Sunday, November 15, 2015

Christmas In SW Florida Begins

We've had very hot weather for the month we have been here - 90s, 80+ humidity, and 75 dew point.  That means only an hour or so of pickleball in the morning before we all get overheated.

We made a trip to Nokomis Beach with Pam and Dennis.  A trip usually includes lunch - we ate at a great seafood place, but I don't remember the name.


No waves in the Gulf

Not sure why no one was in the water - it was great.


We signed up for the first couples bi-weekly golf outing last Sunday.  For the first time ever, I won "Closest to the Pin"


My prize for winning closest to the pin.  Now I had a treat to take to Bingo on Wednesday.

A group of us went bike riding to Boca Grande on Gasparilla Island last week. The ride was only 5 miles, but lots to see along the way.  It was sprinkling when we started out, so we stopped at a museum to get under cover for about 10 minutes.  
        
      

Strange signage along the way.

I love these huge trees.



 A group photo on the porch at the Gasparilla Inn.  This place was definitely for the rich and famous.

This sculpture in the Inn is called "Boca Grade Embrace"

Mark and Bill were two of the "scoopers" at the first ice cream social.  Patti and I were hot fudge servers.  

We've had lots of trouble with the big 46" TV in the RV.  It turns off on its own while watching it, and then turns on sometimes a minute or two later, or sometimes 20 minutes later.  Very aggravating! We contacted the dealer and they said we should just go buy a new one and they would reimburse us instead of them sending us a new one.  Now we know why - they don't make this size any longer. After two trips to Best Buy, two trips to Bob Smith Appliances, two TVs later, we finally got a new LG that fits, and would work with the mount.



The mess of removing one TV and trying to get another one installed.

After making extensive modifications to the mount, Mark and Dennis got the new one installed and set up.

Yesterday we made a trip to Ft. Myers to the flea market.  Not very crowded, but I did buy a couple pairs of reader sunglasses.

A small sample of the very large flea market.

Last night we went to Fisherman's Wharf in Punta Gorda for the lighting of the Christmas lights.  We had biked through the parking lot before, but never walked through the shops.  Lots of cool shops, but it was very crowded for the celebration.  After the very tiny parade through the shops, all the stores had drinks and snacks to sample.

 Her sister would not do it.

Lots of "Florida" Christmas trees.






 We ran into Gail and Al and Gary and Peggy so we got a group photo.

The weather today was great - cool, only in the 70s, so Mark took advantage to wax the front and end caps of the RV.






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