You've found me, for now...I'm Jack
Welcome to my travel blog. I am Jack Bobeck, but I have many names and I like to think of myself sometimes as Captain Jack as I travel, welcome this is my simple travel blog. Here you will find pictures and stories of my 20+ years of travel. My ex wife and I used to travel a lot and went to Europe 5 times, the Caribbean, Canada, Mexico and Hawaii. I recently completed trips to the Outer Banks and Thailand. So lots to always be sharing.
Travel History
I have two maps at my house, one for all the cities I have seen and another for all the countries. Its been fun so far, and so much more to see.
Countries
Cities
Continents
blog posts
Recent Travel Journals
For 2023, I went to New York City in April and had fun seeing sites there, then in September and October I had a crazy idea to fly 10,000 miles each way to see Thailand.
1452 Ingleside Ave
This is Jack Bobeck's house in Jacksonville, FL in the Avondale neighborhood. I purchased it in October 2021 and have a good 3.125% mortgage on it, and as you can suspect with rates now at 7%, I am happy staying here. Its a nice house with 7 rooms all on one floor....
Hello world! It’s Jack
So all this gibberish was nothing more than Latin and now we have something fun to replace the Latin, we have.......ME, Jack. Yes, I am real. No need to think I am AI in an AI world. Its just Jack or Jack 2000 or the Jack of all trades. I wonder how many clean and...
A day in the life of Jack
Everyone has great days, we are all thankful we are 6 feet above ground. My days start early normally around 6 or 7, and I know I should be using the workds for the numbers, but its my blog so my english teachers can remain silent.
cold plunge
Life for me is good, as I start with a cold plunge, for 6-10 minutes. Then I am able to move next to the plunge and entertain time in the hot tub. I use these for my muscles. Its important to take care of our bodies as we age. I find myself forgetting things so easily these days. Its beginning with my mind, so I am working on my body as well.
After the hot therapy, I drink my one cup of coffee a day. Only one. I then read and catchup on the day, so I am ready to go into the dog shop. I review the sales of the data and the week.
Once I have had a chance to review the sales, I look forward to chatting with colleagues at other independent dog shops about their businesses and outlooks. I will then spend some time next reading books or listening to audio books. I find its important to always be learning and working to get smarter. It’s a challenge to find time. My friend Pam gave me a bag full of Ken Follett books to read, thanks Pam.
Then I like to work out mid-morning and work on my body. I have a massage roller to help me roll out the stiffness and some other contraptions to help me work on me and my body. I think I will take one day off each week and go paddleboarding myself and enjoy spending time on the water, do this on a Saturday too, that way I have a couple of days I can spend on the water.
paddleboard Avondale
After the workout its time to get to work and see what we are doing, what dogs are there and take care of customers. I enjoy chatting with my customers, seeing what is new in their lives and where they are headed for vacation. Some have contractors working on the house, and some just want to have a day to themselves without their pup. So we get to take care of the pups for them.
I close the shop by 6 pm and its time to go
HHDR 2025
home and relax. I will watch the news and maybe find something to watch, or work on the blog or do something to stimulate my mind and brain. Bed by 10 or 11 and get up for the same thing the next day. I do change my plans for Tuesdays as they are my movie nights.
A day in the life of Jack