Tonight there will a big party at Fort Myers Beach. There will be live music, open bars and partying at Time Square. They will even drop a beach ball at midnight and set fireworks off the pier. They say the action goes on till 4 am but we will be lucky to last till midnight. I bet a mid afternoon nap will be on the agenda.
Monthly Archives: December 2004
Coconuts found in Chautauqua
We went for a stroll down the main drag and popped into an antique store and I made Nick take a picture of the dried up coconut that I found on the shelf. We laughed our heads off saying that, “we are copycatting your finds in Florida”. We even found a Snug Harbour restaurant. We did not go inside as it was more of a truckers drinking hole than a family pizza type place. We could not go crosscountry skiing as the trails were closed due to slushy wet conditions. The luck of the draw. There is snow all around but it is too warm 3c. Happy new years to all. We will be home in our hot tub toasting the past year and bring in the new. ps. The Butani family relatives were not effected by the tsunami in Sri Lanka. Thankgoodness.
Happy New Year!
Hoping that the New Year brings a year filled with richness.
Love John & Rosemary
Winter wonderland
I went for a nice walk today and strolled through the village with my camera. Brian found me with the help of our family radio walkie-talkies and I taught him to peek and pop down that alleyway “just to discover what was there”. We had an awesome time together checking out the historical architecture. We all went tubing under the lights at “peek’n’peak” ski resort tonight. I went down along with the boys. Not bad for an ol’gal and I reoxyginated by screaming my head off. We are going back for sure. For a few pictures follow this link.
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas everyone. We hope you are all enjoying the day. We woke up to rain and cooler weather but that did not stop us from walking on the beach this afternoon. We were lucky today to see our first dolphins. There was a pod of dolphins jumping and playing in the water just off-shore at our beach.
For our Christmas supper we bought a cooked chicken and had all kinds of fixings with a baggette and a bottle of Linderman chardonnay. There was a phone call about 7pm and it was the bike rental company dropping off a new BMW for Tom to ride for the next 3 days. 
To end this magical day we enjoying the heated pool and hot tub.
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas all from Chautauqa, New York. We arrived yesterday after driving through a whiteout from Niagara to Erie. That area is so renound for its unpredictable snow squalls. We drove west towards Erie, PA and then headed into the cottage country. The area is like Muskoka but with a Currier and Iyves atmosphere. We are staying on the “Chautauqua Institute” which is a gated area around Lake Chautauqua. We went to 10pm/midnight mass. I packed a parmeseasn shrimp and pasta dinner, wine and salad, and Christmas sweets, Chistmas table cloth and candles etc. I even have a turkey to cook for tonight. We are in a chalet style place for a week of R’n’R. Happy day everyone.
Biked the Island
Today we had early morning swims and enjoyed the lovely morning poolside. After lunch we ventured out on the bikes they have here at the complex. We went to Bowditch Park at the most northern point. It is the protected habitat to the gopher tortoise. Knowing me I set out to find them. I found all kinds of burrows then as I was going along a path there was this terrible hiss. I thought for sure it was a rattler but it was the tortoise I was looking for. The boardwalk, sand, water, natural gardens and palm trees at this park were really pretty.
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Trek to Lover’s Key
Today we woke up to blue skies and cooler temperatures. That just means Capri pants, long sleeves or jackets. The complex had a continental breakfast reception to welcome everyone to week 51. The toasted coconut Dunkin donuts hit the spot. I had a 3 mile walk along the beach almost making it to the farthest north point of Estero Island. It was early enough that I almost had the beach all to myself except for a few shellers and joggers.
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Beach and Trolley Ride
This morning we woke up to 78°F weather dawning tank tops and shorts and headed out for breakfast and the beach. We found a cute Greek restaurant in Time Square at the pier that served up a hearty breakfast.
By 10am the beach was getting staked out with beach chairs, umbrellas and towels. The water was fairly warm but only a few were in the water. I waded up to my knees and strolled down the beach. The sand is powder white and hard packed. It was great for walking and shell hunting.
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Fort Myers Beach
We arrived in Florida to warm balmy breezes and quickly took off our fleece jackets. The plane ride on Spirit Air was very enjoyable. Tom surprised us by upgrading our seats to business class. We had bigger seats, free flowing drinks and snacks. The flight was a quick three hour ride. This sure beats driving! The baggage pickup went smoothly. We grabbed our luggage and took a taxi directly from the airport to Estero Island.
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