The Southern Scoop

Goodbye again....

Our last visitors have come and gone and now we coast down to the end of our stay here in Florida. Lynn and Vern arrived last Friday evening and left yesterday(Wednesday) morning. We had a wonderful time together and before we knew it they were back on the road heading north towards home. We started their visit with a trip to Friday Fest which was really good this month with a St Patrick ’s Day theme, which included a live band set up in the street and green beer. Of course we visited the Saturday market where Lynn bought the noted sea grass hat and even Vern bought the man’s hat. The breeze and cloud cover made the market less hot so we were able to browse for quite a while. There were no horses this week, but a gathering of old car owners showing off their prized cars. Although the time this week Lynn and I had time to do some shopping and pool time; the guys visited the Smithsonian Marine Station open house, did some photography and walked a nature trail. Together we enjoyed the Florida Oceanography center where we saw many of the local fish, stingrays, sharks, turtles and odd looking creatures in tanks and water tables. It was all interactive and informative. Lynn and I did the short nature trail walk and the guys did the long one. There are too many snakes and spiders our there for me so the less time on the trail the better. I did however enjoy the butterflies and birds. The great day was rounded out by a delicious meal at Capone’s Restaurant.

The next few days we have planned to just lay back and have some good old R& R. The temps are around 28 C. for the next few days so we can enjoy the sunshine. The winds are up but we can ignore that and enjoy the breeze to cut the heat. Roger is working on finishing his painting projects and I will visit the pool; perhaps we will spend some time at the ocean to watch the high surf.

Take care all!

Carol and Roger