2SHAY: Our Trip to Florida

We spent two weeks with our dear friend Rita in Florida. She has a lovely home in North Fort Myers and we really made ourselves at home there. Rita's brother and sister live there also, so we got to spend some time with them too. The weather was absolutely beautiful everyday with blue skies and bright orange sunsets. It felt wonderful to wake up to sunshine everyday. Our dog Tia felt like she was on another planet. We'd take a walk every morning around 7:00 and she'd run and chase rabbits and squirrels and smell every piece of grass along the way. Of course, she mostly enjoyed all the attention she got from Rita and Rita's sister-in-law Sue. I'm sure she misses being in Florida. She did quite well flying back and forth under the seat in front of me. We too miss our friends and the Florida sunshine. Here are a few pictures we took while there.

Rita, Omer, Sue and Ray at Omer and Sue's house.

Tia lounging after playing with her little stuffed
toy, a "squirrel" or "fox" that Sue gave her.

Rita, taking in some sunshine at the pool while playing
a challenging game of Scrabble.

Joan, working on a tan.

Ray, lounging and trying not to burn.

Friends of ours, John and Jeanne Frigon who
also live in Florida, visited with us at Rita's house.
Here we have Ray and Jeanne and Tia by Ray's side.

John, looking very handsome.

Lovely Rita, our gracious host.

Rita's brother Omer, took us on a drive to visit a
new Bass Outlet called Outdoor World. They have
everything you can imagine if you happen to be into
outdoor sports - from fishing, hunting, boating, golf etc.
It's a very interesting place. I took pictures inside but
they are a little dark. I'll post a few here to give you
an idea of the place.