All Alone.........

We played pickleball for about 20 minutes on Wednesday morning before it started to rain. Our first rain at Tanglewood since we arrived on Nov 5th. Our good friends Travis, Barb and Dennis came over from Thousand Trails in Peace River. They arrived just after 8 am and it started to rain shortly thereafter. We couldn't keep playing because the courts were too slippery but we had a good chat under the covered porch area of the clubhouse. Chris and I had to leave though because she had a flight to catch out of Orlando back to Ottawa.

The airport is less than 2 hours from here. We left early enough so we had plenty of time to stop at the Five Guys restaurant on Sand Lake Rd for lunch. Chris's last fix for 3 weeks.....mine too for that matter. The airport was busy but things moved along well and Chris didn't have to wait long to check in. We have planned it so that she travels with just a carry on bag so that she can get on and off the plane in fairly quick order. Our lifesaver, Kawal, met Chris at the airport in Ottawa and gave her a ride home but not before they stopped at a grocery store for a few staples. Many thanks, Kawal.

I stopped at Camping World for a couple of things. We have a 6 ft ladder at the farm where we stored the motorhome this summer, so I bought a rack for it that attaches to the rear ladder on our motorhome. Many RVers lash a ladder to the back of their rigs instead of stowing it in the storage bays. The other gem I was looking for was Mile Post magazine. I got the last one CW had on the shelf. Mile Post is your basic all encompassing planning guide for a trip to Alaska, which we will be doing next summer with our good friends, Jim and Jane, if all goes as planned.

I also bought a used Canon 70-200 f2.8 IS lens from a fellow in Orlando who had adverised it on craigslist. The lens was a year old, in mint condition and much cheaper than buying a new one. So my lens collection is now complete. All I am waiting for is the arrival of my new Canon 5D mark 2 which I ordered from Henry's before we headed south. Chris will bring it down on her next trip.

I left Orlando/Kissimmee around 5 pm last night and got caught in a heavy downpour. The sky was almost black. It was almost dusk too, so traffic just crawled in places until I reached Hwy 27 at Haines City. I was a little concerned about our awnings with the weather until our friemds Rich and Donna called back to say there was no bad weather in Sebring at all.

So here we are .... just Buddy and I, sitting in Florida while Chris is back in Ottawa, working for 3 weeks. Not sure who got the worst of that deal......Hmm.....! Hint.....not I!

Grabbed the above photograph of Chris at the airport while she was nursing a Star Buck's coffee shortly before heading through security. Already dressed for the colder weather too! Note the jacket under her left elbow. Hang in there babe.