Saturday, February 11, 2012

“Vacay” is a short version of “Vacation”

James and Mandie moved to the Tampa area a few months ago. I was supposed to visit them on their new farm last week but last week imploded, so I re-scheduled.. I decided that a drive to Tampa was not congruous with my goal of driving as little as possible so like a good little new urbanist, I rode my bike to downtown Winter Park and took the train. (video coming soon)

James and Mandie have been living in the northeast for the past several years. Even though they have been back for a few months, I wanted to bring them a gift that is not just a house warming present but a welcome back to Florida present. These two have some trepidation about returning to the hot and humid climate so I want them to have something that provides unadulterated comfort while they transition back into our weather and temperature patterns.

Enter the Banana Hammock Republic.


James loves the new hammock so much that we spent all Friday scavenging around their farm for materials. Our mission: build the most kick-ass tree house/hammock habitat the world has ever seen.


Despite low battery power, bending nails, miss-placed tools, and swarming ants, we conquered the odds and were rewarded with the most excellent location I have ever had the pleasure to hang my hammock.




Due to the raptors that seemed to keep us company while we labored, we named it Hawk's Roost.

2 comments:

  1. Hate the word "vacay." Love the term "hammock habitat."

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    1. I was just havin a lil' vacay wit my bestie.

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