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On Friday, March 27th Bill and I embarked on Our "East Coast Cruise" We headed off on the bike and took the long way around the south end of Lake Okeechobee. We cruised across the state and made our first overnight stop in the 6th borough of New York - Palm Beach County. It wasn't exactly what we had planned, but it was late and we were tired. We ended up at LaQuinta Inn in Jupiter. The stay started looking like a disaster as soon as we got to our room and realized that the neighbors had left their dog alone in their room while they went out. He yapped and yapped non stop. Now mind you, I love animals, but this was too much. Fortunately, the puppies parents came home while we were having dinner and we never heard another peep from him. The location was conveniently located near the planned stops for Saturday morning.
The Fort Denaud Swing Bridge was my first approved posting and continues to be one of my favorites. I love this area and hadn't seen a swing bridge since the one on Fort Myers Beach was demolished to build the sky bridge.
Marbill is a geocaching and waymarking team in Punta Gorda, FL. Bandaid is the Mary part of the team. Where did you come up with Bandaid? I hear that question alot! It's my GS "camp" name and was given to me about 7 years ago by a group of girls at "Winter Camp." As a 40 something Girl Scout and Geocacher/Waymarker, this seems like a neat way to share adventures and information. My hubby rides with a Motorcycle Club called the Defenders, so we can share those adventures here too. Besides, my GS Troop consists of teenagers and this way they can't call me a "Dork"...LOL!
I wear many different hats and am always on the go. First and formost there is the "Mom" hat. We have an older son who is grown with 2 babies of his own (Yes, there is also the grandma hat) and 3 still at home. In my work hat I am a Nurse. In my Girl Scout hat I am a Troop Leader, Trainer, and Program Helper. In my Motorcycle Helmet I am the nut on the back of the bike taking pictures at 60mph. I wear my waymarking hat almost all the time. Waymarking has become a favorite activity and a great way to look at my world through a new pair of glasses. I'm having a great time and learning a ton about local history. I'm excited to be planning a Waymarking "pathway" for our Girl Scout Council over the summer. I am currently involved in setting up a benefit ride with my husband using many of the "memorial" waymarks posted in our local area and will be helping out with our first Council Geocaching Event through GS at Oscar Scherer on March 14th.
Saturday mornings plans called for our first stop to be the Scenic Loxahatchee River in Riverbend Park. I was able to waymark the canoe and kayak launch for posting when the new category is visible, but the rest of the park is closed for construction on the footbridge at the entrance. Our next stop was the Jupiter Lighthouse where I was able to visit alot of other waymarks. The museum was getting ready for a WWII/USO party that night and there was a ton of activity going on. Afterward we headed North on US1 and A1a. The other part of the plan was to knock off a few more counties in the South Florida Challenge Quest on geocaching.com.
