Winter in Florida

It is hard for me to believe that I have not written since last October. I will try to give a brief up-to-date on our activities, and then resume a weekly or at least bi-weekly update.

After the Baloon Festival, we went on to Red Bay, Alabama for our yearly visit to give our RV it's "physical". There was nothing major to be done, but lots of little nagging things to be worked out, such as clouded windows, a somewhat stickey slide-out, and, of course, repairing the damage from swerving to far to one side when crossing a very narrow bridge on our trip on the Alaska Highway.

I went to the Mayo Clinic to see if I was a candidate for a coclear implant. Although my hearing has gotten significantly worse, it is still not quite (but almost) bad enough. We anticipate that I will have a cochlear implant next fall.
From the Clinic in Jacksonville, we went on to Northen Florida, where I visited my sister and neice, and then on to our "winter quarters" at John Prince County Park in Lake Worth, Florida. This is a very pleasant park, and quite a large one. A portion of the park is allocated for RVs. but there is a large section with a golf course, playing fields, several playgrounds, and walking trails. The park is arranged around a rather large lake, and is close enough to the coast to enjoy the cool ocean breezes and weather. We are fortunate in that the maximum stay is 100 days,, allowing one to stay most of the winter. This is especially nice for us, since our son's family lives three or four miles away.

Time seems to be passing quickly this winter. I went to virginia to spend Christmas with my son, and to Inverness, FL to visit my sister and neice. It has been a somewhat grim winter -- two very sad deaths in the family.

We will be leaving here in a couple of weeks. Our plans are a little vague. We will visit my sister again, and return to Mayo Clinic for our annual physicals. Then we will probably head toward Texas. we are thinking about going to Big Bend National park in April.