Sun, Nov 15, 2020:  The Glades RV Park:  Another really warm and humid day today.  Don’t think I could live here year-round.  It’s supposed to cool off by tomorrow I think.  Walked up to the river and there was a bunch of chairs set up by the river.  Apparently there was a wedding there last night.  50 people.  And I guess they celebrated at Grumpy’s after.  Another covid spreader.  One guy that got it here after some band practice died last night.  I ran into our neighbor across the street, Mark.  He told me about the guy that died.  Told him I wasn’t surprised.  Nobody really wears a mask in here (including him).  We’ll keep doing what we’re doing—wearing a mask, washing our hands often, and keeping away from groups.  Got the laundry out of the way today.  Tomorrow we head to Ft. Myers to find some part Mike is looking for.  

Train trip through the Royal Gorge--Colorado.

That's a walking bridge up there.

Sat, Nov 14, 2020:  The Glades RV Park:  Another warm and humid day today.  Walked up to the library and took a book to leave.  Also borrowed a Fredrick Forsyth book.  On the way back I stopped by Johanne and Charlie’s former place and talked with one of the new owners—Sandy.  She and her partner both have motor cycles.  And their friends are leasing the site next to them.  They also have motor cycles.  And the site across from them is another friend from Hendersonville, NC, my former home.  Will look forward to talking with all of them.  Last night in bed I rolled over and felt something cold and wet—one of those little frogs!  These aren’t the cute little green tree frogs.  These are sort of an off-white color and bigger.  Woke Mike and he got it out. The Dish guy saw one on the lip of our kitchen slide.  Got that one out easily too.  Don’t know how they get in. 

Our park is surrounded by cattle ranches.  Love the cows!

Charlie and Johanne's former place.

The new owners added the gravel drive and the carport.

Fri, Nov 13, 2020:  The Glades RV Park:  This morning dawned sunny with no wind.  Nice morning.  Really humid though.  I wiped everything down outside.  Then we sat out on the patio—Mike with his coffee and me with my smoothie.  Set up a pot roast with carrots and potatoes—my favorite meal—for dinner tonight. Looking forward to that.  Playing spades later with Nomad.  Mid-80s today.   

Notre Dame Cathedral--Paris.

Thu, Nov 12, 2020:  The Glades RV Park:  A mixed bag today of clouds, rain, and wind.  Really windy.  But really warm.  Our next door neighbors, George and Pam, stopped over.  George asked if he needed a mask and we said yes please.  Another guy stopped by (asked him to wear a mask) and we were all discussing the recent Covid outbreak here in The Glades.  Not surprised.  They’ve continued to have game night, karaoke on Saturday, etc.  Also, Grumpy’s Grill is going to have a Thanksgiving dinner.  Nobody really wears a mask or keeps a distance from each other.  Guess they don’t think it’s a serious thing at all.  A bunch of people in here are quarantined right now.  Don’t really see it getting any better.  

Enjoying a lunch of wine and cheese in Paris.

Wed, Nov 11, 2020:  The Glades RV Park:  The tropical storm is still with us.  Some rain, but a lot of wind.  I worked my crossword out in the screen room this morning.  Then I decided to gather all the things I set aside for Goodwill and put them in the truck to take them to the Goodwill in LaBelle.  Mike went with me.  Also took back to Winn-Dixie the storage bags that ended up in our grocery cart somehow--$13 worth.  Stopped at Popeyes and picked up lunch to bring home.  After lunch I read for a while and then dragged out my keyboard, got it set up and played for a while.  Put it all back and now we’re getting ready to play spades.  I walked about a mile today.  Almost got caught in the rain.  But I probably could’ve gotten a ride back.  Low- to mid-80s out there.

Thanks to all our veterans out there...

 

Tue, Nov 10, 2020:  The Glades RV Park:  We took care of the grocery shopping this morning.  Got back and were putting stuff away and there were three things that weren’t ours.  Two boxes of quart storage bags and one jumbo storage bag.  Put them in our storage compartment for the time being.  I’ll probably never use them.  Before lunch I started reading my new book “Beach House” by James Patterson.  Good so far.  After lunch we watched “It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” with Tom Hanks.  Good movie.   Mike is out there right now recharging the water softener.  Hope the wasps don’t get him!  Looks like it wants to rain out there, but hasn’t so far.  Mid-80s today.

Laughlin, Nevada

Laughlin, Nevada--right on the Colorado River.

Mon, Nov 9, 2020:  The Glades RV Park:  The storm finally went through.  I went outside and picked up all the debris from the trees and piled it up for the maintenance guys.  Also drove up to the office and picked up our mail.  There were a couple of sandhill cranes out on the golf course.  They’re such pretty birds.  It’s really hot and steamy out there right now.

The lost coast - Eureka CA.

Eureka, CA.