T minus 10 Days and Counting

Our departure date is fast arriving now.  We're getting the last few things taken care of, trying to get the last lunches in, visits, HH's, and of course a few chores here and there.  

My drive to Atlanta to get my new crown was a mixed bag, it reminded me, even though we've driven it a hundred times, it is still a long, long drive, 8 and 1/2 hours each way.  Maybe I won't be so eager to do it in the future, although going to our very favorite dentist is very compelling, and then just to let us know Murphy is still alive and well, I found out I need a root canal on another tooth as well.  When it rains it pours:-)

Jan cheering me while I was in Atlanta.

Cheers!

You knew there would be food pics.  Jan and I ran down to Punta Gorda for a change and had a nice lunch on the water at the Riviera Bar and Grill.

Fried shrimp and onion rings, and those are pig wings on the bottom, yum!

I actually made dinner one night, seared scallops and fried corn over, yes, Jan's mashed potatoes.

I have completed my physical therapy for my left leg and I think it helped, I can walk much better now.  Also my medical tests have been completed and I have my final doctor appt later this week, hopefully all good news.  We also have been tweaking our summer plans.

Spring has sprung, maybe too much, pretty humid these days, but littles are appearing.

Yes, that's a baby tortoise

Jan and I went to one of our go to restaurants, the Dockside, we hadn't been to yet this year and had nice lunch. 

We split Ahi tuna nachos, and

a grouper wrap

Then we splurged again with yet another lunch at the Crow's Nest, complete with a Guinness!

Jan and our daughter, Kelly had been planning a mother-daughter cruise and the day arrived, Kelly flew in the night before.  I drove them up to Tampa where it was leaving from and on the way we had a nice lunch at Crabby Bill's on St Pete Beach.  A bit overcast, but nice anyway.

So after I got back and started my week of batching it, they got on and left the dock headed for the Caribbean.  I made the best of it with a nice bourbon at the motorhome, on the boat, Kelly with a G&T, Jan with a Canadian whiskey, and off they went........

My choice

Jan's

Kelly's

Underway

Under the Skyway Bridge leaving Tampa

My next post will most likely find us out of Florida, see you then!

Less Than a Month to Go and Little to Report

Didn't want you to think we'd died or anything, but very little is going on.  The weather has finally turned pleasant.  We have accomplished several small things, and worst of all we both got colds!  Neither one of us has been sick in over 3 years, so it was an unwelcome surprise, but not as bad as good friends coming down with Covid.  Kept us contained for a few days.

Jan has completed washing and waxing the motorhome, we replaced a slide seal that got tangled up a few months ago.

The portion with the line is what we replaced

Jan, courtesy of our friend Ray, was able to do an enormous Liberty puzzle, 881 pieces!

We heard about a little Cuban deli here in Venice at a gas station, Belki's that is supposed to have one of the best Cuban sandwiches anywhere.  We've been meaning to get there for a couple years, and we finally made it, picked up 2 sandwiches and went over to the jetty to have our lunch.  Well, we can report they were perhaps the best we've ever had, in fact if we had known we'd have split one sandwich, as it was neither of us could eat more than half, but that was good as it gave us another lunch.

Not the best picture, but these were the bomb!

I've been in physical therapy twice a week and the good news is, it seems to be helping, I'm walking pretty good now.  Back to our favorite Thai place for lunch.

Nam Sod salad and chicken filled wontons

Spicy Tom Yum seafood soup

I don't mean to include X-rated pictures on my blog, but this is why we have a bunch of tortoises in the tortoise preserve:-)

Spring is in the air

We had kind of boycotted a popular restaurant here for several years for no real good reason except for a bad experience one time, but when Jason and Joanne came to town they wanted to go to the Crow's Nest and we said yes.  We had such a nice meal, excellent service and experience, Jan and I both said we needed to go back before we left. We had another excellent meal and ended up in what we thought were the best seats in the house!

Wonderful grouper sandwich with awesome house made chips

Fried oysters

I still have a couple more doctor appointments, I have to run up to Atlanta next week for a crown, several more physical therapy sessions, numerous get togethers with friends, Jan has Mah Jongg, a couple small projects on the motorhome, and this and that to go.