View from our camp site.... river is as smooth as glass

Thu, 12/6/07

Ft. Myers: Met a high school friend this morning in Bonita Springs for breakfast. Hadn’t seen her in 40-something years. She looked very good. After that we headed back and stopped at Publix and picked up a few groceries. Back to our pretty camp site and did some laundry and then kicked back and read and enjoyed the scenery. On the way back we saw two coyotes in a field of cattle. Didn't seem to bother the cattle, but there were some calves. We got all ready to watch the shuttle launch at 4:31, but it never happened. Think I saw somewhere on the news that it is rescheduled for Saturday. Leave tomorrow for the Everglades.

A spectacular day. Went for a walk this morning. Mike slept in because he was up half the night playing with the Topo program my brother Ron loaded on our computer. A really neat program—shows hiking trails (they call them foot paths) and everything. Sat outside most of the day reading my book and watching the buzzards making lazy circles in the thermals—some of them so high up they were little specs. I went for another walk. Later we drove into No. Ft. Myers and I got my prescriptions filled and then we went to a movie. Saw “The Hit Man”. A so-so movie. Before we went back to the campground we drove through the fancy subdivision and checked out all the beautiful Christmas decorations.

Our Campsite at W. P. Franklin

Went for a walk this morning. Ron and Jan came over and hung out for a while. Had burgers for dinner. A beautiful day—mid-80s again. A huge cigarette boat came up the river by the campground. After Ron and Jan left, sat outside until the sun set. A beautiful evening.

Ft. Myers, FL: Left Land-O-Lakes at 10:30 this morning. My turn to drive. Arrived at W. P. Franklin Corps of Engineers Campground at about 1:00 and got set up. I backed it into the site—a little crooked. This is a really pretty campground on the Caloosahatchee River and in a beautiful area with large estates and beautiful homes. Went for a walk after we got set up and later we met Ron and Jan for dinner at Pastabilities. Back home and watched the Missouri football game.. Ron and Jan coming over tomorrow. There’s an eagle hanging out in the area. Very warm—low 80s. YES!