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About Gunther

The full time RV travels and experiences of Gunther the Bear and Kara the Dog…along with their human staff neil and Connie.

Come and Listen to my Story About a Man Named Jed

…except, well…his name ain’t Jed at all so I guess I need some better lyrics. You know the tune…it’s one of those catchy things from a TV show in the 60s… Come and listen to my story about a man … Continue reading

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Update on Status

Well…I have to tell ya that Neil went to Fort DeSoto State park on Monday…Connie had a lunch thing so she didn’t go…and got the most spectacular display of a Reddish Egret feeding that either he or the two fellas … Continue reading

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Been A Slow Coupla Weeks

So I figured I oughta give ya a report from plague central here in SW FL. Connie was…emphasis on was…getting to be feeling better after her surgery last month and by Friday Feb 24 she was feeling pretty good so … Continue reading

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I Finally Got Him To Do His Job

…that would be processing the photos from their visit to the Venice Rookery back on Feb 2…but in his defense he has been sorta busy with Connie’s surgery prey, surgery, ER visit, hospitalizations, and assorted goings on ‘bout all of … Continue reading

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It’s Like Deja Vu All Over Again

Yeah…I know that Yogi said it first…but it works here so Ima borrowing the phrase from him. After our almost 12 hour overnight stretch in the ER Connie was admitted again and made it to a room shortly before Neil … Continue reading

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And I spoke too soon…

And I spoke too soon… Well, not about the surgical success…that is still valid.  But after getting home from the hospital about 1900 Wednesday night…Connie’s fever spiked to 101.6 in the late afternoon Thursday and per instructions from the surgeon … Continue reading

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Surgical Success

Just a quick update…as I noted in my last post Connie needed surgery to remove a bad portion of her colon that causes her repeated bouts of diverticulitis. So after spending the weekend doing the bowel prep for it…a feat … Continue reading

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Been A Sorta Slow Week

Yep…not much really happening ‘round here but I’ll go with what I got I ‘spose. We found out just before my last post…but it was under blog embargo until she wrapped her head around it a bit more and we … Continue reading

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People Are Well…Just Plain Stupid A Lot

Yep…some days these posts just write them selves. ‘Afore I get into that…lessee what’s been goin’ on. We haven’t really done much…Neil took both cars (one at a time obviously) down to the Mazda place for oil/brakes for Li’l Red … Continue reading

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Circle Bar B Preserve

I think this week we reached peak stupidity on the part of the educational system. Up at Hamline University in Minnesota…it’s a private liberal arts progressive institution of ‘higher learning’ (at least they claim to be such) that has a … Continue reading

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