Hello to all!
Yes its been nearly 5 months since the last update,
primarily because we wound up staying in Stuart rather going to the Bahamas as
planned. This does not mean that we did not have a good time and we certainly
enjoyed the warm Florida weather!
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| Sunset at Sunset Bay Marina |
Unlike last year, there were a few cold fronts that came
through in December and January but in between and after that it was warm and
sunny almost all of the time. We enjoyed the pool many times and got to the
beach quite a bit as well.
Chronologically, we had a nice Thanksgiving at the marina
with Bill and several members of the Royal Marsh Harbor Yacht Club. We then
took a trip to the Villages to see our friends Sue and Paul and then it was
back to Jensen Beach. Christmas was interesting. We bought an orange tree to
use as a Christmas tree and then planted it for landscaping. Maybe some
Christmas we’ll enjoy fruit from it!
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| Walkway through Barley Barbour Swamp |
Steve came down for New Years and we took he and Bill for a kayak
trip at the Jonathan Dickinson State
Park. Gail visited us in January and we
enjoyed showing her the area. We also did a tour of the Flagler museum in Palm
Beach. This museum was one of Henry Flagler’s homes – your basic 75 room winter
cottage! We also enjoyed Gail’s dog Rambo who was very well trained. Steve and Christine
came down in March and we made sure they didn’t get bored! We took them to the
beach, to a walking tour of the Barley Barbour swamp and brunch at the Seminole
Inn in Indiantown as well as a trip to the Elliot Museum.
Sue and Larry from Sue Sea Q returned to their boat in
January and we spent many enjoyable evenings with them playing Mexican train
dominos and pigging out on gourmet meals both with Bill and at many
restaurants. We also found many interesting happy hours. Our favorite was
Friday nights at Wahoo’s where they had 2 for 1 drinks, all the (free) roast
beef you could eat, and live music and dancing.
We wound up not going to the Bahamas due to some family medical issues
and really appreciated their friendship and support through a difficult time.
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| Owl in the swamp |
We also enjoyed visiting with many of our other friends
while we were in Stuart. .In no particular order we were able to get together
with Bob and Sharon of Catch Me If you Can, Ken and Sharon on Dockers Inn, Eric
& Ellen on West Wind, Chuck and Claria on Odyssey, Phil and Alice on
Wonderland, Mike and Judy on Sea Sharp, Ray & Linda on Summertime, Steve
& Nancy on Salty Turtle, Eldon and Dianne from Maine Visions, Bill &
Jill on Transition and my friends from High School, Rick & Betsey.
In March we went up to the Villages again with Larry and Sue to visit Sue & Paul and celebrate St Patty’s Day. Part of the celebration was a parade that
featured decorated golf carts and various of the clubs including the
cheerleaders and twirlers. If you didn’t get to do it when you were younger (or
want to repeat the experience) you could certainly do it there!
By early April we were ready to leave so we said good bye to
Bill and everyone and started our trip north. That adventure will be started in
the next blog update which I’m planning to start right away!
Still having fun !
Steve and Jean
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