Peace River/Venice Feb.2013

 

We're in Venice now and last night went to a place called the Brick Yard, which is a little shopping area, and ate at a Mexican restaurant there with our Canadian friends here in the park. An early Valentine celebration. 

Pictured below are Lee, Rob Pat and Eve.

 

 

This is a picture of the courtyard area outside the restaurant.  You can have your pet with you in the outside patio dining area.

 

 

This tree in the courtyard was just too cool.

 

 

Last Sunday when we came out of church Lee went crazy over this car.  It was beautiful and the inside was as pristine as the outside.  Lee says,"Jim would love this".

 

 

Spent some nice time catching up with Keith and Marie. They both look fabulous and I'm only sorry we did not have more time with them. They do just live a short distance away in Pennsylvania so perhaps we can get together this summer.

 

 

It was also sad leaving Janie and Ed.

 

 

Janie showed me the quilt she is working on now and I wanted you to see this Jane, so put it on the blog.  It is going to be gorgeous!!

 

 

Two squares done!!

 

 

This is a picture of Nicky hanging with us while we have coffee.  He is recovering well from his twisted stomach and has put 5 of the 8 pounds he lost back on.

 

 

Before we left Wauchula we spent a day over at Payne Creek State Park.  We like to hike the trails over there and it is just so quiet and peaceful.

 

 

A few years ago when we went to this park Nicky got about half way across this suspension bridge and then just stopped and wouldn't so any further.  As soon as he realized that the surface below him was moving he was done. He just sat there in the middle of the bridge and it took a lot of coaxing to get him over. Jim, you would have been very proud of Nicky, this time he just marched right across with Lee even after he felt the movement.

 

 

This is where Payne Creek empties into the Peace River.

 

 

Lee and I took an afternoon and went over to Solomon's Castle for a nice lunch.

 

 

We had not been back to this castle for about 6 years.  It is located in Ona, FL This castle in made out of lithograph sheets. Pull it up on Google for an interesting description.

 

 

 

This is the restaurant we ate in located on the grounds.

 

 

We walked a trail while we were there.  I love the trees and all the spanich moss.

 

We will be in Venice now until Feb. 23rd and then to North Fort Myers and then off to Naples for the month of March.  After that we will begin to head North.