hang10tiki I'm hoping for reruns from the hang10 and Tiki Ano shows.

lunavideogames thank you, it's good to be home. Our jet lag hit today.

cy I'm glad you are back to being you.

TikiAno I've always liked factory tours. They wouldn't let us take photos inside the Alo Vera and Nutmeg factories.

TikiHula it's more like back to the mushing in clay.

MadDogMike I don't think I heard about your trip to Teresa's relative in Mexico. I hoped you passed his inspection.

LoriLovesTiki I've not traveled much either. I think being in my 60's I'd better get started. Poor Dan is being dragged along.

Thank you all so much for the messages and Welcome Backs. We are working to get back on schedule. I'll be doing our trip in sections. I worked last night and today to find the best photos to share. Here goes.

We booked a couple of days in Florida to visit our friends Benzart and zerostreet. What a treat. But I'll back up to packing first and then off we go.

Dan likes it cold and I like it hot so I took an electric blanket and two extension chords to the Caribbean. I still froze with it on high. Without it I would have turned blue.

On the plane Dan found a tiki for sale in the magazine in the seat pocket.

On our way to Benzart's home we visited a rest stop on the freeway. Wow that's a lot of stalls. More than in California.

My first hug from Ben after knowing him as a friend for 10 years.

I borrowed some photos from his portfolio. He's done amazing tikis for a long time.

This is his garage workshop.

His work exhibited in a car dealership.

He did many tikis for the Tropicana casino in Las Vegas.

This Benzart tiki is now in front of Frankie's in Las Vegas.

It takes a lot of tools to carve both wood and stone. He's got them.

He's the best no matter what he is doing.

I love tools, here's a collection of tips for sanding and detail work.

He had a couple of clubs that needed to be checked out for balance, no problem.

He has an electric compression chisel and he let me use it on his project. I loved it.

Ben is special and a dear friend. His art is legend. Ben you rock.

Thank you all for joining me in looking at a tiny amount of Ben's art. He is on facebook and Tiki Central. He'd love to have you check out his work.

Signing off until tomorrow, cheers, Wendy