When an old friend and I reconnected last summer we talked about getting together in Florida during the winter, since he and his partner spend six months here and I, of course, had no intention of spending the winter at home. Norm and I go way back and so it was great that we were able to spend the day with him and Frances in Bonita Springs. We had lunch together, great conversations, a golf court tour of their park and a stop at the Bonita Springs Beach. We left that afternoon with plans to make our get together an annual event. 
With Norm at Bonita Springs
On Monday we decided to go golfing at Bird Bay where I somehow managed to play one of the best rounds I have ever played. The return to warmer temperatures and sunshine added to the enjoyment of the game.
Tuesday was another golfing day. This time there were four of us and we played at Lake Venice. This is a very popular course with us snowbirds, especially after twelve o'clock when the rates go down. Waiting in line, not only to pay but to wait for carts was certainly no hardship as the weather was the best it had been for quite some time. It took five hours to play 18 holes. Along the way there were some wildlife sightings: two alligators, one albino raccoon, a variety of birds and a nest of eagles near the eighteenth hole. 
Critters on the golf course
Today's weather returned to unseasonably low temperatures, clouds and rain. Since we are leaving Venice on Saturday morning, it was an ideal day to start provisioning for our ten days at Fort de Soto. Lunch at Panera, one of my favourite places for soup and salad rounded out the afternoon.
Although some days have been cool, it is still much warmer than it is in northern Florida and other southern states where ice and even snow have brought some cities and towns to a halt. This is definitely the place to be.
1 comment:
friendship,golfing,shopping...can it get any better..oh yes, maybe the weather
be good
BB
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