A Cross-Country Bike Ride  to Benefit the Youth Services Programs of the Sandpoint Idaho Rotary Club  

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    Happy New Year!!!
    Mel Dick
    • Jan 2, 2021
    • 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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    Big Sky Country, Oil, Wheat and Cattle!
    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...
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    Orange Groves to Snow!!!
    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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    The Journey Continues!
    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...
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    5,000 Miles!!!
    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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    The Number 20!!!!
    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...
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    One Too Many!!!
    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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    Red Skies, Winter Weather and Conchs!!!
    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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    Friends, Fishing and Blue Skys!!!
    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...
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    The "Look" !!!
    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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    Walking the Parrots!!!
    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...
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    The Morning After!!!
    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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    Manatees and Hurricane Eta!!!
    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...
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    Hemingway House and His Bar.
    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...
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    Look at Those Paws!!!
    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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    Happy Halloween a Dreads!!!
    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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    All About Fish and Fishing.
    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,...
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    Only in Key West!!!
    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...
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    Why I'm Riding

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    I’m excited about riding and hope to raise funds for the Sandpoint Rotary Club’s Youth Service programs.  These programs make a significant difference in the lives of thousands of students as they prepare for the future.

     

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