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roberma
| Favorite team: | LSU  |
| Location: | Punta Gorda, FL |
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| Registered on: | 7/23/2009 |
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re: Any new restaurants in the Mirimar Beach/Sandestin area worth trying?
Posted by roberma on 6/30/26 at 1:59 pm to Lambdatiger1989
From Lubbock to Miramar is a BBQ place called Evie Mae's. Check it out!
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We stayed in Stellenbosch at Spier Winery for 2 nights. Grounds were fantastic, wine tastings and food was excellent as well. Stocked up on Spier Wine- $4.00/bottle US! Did a wine tour around the town and the neighboring town.
Just returned. Dine at the Westin Beach house. Fantastic service, presentation and selection. Rent a car, tour the island, so much more than just 7 mile beach. Go to Smith's cove for snorkeling , swim with the turtles at Spotts Beach. We saw 15 turtles right off the beach snorkeling. Go to Rum Point and you can snorkel with stingrays off the beach for free and Starfish point is cool too.
Drive to Hell, Go have lunch/drinks at Macabuca Tiki bar- you can swim/snorkel right off the Tiki Bar then pop back for some drinks,etc.
The downtown area ( where the cruise ships tender in) is the worst part of the island.
Drive to Hell, Go have lunch/drinks at Macabuca Tiki bar- you can swim/snorkel right off the Tiki Bar then pop back for some drinks,etc.
The downtown area ( where the cruise ships tender in) is the worst part of the island.
re: Few things are as demoralizing as the experience of selling a car on Facebook Marketplace
Posted by roberma on 5/4/26 at 9:30 am to VolsOut4Harambe
Just sold one on Marketplace. Then the next day they call my Mom and ask if she will take car back because they didnt realize it took premium fuel. Unbelievable!
Boating, hiking, cliff jumping. Its just gorgeous there
And I would include up to Englewood.
re: Mobile family found bound and murdered as police hunt multiple suspects
Posted by roberma on 4/21/26 at 1:29 pm to Giantkiller
If the phone has sudden unusual movements it sends a text alert out about it being a crash, or dropped phone with hard impact asking you to check on the person and sends the location as well in text
Lagerheads beach bar. At the end of Duval. Just a little place, but toes in the sand and great views.
Algarves to Seville with a stop in Tangier
Posted by roberma on 2/9/26 at 12:00 pm
Planning mid August trip. We want to stay in smaller beach towns along the Algarves and along the coast of Spain towards Seville. Anyone have recommendations on hidden towns or must sees along the route? Thanks.
Siesta Key is consistently rating top beach by Dr. Beach. Its crushed quartz, so it stays cool on the feet, soft and white sand. TI, as mentioned is great- of the few legal to drink on the beach places. St. pete Beach is nice as well. Not a fan of Long boat Key- too small of a beach.
My 85 yo Mom plays the " my son is a LT " every time she got pulled over or wrecked. Its gotten to the point where hes told her " do not use my name again". We pulled her DL this year and shes off the roads now!
re: Name The Three Most Beautiful Large Cities You’ve Visited & One You Were A Little Let Down
Posted by roberma on 1/27/26 at 1:55 pm to LuckyTiger
1. Lisbon
2.Brugges
3.Oslo
Worst:
Philly/ Allentown
Cleveland
Montreal
2.Brugges
3.Oslo
Worst:
Philly/ Allentown
Cleveland
Montreal
Dulce Dough Bakery - great breakfast spot. Palmers Village cafe is excellent for brunch or breakfast- usually a wait there. As mentioned the Brewery had good food and different than typical brewery offerings.
The best bar on the island is in the lobby of a hotel on SSI. Village Inn and Pub- mostly locals there. Also the King and Prince hotel has a great lobby bar and dining with beautiful views.
The best bar on the island is in the lobby of a hotel on SSI. Village Inn and Pub- mostly locals there. Also the King and Prince hotel has a great lobby bar and dining with beautiful views.
re: BBQ Trip to Austin
Posted by roberma on 9/4/25 at 4:03 pm to thegreatboudini
Just ate at LeRoy and Lewis. Their sides are a step up from normal BBQ joints. Enjoyed the place. Line was 1.5 hours long. They have 1 server, 1 meat cutter and one cashier. That part sucked.
