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April 20, 2023Vero Beach Sailing

March 29, 2023Vero Beach Surf Fishing

March 25, 2023Vero Beach Basecamp

August 17, 2022The Gnarly Donner Peak

August 2, 2022Summer Lake Hot Springs Magic

March 27, 2022Exploring Lake Okeechobee

June 12, 2021Mossy Creek Fishing & Beer

Recent adventures

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– Paulo Coelho

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I loved every minute hanging out with @scottwheele

I loved every minute hanging out with @scottwheeler , @mswheels and their boys. We explored spoil islands, fished up and down the Indian River and spent quality time on the beach.

Unfortunately, the Wheelers left before they could taste any of the Mangrove Snapper and Sail Catfish they caught so I smoked them today for lunch and paired them with my IOM Stout homebrew.

I named the stout after my brother who convinced a bunch of my siblings and I to meet up in Ireland just to drink a stout together. It was magical adventure I will never forget.

I convinced @upsidedownlady to do a taste test wit

I convinced @upsidedownlady to do a taste test with a Jack Crevalle, a bait fish, by telling her I was smoking two tasty sea trout.

The Jack Crevalle was fine tasting, a little earthy but edible. Compared to the sea trout there was really no comparison. The sea trout is light, moist and flaked apart in smoky perfection. I can't say I'd ever keep another jack.

Just finished fermenting my first Bavarian Hefewei

Just finished fermenting my first Bavarian Hefeweizen and did a first taste test with Rachael, Jeremy and @upsidedownlady.

The beer smelled great but it did not have enough time under forced co2 carbonation. It was on the flat side with a little diacetyl after taste on the back end.

I'm stoked to brew this beer again and let it chill longer under forced carbonation. Cheers!

Can anyone name the Disney villain @upsidedownlady

Can anyone name the Disney villain @upsidedownlady and I dressed up as? The majority of the people we talked to had no idea, they kept calling me pig lady and making oinking sounds....it was horribly wonderful!

Vero Beach got their Halloween costume game turned up to ten this year. Rachael's home made sandworm costume won the night with its creativity and its ability to interact with the crowd.

All the other costumes were so fun and it was great dancing the night away with so many fun loving people!

Thanks again to Janice and Scott for hosting an fun Halloween Happy Hour, your costumes were on point.

@walkingtreebrewery and @grindandgrape threw incredible costume parties that make celebrating Halloween in Vero Beach so much fun!

In twelve years of living here in Florida and dodg

In twelve years of living here in Florida and dodging every single hurricane we finally were initiated into the official Floridaman/Floridawoman Hurricane Club.

With loads of damage, tornados, flooding, power outage, threats of downed power lines and everything else thrown at us this was by far the worse hurricane yet for us.

I still had to work, sick people still need lifesaving care regardless of what mother nature is doing. So I put on my waders, jumped into the ol' Jeep Wrangler and spent an hour trying to get to the hospital on flooded streets.

Right when I left I found out later @upsidedownlady got news of a tornado touching down on my route. Taking the Jeep TJ Wrangler with just a bikini top in a hurricane is now the most Floridaman thing I've ever done and lived to talk about it.

Yesterday officially marked the end of Oktoberfest

Yesterday officially marked the end of Oktoberfest in Munich and will be the last time I get to wear my lederhosen....until Halloween anyway.

Rachael, Jeremy, @upsidedownlady and I went to check out @americaniconbrewery annual Oktoberfest and had a blast trying all the amazing beers from so many local breweries. Shout out to @misfitsbrewing over at @pareidoliabrewing and that amazing Whistling Duck Saison. Absolutely delicious.

I was also a little worried I was going to loose the boot chuging challenge..... before we headed over to @grindandgrape to dance the night away to @jesseandthethieves

Surf Fishing morning. Doing Floridaman things with

Surf Fishing morning. Doing Floridaman things with a fishing pole and sharp knife in hand. 👍🔪🆘

@peter352 and I spent two days on a canal boat Air

@peter352 and I spent two days on a canal boat Air BNB as we explored Stuttgart, DE.

We were within walking distance to the Cannstatter Volksfest, a wild beer fuelled celebration where we enjoyed even more liters of good German beer.

We were also walking distance to the Mercedes Benz museum, we could see the automotive makers factory from the boat.

We did have to take a train across town to get to the Porsche museum which was mind-blowingly rad. What an incredible racing history!

These last two days of exploring in Germany were a great way to end an incredible adventure.

@peter352 and I had been talking about going to Mu

@peter352 and I had been talking about going to Munich for Oktoberfest for years. Randomly our schedules matched up this year and so we jumped on a plane and flew to Germany. I have always wanted to attend this 200 year old party and it has not disappointed. German beer is so good. It's magical. I've had liters of it and it just keeps getting better.

I did bring Babycakes, an oatmeal stout from @walkingtreebrewery to pair with all the lager I was drinking. Peter brought an Magtoberfest Marzen Lager from @fmbrewing . Prost!

For this Brews with Views adventure we take on Den

For this Brews with Views adventure we take on Denali National Park. I chose Volksmarsch, a Marzen style beer from @walkingtreebrewery in Vero Beach Florida. @upsidedownlady went with 907 Pale Ale from @49thstatebrewing in Denali Park. These two brews paired well with the incredible views.

