Craig and Janet went back to work today so we went back to retirement. A long bike ride along the beach road with a beach walk mixed in and we stopped at the Naples preserve on the way back. It's only a few blocks from Craig's house and we had not been there. The truck steps were delivered whi
Trip Log
March 11, 2007
Today we went to mass at St. Agnes, a new church that Craig built. He left before the finish work but build the structure. We saw the church two years ago before it was finished and it turned out very well.
March 10, 2007
Today we traveled southeast of Naples and saw some of the real Florida. We traveled with Janet & Craig and Ray Carroll and his son, Robbie. Ray grew up in Naples and loves to show off his Florida and we love it. We went skeet & trap shooting in the morning and the girls did great. It
March 9, 2007
We continue to walk the beach and ride the bikes. Yesterday, while riding, we stopped to watch a gopher tortoise cross the road and we didn't even hurry him up. We saw a large green iguana raoming the neighborhood a few days ago. Janet's family continues to return north, the Chess's leave thi
March 4, 2007
This week has been hot, at least to two northerners used to 20 degrees. Our time has been spent learning the trailer, walking on the beach and helping to get ready for Katie's wedding. The trailer is great, everything is working fine and we are getting used to it, even calling it home. We are
February 25, 2007
It has been a very busy week. After finishing new floors in the dining and living rooms we helped move much of Jeff & family's stuff into the house.
February 13, 2007
It snowed last night. We were going to go out and practice backing up but not in the snow. The snow is one of the reasons we want to be gone while the other pictures are some of the reasons we don't want to be gone too long.
February 12, 2007
Today we picked up the trailer. They showed us how to use everything, made a few things right and the trailer was ours to take home. We hooked it to the truck but it was in a tight spot so they brought it out. It was tight because on the way out the front right corner of the trailer dented the
February 8, 2007
We purchased RV insurance yesterday and had the hitch installed today. We are ready to go.
February 6, 2007
The hitch and all the slider and mounting pieces arrived yesterday and after a dry-run assembly we are scheduled to have it installed on Thursday 2/8. We scheduled Monday 2/12 to have a test and demonstration of all of the trailer 'systems'. Assuming all goes well, we will tour the 'store' for