On way to sun and warm! Adventure time!

[KevinL]

Too bad man you were within 50 minutes of us.

You came close to me too. What highway did you come down through Illinois?

 

[Mark Saiger]

You came close to me too. What highway did you come down through Illinois?

Guess we were pretty close.

We were on I 39 and through Bloomington

 

[Mark Saiger]

A little of yesterday and we made it to one of my favorite little Tiki Bars....right at the Hilton Hotel!

Great sitting area and one of the most beautiful beaches and sands!













We were wedding crashers on the beach....LOL! Wife was infatuated with this....

Great food at a little Resturant just down the way called Clear Sky Café

Had the Tai Peanut Pasta....Wowza! and a couple Mojitos.....some of the best food had in long time!
http://www.clearskycafe.com/
Met a cleaner out doing tile and grout during our morning walk. Had fun conversation....Every connector coming off the truckmount was leaking though and he could use some new connectors....LOL! But he was working and enjoying life in paradise

And made it to Dunedin where some relatives of my wife moved to after coming and visiting us onetime while we were in Clearwater. They moved from Denver to here and love it. He is and engineer and can work anywhere with his job. Still owns his company based in Denver. Was working for an insurance investigation company as an engineer for awhile and decided it was too much work to enjoy the Clearwater area with both jobs going.

Great fun little dog friendly town and where @Bill Yeadon is staying for January this year too



Nice little downtown bar with unique beers and wines. Rosies' Tavern
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rosies-Tavern-of-Dunedin/118816951480502
This is a grapefruit beer from Germany on tap

 

[Dmreed4311]

Those beaches will be a little more packed come Mikey's fest, weather will be much better this coming week.

 

[hogjowl]

Well, that's it. I now have to take the Mrs. to the gulf next week.

Thanks so much ...

 

[Mark Saiger]

Well, that's it. I now have to take the Mrs. to the gulf next week.

Thanks so much ...

Enjoy it while you can Marty....

We are Feels good!

We area already trying to plan next year down here again

 

[dgardner]

I'm always rubbing it in when everyone else is freezing and it's nice here in sunny Phoenix... Well it's cold and rainy at the moment - even I would love to be in Florida right now!

 

[Mark Saiger]

Met with Bill Yeadon and his lovely wife yesterday at Ozona Blue Grill in Dunedin.
https://locu.com/places/ozona-blue-grilling-co-palm-harbor-us/#menu
https://www.facebook.com/ozonabluegrill

https://local.yahoo.com/details;_yl...1&stx=ozona+blue+restaurant+palm+harbor&csz=0
Absolute great time!!!

Also visited the art show taking place in Dunedin earlier.
Beautiful little town close by Clearwater Beach

 

[Desk Jockey]

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his lovely wife

Looks like his daughter!

 

[Mark Saiger]

Rain didn't catch us until the end of this morning walk....but was actually refreshing getting caught in the rain in January!
The Girls stretching before their walk....LOL!




Radio interview with a fellow cleaner Paul Etheridge (Service is in the Details) and good drink and food again.
Puppies me a new little mini schnauzer friend at the beach today too





And the weather at home will not give up yet at home!

Radio interview today with another Cleaner Paul Etheridge (show is "Service is in the Details")
Its recorded, so you can still catch here at these links
http://mikeysboard.com/forum/index.php?threads/another-radio-interview-today-mon-1-12-2015.277044/

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[Mark Saiger]

Went to Bradenton FL for a bit yesterday.





Then to Woody's Bar and Grille...pretty fun hang on St. Petes Beach











Crossed the Bob Graham Skyway Bridges on the way....kind of a Golden Gate Looking Bridge

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunshine_Skyway_Bridge



Puppies a hit everywhere we go....



Almost traded off the ride for a new Saiger's Steam Clean Blue Jacked up rig...

 

[billyeadon]

Woody's was the first place I stopped on my last trip down. When you went to Bradenton did you head out to Anna Maria Island?

 

[ruff]

Look at all the greenery. How long have these drinks been maturing in the sun before they passed them along to the Saigers?
Shish, you can't trust them Floridians.

 

[Mark Saiger]

Woody's was the first place I stopped on my last trip down. When you went to Bradenton did you head out to Anna Maria Island?

Headed that way....traffic was crazy, but we were there 2 years ago....very nice

 

[Mark Saiger]

Look at all the greenery. How long have these drinks been maturing in the sun before they passed them along to the Saigers?
Shish, you can't trust them Floridians.

