Author Archives: Peter Gruener
Daytona Supercross 2012
We used the opportunity of our current travel not to attend the Daytona Bike Week though they had some nice custom build Harleys and other manufacturers but being a former MX guy and fan of motorsports in many kinds we … Continue reading
Florida travel update
We had a couple of pretty slow days where we did not take a single picture at all. The reason? Lack of wildlife e.g. at the Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island. We visited the Venice Rookery in … Continue reading
Day 4 & 5 – Naples and Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
We spent the past two days in the Naples area and of course visited the Naples Fishing Pier that is famous for it’s spectacular sunsets. I was taking pictures exclusively with my prime wide angle lenses from Zeiss whereas Eva … Continue reading
Day 3 – Everglades National Park
Today we started a little later as usual but we got rewarded with a pair of barred owls and their two chicks at the Mahogany Hammock in the Everglades. The angle and the light was pretty difficult to handle and … Continue reading
Day 2 – Everglades National Park
The second day of our trip started with our first round into the Everglades. We did not get up that early but arrived still with the last rays of good morning light. Temperatures rose almost to 30°C with moist air. … Continue reading
Day 1: Frankfurt – Miami
Day 1 of our winter trip started today with the flight from Frankfurt to Miami in Lufthansa’s Airbus A380. After roughly 10 hours we safely arrived in Miami. Immigration took about 45 minutes, getting our Ford Explorer was almost instant. … Continue reading
Acoustic Rock Night Pumpwerk Hockenheim 4. Februar 2012
Yesterday we attended the first concert of the Acoustic Rock Night this year. While Germany is covered with a thick ice crust the 12 musicians created a summer like heat. A great show finished close to midnight and left of … Continue reading
Jasper Nationalpark
After two days of driving we arrived in Jasper that welcomed us with much better weather than our previous visit. After checking into our nice and comfortable hotel we took the chances to look out for moose. Two locations were … Continue reading
Short travel update: Approaching the end or our vacation
Soon – maybe too soon we will be leaving back home and we are slowly descending towards Vancouver. The weather was partly co-operative today as well as the wildlife. We ended up in a nice and decent Bed&Breakfast in Prince … Continue reading
Banff – Atlin – Haines
Time flies and after 8 days it is time for a quick update. We traveled all the way from Banff towards Atlin visiting and actually making new friends there via Dawson Creek, Muncho Lake and Whitehorse. It was a pretty … Continue reading