We are so lucky to have @kelsnetic show us around her summer stomping grounds.

For this Brews with Views adventure we hike to Thu

For this Brews with Views adventure we hike to Thunderbird Falls near Palmer Alaska. I paired Babycakes, an oatmeal stout from @walkingtreebrewery. This award winning stout is delicious.

#beer #hiking #goexplore #brewswithviews #thunderbirdfalls #alaska #babycakes

This Brews with Views pairing adventure took us to

This Brews with Views pairing adventure took us to Alaska. We got to enjoy drinking our @walkingtreebrewery beers on Byron Glacier. I paired Landing Strip, a Lager and @upsidedownlady paired Sandy Feet, a wheat beer. They were absolutely delicious to drink with views from a glacier.

We got super lucky to meet up with the adventurous @trieuski for this incredible hike. I need to play the lotto because the odds of being in Alaska at the same time as this globetrotting lady are wildly low. We conquered Mount Katahdin together in Maine and now checked off a bucket list glacier hike together. Who knows where we will meet up next!

The greatest part of the hike was sharing it with my daughter @twitlouise. It was an absolute joy to see her and @kelsnetic reunite this week to explore Alaska together. They were inseparable for the week.

What an incredibly beautiful week it has been on H

What an incredibly beautiful week it has been on Hurricane Lake as @upsidedownlady, Eric and I sight stalked alligators.

Each morning and evening we would go out and spotlight gator eyes in the dark. The lake does have quite a few alligators but we only saw one set of glowing eyes that looked to be the size we wanted.

This was beautiful lake to spend time on. The heat of the day was outrageously hot so I took advantage of the time to nap in the airconditioned motorhome. Lots of lessons were learned and we all had a great time exploring Hurricane Lake.

@upsidedownlady really wanted to do a speed snorke

@upsidedownlady really wanted to do a speed snorkeling session on her new Subwing yesterday. We needed a third person to make this adventure happen so Mindy sent a last minute text out to the amazing @a_a_sunshine and within 30 minutes we were all heading out to the Atlantic Ocean.

Water vis was horrendous but it didn't stop us from getting in. The Subwing is awesome and you can descend to the ocean floor quickly. Can't wait to try this @subwingsport out on a clearer day.

The best day of my life! Not joking, it's very har

The best day of my life! Not joking, it's very hard to bully my sister, @raquelcaro, these days. She is smarter, faster, younger, smarterer and stronger.

It takes so much effort to properly bully her without it backfiring on me but on this, The Best Day Of My Life I launch her off the blob as high as my weight would send her....and it was awesome!

Go Explore Beehive Trail in Acadia National Park.

Go Explore Beehive Trail in Acadia National Park. This trail is one of my all time favorite trails to introduce my friends and family to. With rungs and ladders, rock scrambling and stunning views this is a fun trail to hike.

#acadianationalpark #beehivetrail #hiking #adventure #goexplore #maine #family

Recently @upsidedownlady has kind of agreed to not

Recently @upsidedownlady has kind of agreed to not climb down high cliffs to the crashing sea waves when I'm around because she knows it scares the hell out of me. Then Raquel comes along and climbs down the 100' cliffs to the crashing waves and Mindy was giddy to follow her. Then @dirt_vibes_ , @tanyambates , and @brutes_ follow leaving me to stand alone on the cliffs edge. All of my favorite people seem to like to scare the hell out of me. ;)

Acadia National Park is one of my all time favorit

Acadia National Park is one of my all time favorite places to hike. So when my little sister, @raquelcaro , told me over a year ago that she also wanted to hike the island this year we rented a house in the center of the island and spent three days exploring the trails, lobster pounds and breweries. Beech Cliff Trail was our first trail with ladders and rungs with spectacular views of Echo Lake and the Atlantic Ocean.

Rachael and Jeremy invited us to join them for the

Rachael and Jeremy invited us to join them for the annual 4th of July swim/paddle to the Boiler steamship wreck here in Vero Beach. These two wonderful humans brought mimosas out to share with their friends and neighbors. It was an adventure getting the floating coolers past the swells.

What an awesome time hanging out with my favorite Vero Beach friends and family.

As a bonus I got to say goodbye to @brutes_ and @tanyambates before they flew back to the Rocky Mountains. They stopped by the beach on their way out of town to capture some amazing drone footage. So rad. We are already missing them.

#verobeach #florida #ilovefl #paddleboarding

@brutes_ went with me to explore some mangrove lin

@brutes_ went with me to explore some mangrove lined islands and look for places to catch seatrout, redfish and snook.

We first pulled the boat up to the Riverside Cafe's guest dock to pick up bait at my favorite tackle shop, @verowatersports where the staff are super friendly and helpful.

We attempted to dodge two storm cells but had to hide under the Merrill P. Barber Bridge while the rain storm passed and then we were off to explore the islands.

@brutes_ hooked into a beautiful spotted seatrout as we "trolled" along one of the islands.

Vero Beach is such a cool place to explore.

#fishing #spottedseatrout #keywestboats #keywest189fs #boating #verobeach #florida #ilovefl

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