Friday, October 24, 2014

Hi!
We have had an exciting time since I last blogged.  Jack went fishing the very next day and I went with him.  Good thing too or he wouldn't have had a witness to his catch.  He caught 4 fish that he could keep.  He didn't have a bucket to put them in so of course, Mr. Fix-it figured he could use the bag one of those fold up chairs come in.  He put the fish in there and then attached it to his pole spike so it would be in the water and keep the fish fresh.  We were there for a good 2 hours and the water was coming and going just like it is supposed to.  We gathered up all our stuff and and come home.  He was cleaning out the car and fussing around with his fishing poles and then he decided to clean the fish.  Went over to the hose and dumped out the bag.  Low and behold the fish were smarter than Mr. Fix-it.  When the water came in and went out so did they.  The bag was full of sand and that was all.  Well, it has now become a good story.  I do have pictures of the fish. 
We went to the Oktoberfest here at the camp ground on Friday night and enjoyed ourselves.  Talked to some of the residents.  Quiet weekend but on Monday our friends arrived for their 4 months here.  We spent the afternoon with them and went to the beach on Tuesday.  Found a great burger place in NSB where we sat looking at the water and watching the waves while we chowed down. 
Been to the eye doctor and went to purchase new glasses.  Having some problems with dry eyes but working on that.  Liked the Doctor.  He is young and seems to be well versed on Glaucoma.  Will see him again before we leave and then next year when we come back. 
Going to dinner tonight with our friends and then back to their place to play some cards.  Just another weekend in Florida!!!  Will talk a little more later but until then stay warm.


Thursday, October 16, 2014

As promised I'm back to fill you all in on the last couple of days.  Not a lot going on.  We are all settled into our winter home.  We haven't done a lot of things this week.  Spent Monday afternoon at the beach and it was a beautiful day.  Nice breeze and some clouds.  We went out for dinner Tuesday at a Mexican restaurant for nachos (were OK) and frozen Margaritas (were wonderful).  We had a good storm on Tuesday night and that brought the humidity way down.  Was able to turn off the air conditioner yesterday and today.  Hope it stays like this for the winter.  Dreaming aren't I? 
It's bike week or weekend or something and the park is starting to fill up.  We have some new neighbors.  One we know will be here for the winter but I believe the other two are only here for awhile.  They have their motorcycles with them.  We can hear the party going on up on the highway by the Harley Davidson dealer and the bar next door.  Free music at lunch and at night. 
Tomorrow we got tickets to go to the Oktoberfest here at the pool.  Goes from 5-8 and will give us a chance to meet some of the other residents. 
Jack is trying the fishing thing again.  Went this afternoon for a couple of hours and is talking about going again tomorrow morning.  Will let you know how that works out for him.  Fingers crossed he actually catches something. 
We are going to try our hand at some crafts. Will posts pictures if that works out.  Arts and crafts are not my strong point but I will try.
Well, enough for today.  I will let you know all about the party when I post again in a few days.

Saturday, October 11, 2014

It's Saturday evening and we are in New Smyrna Beach.  We had a good ride down to Florida.  We got into a little traffic on Friday but the earlier part of our trip was good.  We stayed in Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia and each of the RV parks were great.  The one in Georgia was small and was on a lake.  We met some of the campers and got to talk to a couple from Levittown, PA.  They were on their way to Miami and then to Key West.  The gentleman that ran the Park in North Carolina was good enough to tell us where to stop for gas to get the best price.  He was right.  South Carolina is cheaper than North Carolina and Georgia is cheaper than Florida when you get past Savannah. 
We have been setting up home and decorating for Halloween and now we can relax and go to the beach.  Jack can try fishing again and see if he can catch anything here. 
We talked to Erin today and she wants to know when we are going to be in her neck of the woods.  We are planning to head west in April.  Want to go to a bunch of places between here and Oregon but never fear we will be there to do their "Daddy do" list. 
Will have Jack take and post some pictures around the RV Park so you all can see where we are. 
Check back in a few days and I will bore you all some more. 

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Hi everyone,
We are back on the road.  Left New Jersey today around 9 and headed south.  We need to take a minute and thank Dotsie for opening her house to us for the last 6 months.  It was great to spend so much time with family. 
We made it through, really around both Baltimore and Washington DC with no problems and we stopped for lunch and avoided the traffic on 95 in Manasses VA.  Pulled into the RV park around 3 and we are all set up and ready to relax.  I thought I would take a minute to blog before I get side tracked.  Not much else to say.  Tomorrow we are headed for Lumberton, NC.  That's funny since we left Lumberton, NJ today. 
Check back for more info.