Day 90-Sun, 29 Mar 09, Ft Pierce, FL

We arrived at Ft Pierce on Friday afternoon. It had been a short drive but we had stopped at a walk-in clinic so Wayne could see a Dr. about his persistent sore throat & cough. He is on antibiotics so hopefully it will start to clear up. I called Anna to let her know we had arrived at the Treasure Coast RV Park and were anxious to see them.
Anna and I have been friends since Grade 10....we think that was around 1960-61. We were maid-of-honour and each other's wedding and although we have sometimes gone for long periods of time without seeing one another, we have remained friends. She and I have a history together of having lived in the same small town, knowing all the same people, and having similiar upbringing. I'm always amazed and how easily we slide back into familiar conversations and it's comforting to have someone who has been with you during the very best and worst of time.
They came over for a visit Saturday morning and we were pleasantly surprised to see her brother Joe & his wife Winnie, with them. We had a great visit and made arrangements to see them Sunday (today).
They came over and picked us up and took us for a tour of Ft Pierce. It's a small community but certainly has whatever is needed. We went to one of the local beaches, which was beautiful, and then to a local bar for a beer & snacks before heading to their community, Golden Pond. It has about 400 manufactured homes and is really lovely. We drove around on their golf cart looking at the community centre and all of the other amenities in this park. It's so well maintained and looked after and would be a very pleasant place to spend the winter. Joe & Winnie came over and we had some wine and then a fabulous supper. We think we'd like to rent a place there for a month next winter...probably do February there and then March on S.Padre Island.
All in all, it was a great visit and we'll get together this summer when they return home to Napanee. They don't leave for home until end-Apr.
The weather is supposed to be hot and sunny for the next few days so we are hoping to spend some of that in Daytona Beach. We haven't been there for a long time and looking forward to going to some of the places we'd visited in previous years. The sand there is like icing sugar and while it can get pretty crowded at some periods through the winter, the main bunch of spring-breakers should be gone. We were going to visit Disneyland but I think we'll leave that for next year and make it a 'destination' rather than a drop-in...there's too much to see.
Hope everyone is well. The Ty-Man has a bad cold but he loved the CD of train videos we sent to him. Until next time, love and hugs to all. xx