Final Florida Post

I wasn't great with doing my blog on my short one week trip to Florida and I am home now. Just wanted to finish things off properly and post a few pictures from my last few days there. We went on a great little river tour where I was able to get some good pics of some alligators and some other wildlife.

We also finally made it out to the open ocean for some sailing on Saturday. Winds were light but it was great just to be our on the ocean on Grey Haven!

Heading out to the open ocean!

So, yes, I am now a fan of Florida...Of course what place in the world am I NOT a fan of? So it was silly of me not to think Florida would have it's charms! Signing off til the next adventure!

Warm and Happy in Florida!

Monday we picked Michael up from the airport in Palm Beach and transported him to his other home, Grey Haven. He still has a bit of work to complete before leaving Fort Pierce : solar panel installation and bimini cover installed, among other things. Great to see Grey Haven looking no worse for wear after her journey!

In the meantime I am enjoying the great warm weather and lots of beach walks. Every evening there seems to be a beautiful sunset. This was taken Monday evening. Yes, I'm a Florida convert, I think! This isn't adventure travel, but it's a very relaxing vacation!

On the Road Again!

Well it's not as far flung as Thailand, but thought I would write a note to keep everyone up to date on my wanderings. I was able to book a time share (I own one in Canada and trade for various other destinations) for Jensen Beach Florida which is very close to where my good friend Michael is on his journey from Lake Ontario to the Caribbean. Mark and I have been wanting to do some sailing with him on this journey and have not had the opportunity earlier with Thailand plans and then being away. We arrived in West Palm Beach from Toronto today and I must say I am impressed with everything I have seen here in Florida so far! Some of you may know, I have not been a fan of Florida, as I have been equating it with theme parks and rampant tacky-tourist over-development. This was probably an unfair judgement as I have not actually spent more than a few hours here at Miami airport on my way to various Caribbean islands since my last week long trip here in the early 80's! Palm Beach is very tasteful and there is certainly some good shopping to be had! After we arrived we had lunch at the Surf Side Diner in the center of Palm Beach near Worth Avenue among the exclusive boutiques.Beautiful area. Our time share is called Visana's Beach Club and is located on a barrier island called Hutchinson Island. We have a two bedroom condo with full kitchen and all the amenities. We have an ocean view and as I type, I hear the waves breaking on the shore...pure contentment for me! I LOVE the ocean.....I feel like it's where I belong.... Tomorrow it's back to Palm Beach to pick up Michael from the airport as he actually returned home for a few days to attend a funeral of a mentor and good friend of his from RMC, Danny McLeod. ( 92 years old and a life well lived, but that's another story!) I can't wait to see Grey Haven, Micheal's boat, here in the ocean water, it seems amazing she has traveled all this way.

Worth Avenue area, Palm Springs... Very Chic!

On our huge balcony with a restful and beautiful ocean view