Saturday - Beautiful, Sunny Day, but a bit Windy!

The morning started with a beautiful sunrise seen from the front window of Wilbur -

Just gorgeous!

The 4 of us did our morning walk routine and then I went over to Jim and Joyce's campsite which is 2 away from us.  They are leaving their 5th wheel here permanently and recently put a washer in a shed behind their RV.  She graciously told Noela and I that we are free to use it whenever we like!

So, I did my 1st load there today and I really appreciate her generosity.  Because Ken and I bought one of those laundry umbrellas, I was able to hang out the entire load including the sheets.

At 11:25, the 6 of us (Jim and Joyce joined us) headed to the clubhouse for their Welcome Back Party where they introduce the CG staff, give away free gifts, and then feed us lunch.  Noela was the lucky winner of a beach towel and then also won $50.00 from the 50/50 drawing!  It was her day!!!!  There were 9 people who won $50.00 from that drawing.  They provided a very nice lunch of grilled hamburg/hot dogs, baked beans, coleslaw, chips, a  cookie and drinks.

I brought in my dried wash when we returned and then worked on this blog.  It got extremely windy, so Ken and I worked to take in our awning, sunscreen, and chairs.  We left for dinner at Farlow's on the Water at 3:15 to meet our LCBC church friends from PA (some are now Florida residents!) for dinner.  There were 11 of us including Rick's sister who is visiting from Colorado.  What delicious food and such a fun evening with great friends.  Deb and Joyce had seen some fish in the water before dinner and asked us if we knew the name of a skinny, green fish that swims vertically and is about 9 inches long.  Several of the women looked to Google for the answer but without success.  So, before our meals came, they went back out to the Myakka River to get a picture of them.  Earlier they where sure they had seen their eyes and their mouths open and close.  They came back laughing and had to admit that they solved the mystery - it was "beans/pods or whatever from the Mangrove trees!  We won't let them forgot that for a long time!!!!!

What a good looking group! 

We are all looking for those unique vertical fish!

We were back to Wilbur by 6:30 and a bit later went over to spend about 1 1/2 hours visiting with Ernie and Noela in their Gazebo where they had a little gas fire going.  It was warm and so pleasant to sit there a chat.  To left by 9:45 after a very nice day!!!