I will let you decide which you think of the three possibilities it might be- The Good, The Bad, The Ugly!
Our friends, Steve and Patti, arrived from Missouri safe and sound on Tuesday
YAHOO!!
It has been great seeing them and spending some fun times with them. More to come, I am sure.
As they were arriving, I was out shopping with the "girls" at Miromar Outlet Centre. A great and successful day!
YEAH!
Bernie has continued his treasure hunting for fish. Although he has caught several catfish,
lady fish and stingray, none have made it, fortunately for them, to our dinner table.
However, the day was not a total wash out, as the dolphins did return to visit.
On the 25th of February, we are almost guaranteed a fish dinner, as Bernie is going out deep sea fishing with a group of guys.
The charter will take them out for a 10 hour trip to take the boys out 48.28032 km (30 miles).
Sure hope the water is calm, or else a lot of leaning over the boat might be happening.
Thursday, we again ventured out to the Englewood Farmers' Market. Great tomatoes and Kettle Corn.
Entertainment is never far away.
Although, there was a video of Bernie entertaining the spectators with his dance, the 15 second video would have taken about 160 minutes to upload. Needless to say-no video!
Reminder to self, DO NOT TAKE VIDEOS!!!
Friday we went out to the beach for our first shark hunting expedition.
Weather was cool and windy, but it did warm up to allow people to display their beach attire.
However, always great spending time at the beach.
Friday night we had Octoberfest at the resort.
I know, just a few months late, but a great fun time was had by all.
German food was provided, as well as German beer and German music.
Sorry, only a couple of picts as I had forgotten to charge my camera. Bernie did take a video of me doing a greek dance (multicultural event) but again too long to upload.
Ralf in his Lederhosen.
The Entertainer:
It appears there was no crowd there, however the clubhouse was filled to capacity with a sold out event providing a lot of dancing and good fun.
You may have thought only the good has occurred so far well....
Friday night, at about 11, the rain started to fall and then the winds came.
Of course, Guinness was beside himself as the storm increased in intensity. Bernie tried to comfort him, as I tried to sleep but to no avail.
Neither Guinness would relax, nor could I sleep.
As the night progressed the winds, rain and thunder increased. Guinness, finally found some refuge in the shower stall, shaking so bad I feared he might have a heart attack. So sad not knowing how to give him comfort.
At approximately 3 a.m., we heard an alarm coming from my phone. As I checked, I saw that a tornado warning had been issued!!!!!
The alert was to let us know that a tornado was in the area.
We turned on the tv (yes we still had power) and computers and tracked the storm front.
Very unsettling, receiving a tornado alert and being in a motorhome.
The storm continued and finally subsided at about 6 in the morning.
Lucky for us, no tornado touch down in the resort, however, the following day, we discovered that a tornado had touched down in the Myakka State Park a few miles north west of our location, completely destroying a trailer with remnants being found in various parts of the park including a tree.
We now have our emergency plan in effect.
Whew! Close call.
Saturday we spent catching up on sleep and laying low.
We continue with the good:
Sunday a group of us minus Bernie, (explanation of his absence to come), returned to Palm Island for lunch.
On our way in the water taxi, we spotted a flock of Great American White Pelicans resting on a sandbar in the river. They are actually "snowbirds" who travel south for the winter from far away as Canada.
They have wingspan of that can range from 2.7 metres (9 feet) to 3.3 metres (11 feet)
The Great White Pelicans
Steve and Patti enjoying their boat ride on the water taxi.
Bob keeping an eye on things.
The "girls" enjoying their beverages!
My Hurricane.MMMMM-mmmmmm Good!
Patti had us try this appetizer.
It was DELICIOUS!
Grilled tomatoes covered with cheese, bacon and drizzled with worcestershire sauce (I think)
Jeremy: you should suggest this recipe to Joel for M&M
After lunch, we spent an hour or so on the beach.
Great day, with great food and great friends.
The Bad the the Ugly:
Finally about Bernie.
In the 43 years I have known Bernie, I can count on one hand the number of times he has had a bad cold. Well, this is one of those times.
He has been sick for the past 3 days-not venturing out of the motorhome and staying vertical.
Yesterday an improvement was noticed.
Hopefully today will be an even better day and soon Bernie will be back to his tricks and teasing.
"Bernie's friends" have missed in the resort.
Since, today does not look like beach weather AGAIN, friends and I are off to visit the Peace River Wildlife Centre-a sanctuary for birds and animals who can no longer live in their natural environment.
Report to follow in future.
