Our Travels with Charlie

Oscar Scherer 2026

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:34:27 GMT

February 26 2026

Site 82

We had to put a couple of blocks on one side at the rear to get level.

Also, need a second hose to hook up to the water.

Starlink Mini is out closest to the road and is obstructed but not enough to cause any real dropouts.

The first time we were in this park was December of 2017.

I looks like we might get rain tomorrow .

Favre-Dykes

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 18:12:05 GMT

Camping at Favre-Dykes SP February 24 2022

Faver-Dykes State Park is located 15 miles south of St. Augustine, near the intersection of I-95 and US 1, and bordering Pellicer Creek, a designate d state canoe trail. Activities include fishing, picnicking, boating, canoeing, camping and wildlife viewing.

Summer 2020

lambethdesktop@gmail.com (James Gillies) — Sun, 12 Jul 2020 02:08:28 GMT

Images from Kincardine on Lake Huron June 2020

Stoney Island and Kincardine pier on a Saturday night.

Birds and Oranges

Sun, 17 May 2020 21:27:08 GMT

Entertainment for the day ..... Birds and other assorted critters.

Give this a try !
Stick a couple of oranges on a nail with some bird seed in the feeders and look what happens. It took the Orioles about 1 day to find the oranges and now they are constant. The blue jays provide lots of competition and are messy eaters. They drop the seeds onto the ground and there is a constant lineup of squirrels and chipmunks.

Wynwood Walls March 8 2020

Mon, 09 Mar 2020 18:13:30 GMT

A few images from our visit to the walls. The idea was to go on a Sunday morning .....early to avoid the crowds. Wynwood is not far from where we live and only took 20 minutes or so to get there and traffic was not an issue.

We got there about 10:30 am and found a convenient parking space. It seems like a lot of people had the same idea. Although we were able to get around just fine it wasn't long before tour buses started showing up.

We had a good couple of hours of wandering the streets and stopping for some coffee. There was a club of old pick-up truck - low riders that showed up and parked at least 15 trucks that got everyones attention for a while.

Normally we would take the day to wonder the streets and take it all in, have lunch and take hundreds of photos. But the weather was cool and windy for Miami and many decided to come to Wynwood rather than the beach.

One thing we did not see this time was the artists working on the walls. Maybe it was the weekend or we didn't stray to far into the district.

Regardless .... lots of fun and I hope to go back soon.

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Wood Storks at Wakodahatchee Wetlands

Thu, 05 Mar 2020 17:49:28 GMT

Wakodahatchee Wetlands March 3 2020

The water was low. The Wood Storks were busy reserving their nesting spots and collecting twigs to build the nest for the upcoming breeding season. Wakodahatchee Wetlands

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Pics from Hollywood/North Beach Florida

Wed, 25 Dec 2019 00:57:10 GMT

Photos from a daily bicycle ride

All photos © Jim Gillies

At the end of the Hollywood Broadwalk facing the beach this house has no more room for Christmas decorations.

Oscar Sherer

lambethdesktop@gmail.com (James Gillies) — Tue, 24 Dec 2019 22:27:16 GMT

Young Bald Eagle at Oscar Scherer State Park, Florida

Dec. 17 2019 ..... Osprey Florida

There were actually 3 of these eagles in the same tree. They seemed to be the same age. It was getting late in the day and it seemed like they were settling in for the night.

Oscar Scherer State Park , Osprey Florida

Micanopy Florida Nov. 2019

Tue, 19 Nov 2019 22:22:21 GMT

November 11 2019 at Micanopy Florida

Visited this special spot many times. Just passing through before Dania Beach.

Morrow Mountain State Park

Tue, 19 Nov 2019 21:43:43 GMT

Morrow Mountian State Park North Carolina

Nov. 9 2019 On our way south. This is a beautiful park ! This is the vista offered at the very top of Morrow Mountain. We would have like to have stayed longer to explore the park but we decided to keep going south to get away from the cold.