On the East coast, Boca Raton is the place to go. Clean, upscale, nice bike trail great dining scene.
re: recently booked with Southwest, first time with new policy changes
Posted by roberma on 8/6/25 at 7:38 am to BilbeauTBaggins
I pretty much fly weekly with SW even now. Currently, nothing service wise or seating wise has changed yet. Carry on bags are the only issue that Ive noticed, but being A preferred, it has not affected me. Lots of gate checked bags and more preboarders!
Cant help yet. Going with 16 folks in September for a BD party. Have a house rented on a hill overlooking the water. Its called Compass House in Tamarindo. We have an excursion planned every day in/around Tamarindo. We have all been to the jungle part of CR, so this will be a new experience.
From a local:
Fishermans village is good to walk thru. Go to the new Tiki Bar on the water. The best rum runner around and only $10.00! Winsett House has great happy hour this time of year and great food. The city has free bikes, there are several routes that go along the water and thru the city. Its a fun outing. Peace River Wildlife is a rehab facility. Its donations only. Nice to walk thru. The Celtic Ray is the only pub in town- its a local fave. You can walk the walking path by Peace River thru the waterfront parks. North of PG has a place that does airboat tours on the Peace River. Best seafood is Riveria Bar and Grill. Cant get in there during season, so its perfect time to go. Sit outside by the water.
Regarding boating- its a haul from PG to Boca Grande via boat thru Charlotte Harbour. But there is the BG sandbar that is such a great time. Its easier to drive to BG and put your boat in there and boat north in the intercoastal to Stump Pass. Or go south to Little captiva or even further to Captiva. You can also stop at Cayo Costa to swim and wade.
Boca Grande itself is the best beaches and water around then Englewood beach.
Fishermans village is good to walk thru. Go to the new Tiki Bar on the water. The best rum runner around and only $10.00! Winsett House has great happy hour this time of year and great food. The city has free bikes, there are several routes that go along the water and thru the city. Its a fun outing. Peace River Wildlife is a rehab facility. Its donations only. Nice to walk thru. The Celtic Ray is the only pub in town- its a local fave. You can walk the walking path by Peace River thru the waterfront parks. North of PG has a place that does airboat tours on the Peace River. Best seafood is Riveria Bar and Grill. Cant get in there during season, so its perfect time to go. Sit outside by the water.
Regarding boating- its a haul from PG to Boca Grande via boat thru Charlotte Harbour. But there is the BG sandbar that is such a great time. Its easier to drive to BG and put your boat in there and boat north in the intercoastal to Stump Pass. Or go south to Little captiva or even further to Captiva. You can also stop at Cayo Costa to swim and wade.
Boca Grande itself is the best beaches and water around then Englewood beach.
St. Pete also has the Chihuly museum and the Holocaust Museum. Clearwater has Mote Marine Aquarium.. There is also a Dinosaur park in Polk county right off I4. Stop in Plant city at the Strawberry stand for the largest Strawberry shortcake you have ever had.
We had no issues parking anywhere in Jasper. There is parking at Fairmont right by Golf shop and Maligne Lake has a large lot and an overflow.
We just returned from Jasper NP. It's much more relaxed than Banff, more hikers than Banff shoppers. We did the 5 mile white water rafting trip. It was okay if youve not done white water before. Fairly calm. The area from the Athabasca Falls to Jasper is burnt - bad. Part of the town was destroyed. Fema trailers all over. Go to the Fairmont hotel and hike around their lake and the property. We drove to Maligne Lake and hiked it. Saw a few big horn sheep on the way. Have dinner at Aalto- best dinner all trip. We did a happy hour food tour of downtown. Started at Brewery, went to Earls- they have rooftoop outdoor dining. Great happy hour and food. We wanted to do the dark sky tour, but dang btwn the time zone difference and the start, we werent late nighters.
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