January 2014 – You Me and the Dock

Tony Scopel Posted onJanuary 26, 2014May 20, 2019 Aruba, Travel Comments are off

We have always wanted to visit Aruba and finally got a chance to.  We made arrangements to stay at Aruba Marriot Surf Club. We packed are bags and headed off to Miami International Airport on a clear May morning. After three and a half hours we landed in the capital city of Oranjestad (Dutch…

Tony Scopel Posted onJanuary 23, 2014September 10, 2020 california, Travel, ventura Comments are off

When you mention SoCal (Southern California), most people immediately think of LA, Hollywood, Malibu or Santa Monica. But there are a few smaller cities that lie between these well-known landmarks. One in particular is the City of Ventura. Ventura is the county seat for its name sake. Its population is approximately 107,000 (U.S. Census…