Florida Revisited

The pot's been sitting there a long time; too long.

I'll be adding more now though, as I'm revisiting my years in Florida for a series on The Many Faces of Florida being published on Striped Pot, a new online travel magazine. Striped Pot was started as a co-op of several experienced travel writers who had been "meeting" in their Google Group.

As a group, we represent many parts of the world and lovers of various genres of travel: adventure, luxury, romantic, budget, family and senior.

My first few articles were related to our present home, Vermont. One day, looking through some old photos, I realized I know more, much more about Florida from the years I had lived and worked there in the travel business.

I'd visited Florida since my early teens, staying in the heart of Citrus County. Later, as a golfer, I ranged the coast from Fernandina Beach, around the keys, and back up as far as Venice, where I settled down for thirteen years. It was during this time I started "The Get-Away-Gang" for GM Travel. Tourists would walk in and ask if we had a day trips. At that time, there were no local companies doing this so I asked my boss if I could rent a van and start some. Boss Barbara Dunham nodded her head and the Gang was born.

I had a ball! But that's going to be thrown into the pot. It's lunch time and Cor has a wonderful appetite - must keep it satisfied.