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Ogling the Christmas lights, Florida style
Some of my most vivid childhood memories are of my dad driving us kids around town just before Christmas, letting us ogle the houses all festively lit up with Christmas lights while dreaming of Christmas presents to come. Usually there was snow on the ground and it was always so frigid that the back windows … Continue reading
Sanibel Island
The Saturday after Thanksgiving was beautiful in the Fort Myers area (so what else is new?) so we decided to take a jaunt over to Sanibel Island. Sanibel is about 30 miles from the RV park, on the other side of a bridge with a $6 toll. But it is a beautiful place and well … Continue reading
Hey! Don’t the Red Sox train here?
Lest you think that I am working all the time (which may be true but I don’t want you thinking that), I just bought tickets for two Red Sox spring training games. The Red Sox have a new stadium here in Fort Myers (JetBlue Park) and it is laid out to match the dimensions of … Continue reading
The downside of WFH
Since arriving in Florida, I have been working out of the RV using my Verizon hotspot. This has worked pretty well overall, despite the cramped quarters. I am able to access the servers that physically reside in Burlington, MA, just as I would if I were working in Cambridge. And I can participate in meetings … Continue reading
Thanksgiving, RV style
We don’t have family or friends in Fort Myers, so it was going to be a quiet Thanksgiving, regardless. Jett doesn’t use the RV oven – she doesn’t like that it has to be manually lit and seems to think that she will blow up the RV if she attempts it. So if we were … Continue reading
Car-buying in the modern age
When we arrived in Florida on Sunday, 5 days ago, we had not yet decided whether to buy or rent a car for Jett. We will be here for just 4 months and hauling a car north, while possible, is a hassle we didn’t need. On the other hand, renting a car also had a … Continue reading
QTS Hop 4: Savannah, GA, to North Ft Myers, FL
417 miles via I-95, I-4, County 557, US 17 and FL 31. This was the last hop of the relatively short QTS and I was hoping to complete the trip with no “dings” to report. Alas, ’twas not to be. We got two rather significant dings on Saturday. Day 1: Savannah, GA, to Daytona Beach, … Continue reading
Just her luck
Jett had cataract surgery on both eyes in December. This was a major accomplishment because we have been trying to get it done for over a year, but a series of screwups and changes in plans made it far more difficult than it should have been. We were going to have it done during the … Continue reading »