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[farming101]

P. Vallarta and Cayo Coco Cuba. That's it for this year. Liked them both for different reasons. Noisy salesmen in P. Vallarta a little irritating. Stayed in marina area condo. Very nice. Cayo Coco is a good all-inclusive destination for a week. Pick a highly rated hotel and you wont go wrong.
Hey Saskfarmer3, if you chill in the Caymans for 3 weeks you'll have to come home in March to thaw out!!! Don't miss the Kittiwake dive/snorkle trip. Haven't been to Caymans-would love to go some day.

[SASKFARMER3]

Wife informed me with a surprise for my birthday
in April, we're going to Jamaica man. Just the
two of us it's my big birthday!

[SASKFARMER3]

Actually my niece and her girl friends are doing
that dive. I'm just at 25 ft for a few more then
deeper.

[Jeff Nielsen]

Boarderbloke, sorry didn't get back to you sooner.
I went with Rupiper Travel out of South Dakota. www.ruptravel.com
well done trip, flew from Miami to Manaus in the Amazon, then down to Brazilia the capital before heading west to Cuiaba and a bus trip up to Campo Novo in the centre of the Matto Grosso state. Went to one of the Maggi farms (AMaggi is, I believe the biggest farmer in Brazil). As well as other farms, bean, sugar, banana, cotton, corn. Harvest was underway so was reseeding of the second crops.
Flew down to the boarders of Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil to see some farms there as well and the Itaipu Dam and Iguassu Falls.
Spent 3 days back in Fort Lauderdale just relaxing from the trip! great group, few AB farmers, mostly Ontario and a few from Minnesota. Age ran from 35 to 80, and I gave the older set great appreciation as it was early days and late nights of travel and touring.

[boarderbloke]

Thanks Jeff, sounds like a great trip.

[Burbert]

Farmin in Comedia is Fn tough ain't it
boys/girls. The world is our oyster
though, work hard, play hard that my
motto now two. Life in the fast lane.
Funny most serious framers that I know,
go ta Church and stay at home framing,
never spend 1 penny on anything butt
framing, never ever buy a drink for
someone else. In fact most wood not
piss on yer head, if it was on fire.
Cheap, cheap, cheap and cheaper are the
buzz words that accompany Comedian
framers. As tourists they woood be like
Hawaiian outrigger canoes, NOT LIKELY TO
TIP!!!! Holidays in 3rd world
countries watching the poor starvin,
thats what Comedian framers love ta
do....

[RD414]

Well Burbs, anywhere I,ve been that has a good tourist industry has lifted the local economy way higher than their govt could. 1.2 million tourists a year to Aruba, it's all they do and they live well because of it. A 5 dollar tip equals their daily wage in some parts of Mexico. As tourists, we have given them a hand up, and it is all new money for their economy. So travel some Burbs and share the love....

[crusher]

Nothing against my back yard but have
seen lots of the world this winter.
Once the combines were parked we spent a
week in Times Square so momma could get
her shopping fix. Sure glad we beat
Sandy. Then did some golfing, biking
and hiking in Arizona. Our youngest is
going to school in Germany so we spent
Christmas there drinking beer and eating
wiener schnitzel). New Year's in Prague
was interesting. Now were soaking up
the sun north of Puerto Vallarta. Each
spot has its own special uniqueness.
Hope to get some sledding in the
mountains in March. Still haven't found
shangri-la yet, but going to keep
looking. Very thankful to be blessed by
making a living on the prairies though.
I wasn't very impressed with Hawaii but
then I only saw Oahu. Napa Valley area
in the fall ranks up there pretty high
for me so far. You can have a great
time anywhere if you're with the right
crowd.

[mustardman]

Saskfarmer if you want a laid back holiday leave Gran Cayman and go to Cayman Brac, very quiet, no traffic, no traffic lights and no crime.

[SASKFARMER3]

I read a lot about it and would like to see it in the time were their.
But is flying the only way from the Cayman to get their or can you go by boat.
Their is a island that is just swimming distance from shore that looks awesome.

[mustardman]

The twin otter costs about $60 for a 40 minute trip. I don't think theres a boat. There is a fairy starting up between the Brac and little cayman

[mustardman]

By the way , the island your seeing is Little cayman population 150. When you really want to escape go there but take alot of reading.