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QTN Hop 1: Fort Myers, FL, to Biloxi, MS
The Quick Trip North (QTN) won’t be quite as quick at the Quick Trip South (QTS). We are doing it in 3 weeks instead of the 2 that got us to Florida last November. But we are taking a longer route – Florida to Massachusetts via Mississippi – and there will be some very long … Continue reading
Puzzling
One of the many aspects of life at the Seminole Campground that I enjoyed was the ever-present communal jigsaw puzzle. I have enjoyed the challenge of a good jigsaw puzzle since early childhood when I assembled one with the help of my father’s wartime buddy, Dale Richter. Well, it may be coincidence or it may … Continue reading
Spring training
So, yes, I have popped my spring training cherry. Jett and I saw the Red Sox play the Orioles at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers last Sunday. It was a beautiful day and a good game. Mike Napoli (who gave me his autograph a week ago) his a home run and Dustin Pedroia (my other … Continue reading
Spring training prelude
Speaking of the Red Sox (yes, I did speak of them in the previous post), our first ever spring training game is Sunday, just 3 days from now. To get a jump start and to clean out the RV, we went down to JetBlue park yesterday to drop a few bags of clothes and other … Continue reading
Winter in Fort Myers
I can see why the Red Sox choose to come here for spring training… the weather is absolutely stunning! It is in the 80’s most days, and sunny. Yes, it does get chilly occasionally and, yes, it does rain occasionally, but 90% of the time it is just flat-out gorgeous. Case in point: Sunday, February … Continue reading
Eagle cam
I rode my bicycle this week, for the first time in a long time. It wasn’t a very interesting ride, but I did take the opportunity to stop by the local eagle aerie and got a glimpse of daddy bald eagle and his 50-something (days) offspring with the inspired name “E4”. I have never seen … Continue reading
Marco Island
If there is such a thing as a bucket B list, Marco Island would have been on mine – a place that has always been intriguing to me, but I could have died happy having never seen it. Fortunately, I don’t have to face that possibility as I have now seen it. Jett, I and … Continue reading
A vacation for Jett
I am back in MA for a few weeks on a work assignment. Jett is staying in the sun in FL with the dogs. I think that qualifies as a vacation for Jett. It isn’t bad right now – mid 40’s. But the forecast highs for next week are all in the 20’s. Brrrrr. My … Continue reading
Seminole Campground
When we planned our Nov 17 arrival at the Seminole Campground we thought we would be one of the last to arrive. Au contraire! On November 17 the park was only about a third full. It didn’t really fill up until after Christmas. Anyway, we have been here for nearly 8 weeks now, so I … Continue reading
New Year’s Eve
We have now been in residence at the Seminole Campground in North Fort Myers, FL, for just over 6 weeks. I have been working hard and Jett has been dealing with her cataract surgery, so we haven’t met many of our fellow campers. But we did get out last night to the New Year’s Eve … Continue reading