We took Nicky to a dog beach that was gorgeous! Lee and I sat in our beach chairs and just watched all the dogs have the time of their lives. We have found Florida to be very dog friendly.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Beaches of Venice
The beaches here are lovely and you don't have to fight traffic to get to them. In addition there are no parking fees. The beaches are natural with sand dunes and sea grass. The water is very blue and there are tons of birds.
It's been cooler this week but still sunny and warm enough to sit on the beach.
Arrived in Venice January 12,2009
January 12-19th we spent in Venice, FL at RAmbler's Rest Campground, an Encore Park. We really like this park it is well kept and the people in the park are very friendly. We fell in love with Venice when we visited here last year.
Venice is a beautiful, historic town on the Gulf. Main street is lined with lovely little shops, restaurants, and coffee houses.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
On the Road Again!!!
Left Pennsylvania on a very cold December 26th and arrived in Palm Coast, Florida Dec. 28th. We spent the evening visiting with our friends Nita and Ray Derois. By the way, we are back to shorts and short sleeve shirts.
Dec 29th we arrived at Peace River campground in Wauchula, FL. This is one of our favorite places. A small town with lots of community spirit, nestled among orange groves and cattle ranches. Main street Wauchula takes you back in time to small towns of time past.
The First Christian Church here has become our second church home. Every year we return the church has grown. They have very active focus groups and a lot going on. We witness many changed lives changed through the mininstry of this church.
Each year we return we are amazed to see the improvements this small town has made. Last year they added a lot of landscaping to the down town area. It is really pretty. There are some new restaurants downtown.
We have been here for 2 weeks and our time has been spent catching up with friends and acquaintances that we've made over the last 5 winters. We have played pickle ball, attended several pot luck dinners, gone out to eat with friends and made new friends.
Dec 29th we arrived at Peace River campground in Wauchula, FL. This is one of our favorite places. A small town with lots of community spirit, nestled among orange groves and cattle ranches. Main street Wauchula takes you back in time to small towns of time past.
The First Christian Church here has become our second church home. Every year we return the church has grown. They have very active focus groups and a lot going on. We witness many changed lives changed through the mininstry of this church.
Each year we return we are amazed to see the improvements this small town has made. Last year they added a lot of landscaping to the down town area. It is really pretty. There are some new restaurants downtown.
We have been here for 2 weeks and our time has been spent catching up with friends and acquaintances that we've made over the last 5 winters. We have played pickle ball, attended several pot luck dinners, gone out to eat with friends and made new friends.
Nicky met up with his friend of 4 years, Jet, a black standard poodle. We had a lovely dinner with his owners , Rob and Bonnie. Nicky made a new friend this year. Her name is Q-Tip and she is a white standard poodle. Jennifer and Bill are the proud owners and we really enjoyed getting to know them.
We really treasured the time we've had to spend with Jim and Jane Rankin. Over the last winters they have become very special friends of ours. Jane and I are, what can you say, kind of cut out of the same mold. We often think a like and can always pick right up where we left off the year before.
We're off to Venice, Fllorida on the Jan 12th.
We really treasured the time we've had to spend with Jim and Jane Rankin. Over the last winters they have become very special friends of ours. Jane and I are, what can you say, kind of cut out of the same mold. We often think a like and can always pick right up where we left off the year before.
We're off to Venice, Fllorida on the Jan 12th.
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