And made it to Florida, Naples to be exact. But not without the dreaded delays- 3 hrs sitting on the plane while "small" mechanical repair was made, then de-icing, then back to gate while airport was temporarily shutdown with snowstorm, then refuelling, then de-icing again, and finally up and out for the normal 3 1/2 hr flight. Exhausting just to write it, but all is fine now.
Um, quite the difference in temps here- its been 90 the last two days. I would like to request the norm (84) or lower please... A little entry shock for the snowy mountain girl here.
Jumping in with abandon to make the most of the short time here. Walking every morning down the immaculate sidewalks and manicured everything. We come from a wild land to tamed. Only wildlife so far - rabbits and squirrels, with a few tropical birds. Hoping for alligator sighting soon.
Already made it to Sushi Thai, Tommy Bahama, Fernandez the Bull, and dinner at Escargot 41 with friends tonight. Yea, I better be doing a bunch of that walking...
Condo was in terrific shape after lovely seasonal renters- thank you. It's such a great area and we're near everything- hurray for Whole Foods and Trader Joe's!
Remiss in listing books read, as usual: Wild by Cheryl Strayed, Somewhere Towards the End by Diana Athill, and The Suitors by Cecile David-Weill.
For some reason Wild took me forever to get through but I enjoyed it, Diana Athill's more recent memoir was great, and sadly, didn't care that much for The Suitors- a wealthy family in the south of France and their trials & tribulations- ho hum...
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I really liked "Wild". Just read "I Promise Not to Suffer: A Fool for Love Hikes the Pacific Crest Trail"--the author is a friend of Jill's and will be here for book signing on Friday. It's more the couple version of the PCT. I just know I have no interest in hiking 20 miles a day alone or with anyone!
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