Monthly Archives: March 2012

Lazy day today. Walked the beach for an hour and then took in some rays for another hour before lunch. A cloudless day with no breeze at all and the Gulf was like a mill pond. Another old couple enjoying … Continue reading →

Decided to go back to the Botanical Gardens today, ‘gater hunting’. Actually asked one of the gardeners how many alligators there were there, as there are so many signs around about them, and he said he saw one last year!!! … Continue reading →

Tripped to the small town of Dunedin today which is only about 30 mins away north. Delightful little place and as its name suggests has its roots from Scotland. It is the first home of the PGA, so they say … Continue reading →

Decided not to travel far today being a week- end, not to say that would necessarily make a difference but probably some may travel to this part of the coast to their condo by the sea. Coffee and toast for … Continue reading →

Decided to get out of town and head south down the coast to Sarasota which is about and hour and twenty away according to the SatNav. About right going but hit the Friday night commuters on the way back so … Continue reading →

Spent the day organising a bank account, which went very smoothly, thanks to an introduction by Chris Yarnold to BB&T bank. So now we are up and running with a USA bank account. En route to the bank we visited … Continue reading →

Arrived OK after a slightly shorter flight than expected due to no big headwind across the Atlantic. Immigration a nightmare as usual, took about an hour and then another 45 minutes to get the car and eventually arrived at condo … Continue reading →

Off to Gatwick this afternoon to Acorn Lodge for the night where we can park the car for a couple of weeks before our flight to Tampa for our 2 week stay at Aldea Condos on Belleair Beach, Florida. Flying … Continue reading →