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     Florida continues to be a blast.  Even when the temps drop, it is fun to watch the locals panic.  We actually had one night were it went down to 30 degrees and the local talking heads were making it very clear that we were all about to die.  One day we went to a crafts festival on St. Augustine Beach in shorts and short sleeve shirts.  Sure enough there were the locals in down jackets and ear muffs.      We spent Super Bowl weekend in Naples with Nancy's father, George.  We toured Naples and enjoyed a little beach time before watching the game at Jimmie's condo.  Jimmie is George's lady-friend and has a beautiful condo overlooking a pond in Naples.  For us, it was a great game.  Just when I thought that the Pat's were going to be defeated by another "helmet catch," a miracle occurred-YAY! George & Jimmie at a Naples bistro.      We next spent 2 weeks living on the ocean at Gamble Roger...

Sign located in "Robert is Here Fruit Stand" Everglades, FL      It has been a long time since my last post as there did not seem to be a lot happening.  We visited Connecticut for Christmas and mostly stayed at Acacia and Adam's house.  It is so great spending time with family and friends, we really miss them.      We returned to Jacksonville, Florida on January 4 to 80 degree temperatures and all was sunny and rosy.  Just when we were thinking that our RV travels would become routine, 2015 struck.  Upon arrival, the first thing I did was to drop my kayak onto the passenger side view mirror and, well, Crrraaack!  It turns out that side view mirrors are not cheap so we are now driving with a wobbly mirror instead of filing for bankruptcy. I'm thinking of purchasing a new car to tow behind our rig. This vehicle discovered in Key West is a leading candidate.      While in Jacksonville we had to finish some d...

     We had the best time in Louisiana!  Having never been to Louisiana, I had a lot of preconceived notions but, I really didn't know what to expect.  After we left Holly Beach, LA we headed to Betty's RV Park in Abbeville, LA as we heard it was a unique experience.  Betty's is in the heart of "cajun country" and looks like a standard, low budget RV park with gravel lots and  tight spaces for only 19 rigs.  However, it is Betty and the other residents in the park that make this a fantastic time.  The park residents consist of long term campers as well as short term, nomadic campers like us.  Everyday at 4:30 Betty hosts a BYO bottle/food happy hour which all attend.  This makes for a great experience were you get to socialize with a very eclectic group of people.  Everybody has an excellent time and the happy "hour" usually runs for 2 or 3 hours.  In addition, if you have a talent, such as music, Betty arranges for jam se...

     It has taken 6 months, but we finally settled into a period of relaxation.  We now are slowing down by staying longer at one place and getting off-season or weekly rates.                      Our visit to Santa Fe was a mixed bag of RV repairs with a large dose of visiting this beautiful area.  Santa Fe was a real "highlight" town filled with adobe structures, excellent restaurants, good music, and lots of places to visit.  If you like Native American crafts, this is the place to buy them.  My favorite Santa Fe adventure was the night we "tore-up-the town."  We started the night around 5:00 at a brew pub on a second floor patio overlooking the central square in Santa Fe.  From there it was on to the "The Shed" for a superb New Mexican dinner.  Our evening was rounded out at a fun local bar, "Cowgirls," where we were treated to a Tex-Mex/Western style band.  The place wa...