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Jan 2
2 min

Happy New Year!!!

Happy New Year! After 4 days of traveling from Florida to Idaho on the train, Claudia and I arrived home at 1 am on December 18th, just ...

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Mel Dick

Dec 19, 2020
3 min

Big Sky Country, Oil, Wheat and Cattle!

We are on our final day back to Sandpoint. No opulent and ornate Union train stations today. Just big wide-open spaces. We have spent ...

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Snow, Union Station and Fond Memories!!!

Mel Dick

Dec 18, 2020
3 min

Snow, Union Station and Fond Memories!!!

Day 3 of our train journey home. After leaving Union Station in D.C. last night and traveling throughout the Eastern U.S. and Midwest du...

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Mel Dick

Dec 16, 2020
2 min

Orange Groves to Snow!!!

Day 2 of our return journey to Sandpoint. We left 80+ degree weather in sunny Miami yesterday only to arrive to cold and snow early this...

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Mel Dick

Dec 14, 2020
1 min

The Journey Continues!

Today we begin the journey home. It starts with a shuttle ride to Miami, an overnight stay and then catching an early morning train to W...

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Mel Dick

Dec 12, 2020
1 min

5,000 Miles!!!

In my last post I posed the question of what is the significance of the number 20. Many of you had great guesses ranging from the number...

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Mel Dick

Dec 4, 2020
1 min

The Number 20!!!!

Great blue sky day. Cool but sunny all day. Lots of random walking all over the island as evidenced by the pictures for the day. A coup...

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Mel Dick

Dec 1, 2020
2 min

One Too Many!!!

With all our visitors gone, I've resumed my daily walks around the island. After I thought I had seen it all, today I discovered more of...

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Mel Dick

Dec 1, 2020
2 min

Red Skies, Winter Weather and Conchs!!!

Another great sunrise this morning. Key West is decked out for the holidays. Like everything else about Key West, some decorations are ...

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Mel Dick

Nov 29, 2020
1 min

Friends, Fishing and Blue Skys!!!

It's been two weeks since my last post. The last two weeks have been spent enjoying the company of one of our best life-long friends fro...

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Mel Dick

Nov 14, 2020
2 min

The "Look" !!!

Close up view of my new friend who lives about 2 blocks down the street. He loves to come out on sunny days and steal the attention near...

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Mel Dick

Nov 12, 2020
1 min

Walking the Parrots!!!

As I have said before, I am always amazed at what I see on my walks around the island. A couple out walking parrots was a first. The bi...

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Mel Dick

Nov 9, 2020
1 min

The Morning After!!!

We survived our first tropical storm!!! Eta, the 28th named storm of the hurricane season, made landfall in the Keys last night about 45...

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Mel Dick

Nov 8, 2020
2 min

Manatees and Hurricane Eta!!!

We were sitting at a marina on Stock Island two days ago having beers when Claudia mentioned there was something in the water. From a di...

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Mel Dick

Nov 4, 2020
2 min

Hemingway House and His Bar.

I haven't done a post to my blog for several days. It has been a busy time, my family left a week ago, we had friends from Sandpoint sta...

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Mel Dick

Nov 1, 2020
2 min

Look at Those Paws!!!

We've spent the last two weeks with our family from Sandpoint. Had a great time and glad they could join us. Couldn't resist including ...

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Mel Dick

Oct 31, 2020
2 min

Happy Halloween a Dreads!!!

Happy Halloween. Key West loves Halloween....everyone decorates their homes and businesses....seems like it is as popular as Christmas. ...

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Shipwrecks, Beach Day and a Birthday Party!!!

Mel Dick

Oct 28, 2020
1 min

Shipwrecks, Beach Day and a Birthday Party!!!

It's been all about spending time at the beach, Mel Fisher's Maritime Museum, the Truman Water Park and a long overdue birthday party for...

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Mel Dick

Oct 26, 2020
1 min

All About Fish and Fishing.

Yesterday and today were all about fish and fishing. Went to the aquarium with our grandkids yesterday and today Justin, my son, Jace, o...

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Mel Dick

Oct 25, 2020
1 min

Only in Key West!!!

Our daughter and her family left Friday afternoon and our son and his family arrived Friday evening. After a couple of solo months on th...

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