We arrived in Punta Gorda Wednesday, September 13th, at about 9 p.m. The liquor stores were closed so my buddy Jim Patterson came up empty-handed trying to buy beer. I guess that's what happens when you go to geezerville.
It has rained almost every day--at least sometime during the day-- today being an exception. It seems hot, but it is seldom over about 85-90. The humidity makes it seem a lot hotter.
We have been unpacking since we arrived; we are now on the downhill stretch. Fortunately, this not-so-pleasant task is punctuated with dips in two beautiful pools and enjoying gorgeous sunsets.
On the way down we viewed a Fontaine Pajot 42' Venezia catamaran, seemed like a nice, but really big boat. Today we looked at a Voyage 38' cat and it seemed very cramped. We are scheduled to look at a couple of more cats and a couple of Island Packets in the next few days.
Thursday, September 21, 2006
Friday, September 08, 2006
We're on our way
We closed on the house August 31 and moved to a motel Sept 5; took Brooke to dinner and got ready to get on our way the next day.
Lunch on the 6th was at Hank's diner in Goodland Kansas. If you have any romance in your soul about the small town country diner, forget it; or at least not here. The closest thing I could find to eat that wasn't designed to turn me into the middle American farmer was soup, and it wasn't very good.
That night (9-6) we spent the night in Hutchinson KS (Hutch) to the locals, and had an excellent dinner at a nice restaurant called the Blue Duck Bistro; nice ambiance, good food (although the steak was a little tough). Made friends with the chef who says he will come sailing at the drop of a hat, and bring his knives and stove along to boot so he can cook some proper meals.
Next day (9-7) we drove on into Edmond OK to visit our old friends the Robinsons. Great salmon on the grill and lots of visiting with both Dave and Bev laughing about all of our previous misadventures together. We got out of town about 1pm headed to Houston to visit Sue's niece in the morning, then have dinner with my great friend Jim Hines. We actually got to Huntsville TX where we spent the night.
Saturday (9-8) was spent with Heather and her husband Ryan in an area of southwest Houston that is now very upscale; when I was a kid that area - Sugarland - was populated with sharecroppers. Now it is big homes on small lots for lots and lots of money. Later we went to see Jim Hines and have dinner with him in Kemah TX on Galveston Bat.
Lunch on the 6th was at Hank's diner in Goodland Kansas. If you have any romance in your soul about the small town country diner, forget it; or at least not here. The closest thing I could find to eat that wasn't designed to turn me into the middle American farmer was soup, and it wasn't very good.
That night (9-6) we spent the night in Hutchinson KS (Hutch) to the locals, and had an excellent dinner at a nice restaurant called the Blue Duck Bistro; nice ambiance, good food (although the steak was a little tough). Made friends with the chef who says he will come sailing at the drop of a hat, and bring his knives and stove along to boot so he can cook some proper meals.
Next day (9-7) we drove on into Edmond OK to visit our old friends the Robinsons. Great salmon on the grill and lots of visiting with both Dave and Bev laughing about all of our previous misadventures together. We got out of town about 1pm headed to Houston to visit Sue's niece in the morning, then have dinner with my great friend Jim Hines. We actually got to Huntsville TX where we spent the night.
Saturday (9-8) was spent with Heather and her husband Ryan in an area of southwest Houston that is now very upscale; when I was a kid that area - Sugarland - was populated with sharecroppers. Now it is big homes on small lots for lots and lots of money. Later we went to see Jim Hines and have dinner with him in Kemah TX on Galveston Bat.
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