News Flash: Lake Powhatan Here We Come!

No, I didn't take this spectacular picture but I wish I had.  I don't even know who to credit for it.  But I posted it because I'm as happy as this osprey with his catch.  I just found out today that we've been accepted as camp hosts for the spring/summer/fall season at Lake Powhatan camp ground near Candler, where I grew up.  We've been hoping for this and just had to wait for the process to take its course.  It's a beautiful place with a lake stocked with trout, numerous hiking trails and it's close to my favorite cousin's house. 

Unfortunately I've been sick most of this year with a very bad cold followed by a sinus infection.  I finally had to see a doc and take an antibiotic to break it up.  That,  along with my trusty netty pot and lots of mucinex, finally got me past the worst of it.  So yesterday was the first time I've played golf this year and the long layoff really hurt me.  I didn't think it possible, but I'm playing worse than when I started back in December! 

We finally got to Myakka River State Park the other day and Fred the alligator was still in the cove where the air boats park and the canoes launch.  He's quite an imposing figure, about 12 feet long.  Some folks thought he wasn't real and said so to the air boat captain, who suggested they go over and pet him.  Noo, I don't think so!  

This week found me in the pool at 9:30 in the morning with about 80 other people for an hour of water aerobics.  I love it!  It's so easy on the joints and a wonderful way to exercise.  I feel energized for the rest of the day!  I usually finish it off with a lap of the big pool. 

Life is good in sunny Florida and I'll be glad when baseball season begins, which is just around the corner.  Until then, it's golf, gator watching, scooting on the Burg and aerobics in the pool!