Tom and Jen bought a truck camper.
Day 253: Bokeelia, FL Mostly sunny and mild. We met Tom’s sister Connie and her friend Yvonne at the Irish Festival. Day 2 at the festival was a lot like Day 1, except for the company. The music was still fun. Our favorite group was the Screaming Orphans, a group of four sisters from Ireland... Continue Reading →
Day 252: Bokeelia, FL Sunny, breezy and mild. Some days we have more going on than other days. Today was busy. Since we’ve been in Florida we have been visiting people as much as seeing sights. Today we got to see niece Stephanie and her husband Mike and daughters Phoebe and Felicia. Felicia is on... Continue Reading →
Day 251: Pond Drive, Lakeland, FL Sunny and warm. Our group of nine had a nice breakfast of scones, Conekuh sausage and eggs, and went separate ways. Jim, Rico and Greg have another Tiger spring training game today. Tom and I drove to Pine Island, where we were offered a place to park Arvi by... Continue Reading →
Day 250: Pond Drive, Lakeland, FL Sunny and hot. Detroit Tigers Spring Training: Publix Field, Joker Marchant Stadium For once, we got to join the family for a Tiger baseball game in Lakeland. For some years my brothers have been coming to spring training here, and more recently, my sister has been joining them. It... Continue Reading →
Day 249: River Bluff Circle, DeBary, FL Sunny and hot. We went to the flea market in Orange City. I got a deal on polarized sunglasses. On to Lakeland, where we actually had something scheduled about two months ago. My brother Jim is here with friends and we are going to go watch a a... Continue Reading →
Day 248: River Bluff Circle, DeBary, FL Mostly sunny and warm. Blue Springs State Park is a delightful secret. Glen casually mentioned this park to us yesterday and we thought we should check it out. Admittably the weather was pleasant, but this park is loaded with manatees, fish and waterfowl in the clearest water you’ve... Continue Reading →
Day 247: River Bluff Circle, DeBary, FL Sunny and warm. We tried the boat out! Glen and Dee live maybe a half mile from the St John’s River and a public boat ramp is right there. We saw at least four individual manatees, six or eight sightings in all. One manatee took a dive like... Continue Reading →
Day 246: River Bluff Circle, DeBary, FL Sunny and warm. I did some knitting and learned about the Smithsonian channel! American history, including some places we’ve been, like Lincoln, New Mexico, where Billy the Kid was caught and killed. Dee and I went for a walk and we checked out the common area for a... Continue Reading →
Day 245: River Bluff Circle, DeBary, FL Sunny, breezy and mild. Tom worked on getting the boat out of storage here at Glen and Dee’s Florida home. Dee and I went to the DeBary library and I posted some blog entries. In the evening, some neighbors came over and we played a few hours of... Continue Reading →
Day 244: River Bluff Circle, DeBary, FL Sunny and cool. Harry Potter World Tom’s bucket list included seeing Harry Potter World in Orlando. It turns out, you have to go to two theme parks to see everything Harry Potter: Universal’s Islands of Adventure contains Hogwarts and Hogsmeade. Universal Studios Florida has The Wizarding World of... Continue Reading →
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