posted 3/5/13
Wednesday, February 6th Bob - N0BIX and Jean arrive in
Florida and Orlando for HamCation!
Bob and Jean get to stay in a nice hotel.
HamCation is located on the Orlando Fairgrounds on the edge
of a nice lake.
John - N5AAA and Jan - KA9VQS arrived earlier in the day and
have a very nice RV to stay in.
Jean and Jan catching up.
The view through the windshield was primo.
Since the hamfest doesn't start until Friday, sight seeing
in Mount Dora was the order of the day for Thursday starting with a ride on a
DeHavilland Beaver sea plane.
Notice the difference in color between the agricultural run
off in the lake (bottom) and the spring fed lake (top).
John, Jan, Bob and Jean
Our pilot was pushing "I Rode The Beaver"
T-shirts.
Scenes around Mount Dora...
A nice lunch was had at the Lost Parrot.
The girls naturally had to check out "The Wine
Den".
A teapot someone found quite humorous!
Tom - W3TOM and Debbie - KA3VNF arrive and we go out for
pizza!
L to R - John, Tom, Debbie, Jan, Jean
The hotel parking lot was infested!
Tom and Debbie's new class A motor home.
Dinner at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge. African
motif (including a variety of animals on the "savanna" outside) and
flavors.
Debbie - KA3VNF, Laurel (no call), John - N5AAA and Laurel's husband, Jim - WI3N (Maryland/DC Section Manager).
Tom, Jean, Jan
John in his African warrior stance!
Debbie - KA3VNF, Jan - KA9VQS, Miriam and Jean
John - N5AAA, Dan - KK4OFR, Lew - KC4US and Steve (no call).
Dan and Steve are friends of Lew's in The Villages.
The QSL cards, etc. of IOOK Vice President, Luis - XE1L,
displayed as an example of the vendor's products.
A four o'clock meeting of the RV Service Net group.
Debbie, Jean and Jan inspect some crafted jewelry.
John and Jan's square on a quilt made by one of the RV Service
Net group's members.
On Sunday, while Tom and Debbie leave Orlando, John, Jan,
Bob and Jean visit Downtown Disney Marketplace.
Ed. Note - With a little help from Photoshop this dragon could become a
spelling of the IOOK!
Disney characters made up of Legos.
Hmm, they almost have the IOOK Salute correct!
On Monday, as John and Jan are leaving Orlando, Bob and
Jean head south to Punta Gorda to visit with Lou - N8KXM and Sandi. But
first, a stop for a strawberry shortcake sundae.
Lou and Sandi's place in Punta Gorda.
The Gulf of Mexico and a visit to the Peace River Wildlife
Center.
At Fishermen's Village - dinner at Harpoon Harry's on the
Gulf.
A pirate and his mermaid! ARGH!
Bob's pink flamingo!
Sandi - Lou - N8KXM and Jean.
Lou's guard frog!
On Tuesday it's three hours north to The Villages to visit
with Lew - KC4US and Miriam.
Lew and Miriam's home and Lew's stealth antenna - which
also serves as a flagpole!
Lew - KC4US and his ham shack...
Jean and Miriam in the kitchen...
Golf carting around The Villages where it is always a
beautiful day!
A German dinner at Hacienda Hills Bar & Grill...
Jean, Lew and Miriam
Steve Robinson, an outstanding performer!
Bob finally had his winter vacation in a land of palm
trees!
Bob also wanted to credit the photographers who contributed to this collection: N0BIX, Jean and N5AAA
Many thanks to Bob for sharing this great collection of photos with the IOOK!
