1-26-15

Yesterday was a down day. Saturday afternoon we walked to the function hall and enjoyed an hour of Gospel singing quartet. What else when the State is half southern Baptist. That was followed by a very tasty meatloaf dinner at a mere $6 a plate.

Before going to bed last night I had "Black tank" duty. That went fine, I'm getting use to it. However, I left the door to Gracie open. As the last light went out we realized Oscar was nowhere to be found. As I hurried to get dressed and comence my search, Ruth opened the door and found Oscar patiently waiting for us to let him in. Not sure how far he roamed, but we heard no complaints.

Today was a moving day. We left Moore Haven and ended up on Pine Island just off the shore from Fort Myers.

The trip was only 60 miles, but the 40 mph cross winds kept it exciting.

After setting up we noticed our neighbors were from MA, so we introduced ourselves. As usual they asked where we were from. When we said Bradford, their reply was "we have a niece that lives there. Turn out its Joe Messer's wife.

I guess I better be on my good behavior while away. Too many people could rat on me.

This afternoon we took a 1 hour drive on the island and saw most of it. 16 by 2 miles and a lot of it is rough shoreline you can't get to because the mangroves are so thick.

Most of our ventures this week will be on the mainland. We plan on a second attempt at getting an airboat ride through the Everglades, seeing the Henry Ford and Edison winter estates, going to the Shell Factory, and a parasail ride if Ruth can talk me into it. Isn't she the adventurous one?