Monthly Archives: February 2011

Skating on the Rideau Canal 2011

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Ron

The Rideau Canal is considered to be the World’s largest skating rink and is a central feature of activities during Canada’s National Capital Region’s winter festival “Winterlude”.Â The weather was nice on the weekend so I joined my wife and … Continue reading →

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Tennessee Aquarium, Chattanooga, Tennessee (Part III)

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Ron

In the River Journey building, you start your tour in the lower levels where there is a wonderful display of seahorses but first I had to get past the Horseshoe Crab (Limulus polyphemus) which, I guess, was the display creature … Continue reading →

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Tennessee Aquarium, Chattanooga, Tennessee (Part II)

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Ron

The first part of this multi-part posting of my visit to the Tennessee Aquarium focused on the orchids and butterflies exhibits and a few of stingrays on exhibit. This Part II highlights the reefs and the jelly fish displays. The … Continue reading →

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Tennessee Aquarium – Chattanooga, Tennessee (Part 1)

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Ron

The Tennessee Aquarium located in Chattanooga, Tennessee is housed in two buildings located beside each other on the riverbank of the Tennessee River. One of the buildings is for predominately saltwater exhibits (the “Ocean Journey”), and the other is for … Continue reading →

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St. Augustine, Florida

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Ron

After spending some time in Castillo de San Marcos, I cycled around the adjacent streets of St. Augustine looking at some of the unique architecture of the area. The Spanish influence on architectural style of the older structures was evident … Continue reading →

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Castillo de San Marcos, St. Augustine, Florida

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Ron

Built in 1672, the Castillo de San Marcos was the center of quite a few skirmishes over the years, first as the Old World fought colonial wars around the world and later as Confederate and Union forces battled over their … Continue reading →

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Lyonia Preserve, Deltona, Florida

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Ron

The Lyonia Preserve is a relatively new wildlife ecological preserve established to develop a restored scrub preserve in Volusia County north of Orlando, Florida. I first learned of the preserve when visiting the Marine Science Center at Ponce Inlet a … Continue reading →

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Blue Springs State Park – Manatee Come Back

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Ron

A severe winter storm had moved though the northern US into Ontario and the Maritime Regions shutting down or disrupting air and road traffic from Chicago to New York City and points in between so we were happy to have … Continue reading →

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Cycling in Florida – Blue Springs State Park

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Ron

A severe storm was moving across the upper US states so rather than drive into bad conditions, we opted to spend an extra day in Florida. That gave us time to visit the Marine Science Center at Ponce Inlet just … Continue reading →

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Cycling in Florida – Ponce Inlet – Marine Science Center

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Ron

The Marine Science Center at Ponce Inlet is closed on Mondays so, since we had decided to delay our northward travels due to a severe winter storm crossing the northern US, we were able to return to Ponce Inlet on … Continue reading →

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Monthly Archives: February 2011

Skating on the Rideau Canal 2011

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Tennessee Aquarium, Chattanooga, Tennessee (Part III)

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Tennessee Aquarium, Chattanooga, Tennessee (Part II)

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Tennessee Aquarium – Chattanooga, Tennessee (Part 1)

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St. Augustine, Florida

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Lyonia Preserve, Deltona, Florida

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Blue Springs State Park – Manatee Come Back

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Cycling in Florida – Blue Springs State Park

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Cycling in Florida – Ponce Inlet – Marine Science Center

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