Flip Pallot Responds to Miami Herald Article on Everglades

Thu, 31 Oct 2019 13:25:50 GMT

HOW SAD WHAT THE MALPRACTICE BY OUR LEADERS HAS DONE TO NATURAL FLORIDA IN OUR LIFETIME AND CONTINUES TO THIS DAY

My name is Flip Pallot and I write in response to having read your Miami Herald piece on python invasion...I was born and raised, as were my parents, in South Dade County. I grew up in the Everglades alongside many of its' pioneers, or Gladesmen. I knew the Glades intimately from Cape Sable to Alligator Alley...from west of Miami to the Gulf of Mexico...I ran airboats, polled canoes, Glade Skiffs, walked and waded the best part of my life through what was the most precious eco-system on the planet. The number of ducks, wading birds, deer, otters, hogs, bear, lions and other fur bearers was astounding and virtually remembered today by very few! The road from Florida City down through the Everglades National Park to the village of Flamingo, at the bottom of the State, was literally infested with deer, swamp rabbits, snakes, frogs, crawfish, gators, hawks, nesting turtles and crows...while the prairies on either side of the road were covered in vegetation which no longer exists. As far as the eye could see there were thousands of wading birds of every species...now all gone, their rookeries abandoned. Ride down that road for the next 100 mornings and you will not see a single deer or swamp rabbit and birds only where a very few puddles of water exist.

It's mostly gone now, never to be restored, which has nothing at all to do with wild hog invasions, python invasions or the "Skunk Ape". Someone should have the "Stones" to look the problem in the eye and call it what it is rather than blame the python and hog for the death of the Everglades! It's like saying

"My eyesight is getting really bad because of my hemorrhoids".

What the loss of every single thing in the Everglades has in common is WATER!....The lack of it when and where needed and the quality of it when it is present, is the only issue. The fact that so much of the Everglades is closed and/or inaccessible to the people who care about it and would blow the whistle on real problems does not help. Focus your attention for a moment on the dollar value of chemicals that the State and municipalities buy each year to kill unwanted aquatic vegetation. EVERY SINGLE DAY, AROUND THE ENTIRE STATE, IN EVERY ROADSIDE DRAINAGE DITCH, EVERY LAKE, EVERY RIVER AND STREAM...VIRTUALLY EVERY BODY OF WATER IN THE ENTIRE STATE is being sprayed with herbicides...basically a generic "Round Up" manufactured by Monsanto. There is little or no science, other than that supplied by the manufacturer, dealing with its effects upon amphibians, larval stages of fish or crustaceans or the life of the chemical in marl, mud or the decomposed plant matter that it creates. All this to eliminate hydrilla, hyacinth, water lettuce and other aquatics deemed noxious by governments. This chemical and others, surely find their way into the aquifer which underlies the State. It also finds its way into rivers, braids and sheet flow that ultimately make their way into the Everglades and other estuaries which are suffering from algae blooms and sea grass die offs and even the death of offshore coral reefs. Follow the dollars back to the providers of these chemicals and you will understand the real nature of the problem. Add to all that, the damage done by agri-interests north of the Everglades, run-off from golf courses, private homes, public streets, effluent releases untreated for anti-biotics and steroids, the flushing of millions of toilets, the selfish manipulation of water levels in the Everglades.......and then, in prospective,......figure how much damage the python has really caused. Hell, we should be nice to the python...he may be the last creature standing in the Everglades as that national treasure slips away!

My God....We're doing this to ourselves!!!!!!!

Tall Ship in Kincardine Harbor

Sun, 29 Sep 2019 17:42:14 GMT

Kincardine Harbor Sept. 29 2919

We saw a tall ship in Kincardine harbor. This ship was launched in 1963 and home port is Toronto. It was showing it's age.

LuminAID Hurricane Dorian Response

lambethdesktop@gmail.com (James Gillies) — Wed, 18 Sep 2019 15:06:50 GMT

Over 5,000 LuminAID Solar lanterns and phone chargers have been sent to the Bahamas for Hurricane Dorian relief.

We are big fans of LuminAID products. I was thrilled to see this post on the LuminAID Blog. See how you can help by sponsoring solar lights and phone chargers for the Bahamas.

Lake Huron Beach Erosion

Fri, 02 Aug 2019 14:03:44 GMT

Summer - Island and Sunset

Kincardine Ontario Monday July 29 2019
Beach erosion is worse this week! Rising water levels are very noticeable.

The beaches have been impacted by the rise of water levels. Not much beach left and owners with lakefront cottages are concerned about their properties.