We are just working on our "Green Cleaning"

Just trying to be more aware....LOL

 

[Mark Saiger]

This mornings walk....

the pups love the beach and the ocean....

Can't say I blame them

 

[Jim Pemberton]

That's it Mark! Those pictures just won me over.

I just reserved my rooms for Clearwater...I'm coming to MF!

 

[Mark Saiger]

That's it Mark! Those pictures just won me over.

I just reserved my rooms for Clearwater...I'm coming to MF!

FANTASTIC!!!

I cannot wait to meet you in person!

Awesome

I guarantee you will not be disappointed and April will be even nicer weather too!

 

[sweendogg]

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Guess we were pretty close.

We were on I 39 and through Bloomington

And you didn't even stop and say Hi!

 

[Mark Saiger]

And you didn't even stop and say Hi!

Sorry

 

[KevinL]

If they stopped by every MB cleaner on the way down, they wouldn't be there yet. But I would like you to stop by on the way back. If you ever go back.

 

[ruff]

The fall is the best season in MN.
Too bad it lasts about two weeks.

 

[Mark Saiger]

Went back to Johns Pass Last night. Wife wanted to eat at Sculleys and watch and look for dolphins.....Still always a good time sitting so close on the water.













We are going to be up on top of that building hopefully for the sunset view tonight. Pier 60 area

Jimmys Crows nest rooftop bar...
http://www.pierhouse60.com/jimmys-crows-nest.html
https://search.yahoo.com/search;_yl...1&fp=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8&p=pier 60 rooftop bar


And how the puppies felt after such a wild day of walking....almost 6 miles for them with us....they so love the beach!




Alligators walk on the ceilings here

 

[Mark Saiger]

Couple days worth of pics from the area....

Must know we are on the way in April...




Dinner the other night with family in Dunedin



Can get your bait, a lunch, probably a loan off the money stapled to the walls and ceilings and carpets cleaned right at the marina across the street















Honey Moon Island





Wife is walking us to death....









Sea Shell Trees at the end of the beach...



Excellent lunch at the Taphouse bar and grill across from the Hilton



The Mojitos are killer down here!







So much food, my wife gave away half of a here sandwich to one of the local homeless struggling street musicians....

Pirate ship next door







Made it to the top of this last night for sunset views and night views

http://www.pierhouse60.com/jimmys-crows-nest.html





























And we end the night.....



One day left in paradise, then start making our way back to the MN cold, tundra and woods. Bunch of work waiting for me (GOOD THING). Son in law has been keeping us going well....and wants a T-Shirt from down here....LOL! Good Kid! (young man)

 

[Lee Stockwell]

Thanks Mark, you've made this an easy sell for my wife for MFE.

Should be at least 6 of us.

 

[Doug Cox]

Going down on Feb.5th to Indian Shores, so you guys can expect lots of pics. ...........not. Mark looks like he would be a good drinking buddy.

 

[Mark Saiger]

We went for our last walk on the beach yesterday....the pups especially the Schnoodle so loves the ocean and beach....

Was just a joy to be able to do this with them....

We went on one last night out on the town after everyone had a shower and bath

So sad this morning to say goodbye to the ocean....again the pups (especially the Schnoodle) were crying that they couldn't go out for one last run.

We made to Smryna, TN tonight.....at a LaQuinta.....very nice. (went right down the center of Atlanta no problems by the way....thanks for the MB peoples advice )

Madson Wisc tomorrow night....

Son in Law had just a He!! day today....all difficult try to rip you off clients, but then the last one of the day a good client that had a water line break....

Son in law got in around 8:30 pm tonight....straight through 12 hour day with no breaks....Told him to take the day off tomorrow....things were light anyway and the couple people just by fortune scheduled out to the end of the week when I get back.

We sure do enjoy nice weather down south here and rumor is 6 inches of fresh snow at home possible tonight....ARGH!!!!

SAYING GOODBYE TO THE OCEAN

 

[Desk Jockey]

Thanks Saiger's its been a fun "virtual" trip.

Drive safe!

 

[Mark Saiger]

Feeling a little bit more like myself after that break.....LOL!

 

[Mark Saiger]

LaQuinita Inn in Madison Wisconsin last night....2nd time at a LaQuinta, but been very positive and nice places.

6 hours left until we are home... We are going to wait until later this morning before heading out....let everyone who is in a hurry go first....try to avoid all the bad spots and bad drivers.

Woke up this morning walking the pups to fresh snow coming down (and a bit of slippery under it from some sleet last night)

Wife picking on the Shnoodle last night....(these 2 can be a riot! and quite entertaining when tired from travel )