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Christchurch, UK

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Norman House- 11th Century-medieval or mediaeval- any way you spell it--its a long time ago Embracing Both Coast and Countryside Once in Christchurch, we first visited the Priory, next we walked in the town center, then off to Mudeford Quay and finally,  its link to the sea. ...managed  to climb aboard a small boat  fishing Dorsett Bridge Pool, on one of the finest chalk streams in Britain, flowing  from  the legendary Hampshire Avon. The waterway beautifully winds its way through the city and we were lead to some beautiful unexpected  discoveries.  It is reminiscent of  our  Cambridge  trip this Summer, although no signs of  Edwardian punts that could  provide that unique water persepctive of the traquil sourroundings.  The annual Office for National Statistics survey says this is the oldest city in England--in terms of over 65 years of age, and also one of the happiest,  in terms of life sa...

Sussex and Kent, United Kingdom

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There is no such thing as bad weather only bad clothes. I got the Wellington boots on to walk through the rain and green muddy fields of Kent. Surrounded by some of the finest countryside in the whole of the South East of England, it is good to be back home. View this post on Instagram Black Elk Speaks A post shared by Ed Reif (@edreif) on Oct 12, 2018 at 5:24am PDT

Central Florida-Let's Go Airboating

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Flying low on the Lake Tohopekaliga shoreline today, we sailed past water lilies and reeds, saw blue heron, osprey, ducks and even a juvenile bald eagle. Sunshine and Lake Water Managed to see a baby alligator even with the daylight, other boats, and the extreme heat. Blue Heron  We call them swamps.Here, they are known as lakes. Sarah The weeds and reeds View this post on Instagram Sunshine and Lake Water A post shared by Ed Reif (@edreif) on Oct 5, 2018 at 10:15am PDT

Cocoa Beach- Kennedy Space Center-The Right Stuff

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I still need my space Lets celebrate Youthful American Bravado, not just the shiny suits and NASA Logo I'm wearing - but the test pilots with leather helmets and goggles, who sat in "Spam in a can" capsules powered by dynamite, and punched holes in the sky at Mach 2.3, going into space with the coolness necessary to return despite a 1 in 4 chance of not,  and doing  it all again. They managed this stress through competency. No bucks, no Buck Rogers-it takes money to run a space program.  The whole state of Florida is coastline, an  American paradise known  as The Red Neck Riviera -The  Youniverse. Tranquility base.The ego has landed. My girl Sarah,  a brain surgeon and a rocket scientist! Riding the sky.

2014 365 DAZE Looking Back

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▼    January  (6) Dubai- Strange But Awesome Sharjah,United Arab Emirates-Desert Safari Jumeriah Beach, The Have And The Have Yachts Dubai or Not Dubai Hufuf, Saudi Arabia In One yEar And Out the Other       ▼    February  (7) Chichester, U.K.- Cathedrals Arundel, U.K. -Castles Venice- Picturesque Floating City Venice-Gondola Dreams And Acqua Alta (High Water) Old Portsmouth - Unfathomable UK-London Is Calling The Geography of Bliss   ' ▼    March  (9)     Galveston-Oil and Water Cozumel-Eminence Waterfront Grand Cayman-An Embarrassment of Coconuts Falmouth, Jamaica-Above-Below Central America-Honduras, Belize and Mexico-Deja B... Cozumel- Any Fin Is Possible Cayman ...