There is an interesting article here about lake levels, erosion and shore protection. Visit Maitland Conservation

and in Chicago on Lake Michigan 2 beaches are impacted .

All photos © Jim Gillies

Looking south towards Kincardine

View the gallery below

Kincardine Harbor Pier June 28 2019

Fri, 28 Jun 2019 14:47:20 GMT

Summer reminder!

June 28 2019 - 7:46 pm. Always a great place to visit when the sun is setting over Lake Huron.

Summer - Stoney Island Sunset

Sun, 09 Jun 2019 14:09:10 GMT

Summer - Island and Sunset

Kincardine Ontario Saturday June 8 2019
Sunset photo taken with iphone. View the gallery below for photos from July 13. Rising water levels are very noticeable.

The beaches have been impacted by the rise of water levels. Not much beach left and owners with lakefront cottages are concerned about their properties.

There is an interesting article here about lake levels, erosion and shore protection. Visit Maitland Conservation

View the gallery below

Anastasia State Park

Sun, 03 Feb 2019 19:47:16 GMT

Jan. 29 - Feb. 1 2019

More than 1,600 acres of unspoiled beaches, tidal marshes, maritime hammocks and ancient sand dunes.

Blue Spring State Park

Sat, 02 Feb 2019 20:40:35 GMT

Manatees on the St. John's River

Jan. 28 2019 - Blue Spring State Park, Orange City Florida
We spent the afternoon and then the next morning watching these manatees. We had a great camp spot just a couple of minutes from the river. It was a cold couple of days with the temperatures getting to the high 50's during the day. The park reported that there were almost 450 manatees in the river that day. The cold weather drove many of them in from the ocean.
There is a walkway that goes along the river where you can watch from a distance. Check out Save The Manatees . They have and live video cam above water and one below water and they give you a rough count of the number of manatees in the river.

Flamingo Park

Thu, 10 Jan 2019 21:19:37 GMT

Located at the southernmost tip of the Florida Peninsula within Everglades National Park Flamingo Park .

Oscar Sherer State Park

Sun, 16 Dec 2018 17:56:41 GMT

Dec. 14 2018

Stayed at Oscar Sherer SP - Dec. 11 - 15 2018 - Site 19. This is an urban park in Osprey Florida near Venice. You can hear in the distance the I-75.
First night was cold! Things warmed up over the next couple of days but it rained enough that it prevented us from kayaking. There is a great bike trail that goes on for miles.

Kincardine Spring and Fall

lambethdesktop@gmail.com (James Gillies) — Fri, 26 Oct 2018 01:11:48 GMT

Beach at Cedar Terraces

May 19 - 2018
This was the first time up for the season. We must have taken the shutters off and opened up the cottage. The water was freezing.

October 17 - 2018
Stephen and I drove from Toronto and closed up the cottage for the season. It was a cold, windy day. We had to stop working outside from time to time due to hail.
When we finished the cottage close-up we walked down to the beach. The wind and bitter cold made it a quick visit. I wonder if the surfers were at Kincardine harbour?

Victoria - British Columbia - Oak Bay

Tue, 12 Jun 2018 00:00:00 GMT

Tide was out at Oak Bay

photos of Oak Bay in Victoria British Columbia
June 7 2018 - These images from the beach just a block down from my brother's house in Victoria. Looking south to the Straight of Juan de Fuca, Port Angeles, Washington is about 25 miles south.

Although this trip was not made by Charlie it would be a wonderful trip to do with Charlie. It was also suggested that Oregon and Washington would be an adventure.
While I was there I did a few quick searches but didn't see many provincial parks that offered camping. I did see many Roadtreks and campers just parked on the streets albeit with the usual overnight parking restrictions.

Wakodahachee March 2018

Sun, 04 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMT

Wood storks were everywhere! Nesting spots were at a premium.

Christmas Eve 2017

Mon, 25 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT

On Hollywood Beach

Christmas Eve 2017 on the beach with friends.

Oscar Sherer

Fri, 15 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT

Kayaking at Oscar Sherer State Park

located between Sarasota and Venice

Prince Edward Island 2017

Tue, 08 Aug 2017 00:00:00 GMT

Selected images of East Coast Trip

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