Finally!

Finally had a day of good weather, clear & cool. It even allowed me to play golf at the Cocoa Beach Country Club, a 27 hole municipal course in very good shape & reasonably priced. It was a little windy near the water, there was lots of water & more ospreys than Ive ever seen anywhere. I saw 4 over one pond fishing & hanging in the breeze. The sign saying "Watch out for alligators & snakes" was the first thing I saw when I pulled up. It was so good to be out I walked 18 holes & loved it.

I'm happier each day in this little home on wheels. It's warm & cozy & decorated with pictures of my family now. I have a good TV, cell phone & computer. As well as a refrigerator that keeps milk, & beer, as cold as ice in a cooler. Love the gas cook stove. It's helping me with the questions "where do I want to live?' and "how do I want to live?" I loved the house on Cranbrook with LaVerne. Without her, I just like it. It's a good house, great neighborhood, with lots of good memories and quite a few not so good ones. Part of being here is because sometimes it's very hard being there without L. We'll see. No big decisions at this time, but some good insights.

Recently I've had the pleasure of renewing an old acquaintence from my high school days. She's a girl I dated twice when I was a senior. We double dated with my good friend George Holcomb & his girl friend Susie Long. Susie's cousin Gayle is the person I speak of. She has also experienced the loss of a spouse so we understand each other very well in that regard. She's funny & interesting & we're having a good time exchanging e-mails & chatting on the phone some. Hope we get to see each other in person when my traveling allows.

Some have requested some pics of where I am now. Here are a few & will try to get some better ones tomorrow, especially if I go back to the golf course. I've walked the beach nearly every day & often see cruise ships departing. It's still an awesome sight even though I've seen so many here. There are very few sea shells to be found, but this one jumped out at me so I saved it for a little while. I'll return it before I leave.

Day after tomorrow I head for Key West & I'm very excited about that. all I remember from my visit there as a kid is the 7 mile bridge. That should be fun pulling the rig!

Enough for now....