UKATANI

......... Heelweg, Geldeland, The Netherlands and are off on new adventures in the Bahamas. At this time we are house/plant/dog/kayak/boat/Quad sitting for dear friends on the Island of Eleuthra, in the Bahamas. See Marjolein's blog, where she is posting photos https://abacoartist.blogspot.com/ Picking ripe Papaya Trying to get them before the birds

 And now on to Ukatani West, in Bradenton, Florida.  West Coast between Tampa ànd Sarasota. This area was old citrus and fruit farms until the developed in the 80's. Tropicana, a large citrus processor and co-op still has facility close by. Some old trees have remained. This is a very large Avocado, some Hawaiian variety. They are HUGE.

 Best watched on YouTube app on your TV, tablet or PC Best country in the world for drivers.     https://youtu.be/d8RRE2rDw4k   2nd link, comparing driving infrastructure in US/Canada vs Netherlands. https://youtu.be/uxykI30fS54  

 An old friend, Donnie Wood, found a message in a bottle, on Abaco on his beach facing the Atlantic. The bottle had a note and a dollar bill inside.  Also an email contact in Germany.  The note was in German and English and dated from 2012, ten years ago. The note was fragile and a bit tattered, but legible.  It noted the release point and an email address.  Don asked me to contact them, as he doesn't 'do' email. Some more flotsam from Donnie's beach, near Bahama Palm shores. More flotsam and jetsam from the same beach which faces the Atlantic ocean. I contacted the bottle tosser and they were on a sea cruise out of Barcelona and had dumped the bottle 10 years previously. They were delighted that their bottle had been found. Apparently it is entertainment activity on that cruise  line

 

  See the video https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTdoBcSC4/?k=1 Swipe left to see some of his other videos. Yes, they are still made and worn here, particularly by farmers in the mud and gardeners. https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTdoBTfbb/?k=1 https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTdoBsChV/?k=1 They look like geraniums to me

 C'mon DM.......the word is spelled 'ALTAR', not alter. Link to article. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-10937601/Volunteer-archaeologists-discover-ancient-Roman-temple-Netherlands.html