straight ballin'

My runner's knee is still flared up but my trip to Florida was some good forced downtime. There were no mountains and no bikes and no running but I did make it out to Big Cypress in the everglades where I saw plenty of these:



And lots of big birds like this Barred Owl:



Off in the distance there was a big nest in the highest tree around:



A closer look revealed it was Bald Eagles:



Then it was off on a three day cruise on the biggest cruise liner in the world:



It was an invitation only inaugural voyage and everything was paid for. They put us in a suite and I when I wasn't eating and drinking I was busy surfing and rock climbing:





The last night I stopped in the casino briefly and after playing video poker for a few minutes hit a royal flush:



So, yeah, being injured and forced into downtime didn't suck too bad. Don't worry though, I'm sure I'll be back out in Pisgah this weekend pretending like my knee doesn't hurt.