can see our house! |
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West Palm Beach to Venice
Finals runway 04 at Venice, the approach is over the sea, much to Lesley's distaste. |
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Dinner at the Summer House
The only decent restaurant which we found in America, with table cloths, proper cutlery and food prepared in the European manner. This was our final evening in Florida.
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Dinner at the Summer House
Lesley talking as usual! |
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Dinner at the Summer House
Gerry, don't know why he's looking worried, I paid the bill. |
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Dinner at the Summer House
Anthea, looking smug, after I paid the bill? |
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