CNN’s iReport Weekend Project was to make  a time lapse video that showed your town. The video needed to be filmed for a minimum of 30 minutes and then compress it. We pressed our 30 minutes to down to one minute.

We decided that the South Jetty would be a good place to film early on a Sunday morning. The weather was very cool and windy, but the sky was clear. I hope you enjoy

What a great day we had at the race. The day started early, but totally worth it.

One of my best friends scored great tickets 35 rows up in turn 4. The weather was great for the start of the race, but with the delays and the setting sun the temperature really dropped fast.

I am not a big fan of large crowds, but it really is a spectacle. If you have never been to a Nascar race, everything is coated in bright colors. There is music and food and people everywhere. It has a definite carnival atmosphere.

All I can say is “Thanks for inviting me”

I have been promising to take the family to Busch Wildlife Sanctuary in Jupiter for several months. The stars finally aligned and we headed south Saturday morning.

What a great trip. Everyone had a fun looking at and taking pictures of the animals. The important thing to remember about Busch Wildlife Sanctuary is that it is not a zoo. They are a wild animal rescue hospital. All of the animals there are being rehabilitated or animals that cannot be released are given permanent home. ( i.e. the panthers that were kept as pets and declawed).The best part is that they charge no admission, they simply ask for donations, so give what you can afford.

After leaving Busch, we stopped at The Loxahatchee River Center. It is an educational center with touch tanks. it is kind of small, but worth the time if you like fish tanks, lol.

The last tourist thing of the day was the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and Museum. We climbed to the top of the lighthouse. What a view!!

I made a video of the day:

The best part of the day was the kids all got along. No bickering. No arguing. No picking. It was GREAT!!

My wife and I headed out again after our near catastrophic motor failure last weekend. We hit the water before the sun peaked over the horizon.

The wind was screaming before 6 am, and I knew it was going to be a tough day for fishing. We made an excellent drift through a little cove that has been good to me in the past, but came up with a big goose egg.

We made it a short morning due to the wind and the fact my wife and I had a big date night planned.

While we didn’t get any fish, we did get some nice video footage of sunrise over the Indian River Lagoon. I hope you enjoy!

So there I sat 100 yds from the boat ramp hoping we would hit one of the pilings on the bridge. I was thinking, “It’s just a little bad gas in the carbs. The boat hasn’t been run in a while. I’ll just drain the carbs and we’ll be good to go.” WRONG!!!!

After being towed back to the ramp by some very friendly and greatly appreciated brother fishermen, I started to dig into the problem. Apparently, while I was in the hospital, I left the plug in the boat. That was the week we had torrential rain and of coarse the boat filled with water. I really didn’t give it a lot of thought until yesterday. I ended up taking nearly 8 gallons of water out of the tank. Considering I only had 7 gallons of gas in it, you can see the problem.

I had pure water in the carburetors, filters, fuel pump and lines.

I spent all afternoon Saturday replacing and draining everything. I was very concerned about the motor. Thankfully, I pumped some fresh fuel through it this morning and it started right up. Talk about being relieved. Now, I just need to figure out how the water got into the tank.

It looks like things will be ready for next weekend.