July 2009 -- Brunswick, Georgia

We have been in Brunswick, Georgia, since July 2. It's a cute town with a small historic downtown area close to the marina. Unfortunately, without a car, it is hard to get around. We do tremendous amounts of walking which, though good for us, can be brutal in the hot, Georgia sun.

After one week here, we took off to visit my mother in Maryland--700 miles north. Quite a long trip for a brief visit, but worth it. We spent July 12 at the Delta parade at my brother's house with 78 of his closest friends and a great guitarist and singer, Dennis(?)

Arriving back in Georgia, we decided we should go on to our condo in Punta Gorda, Florida. There we spent a week getting things in order for visitors from France. Pat and Marc Papon of Bodeaux, France, and their sons, will be spending almost a month at our place while we spend a month at theirs in Bordeaux. We're pretty excited about it and thank Intervac.org for providing the basic information that allows people like us to make a match.

We leave for France tomorrow. Our boat will stay here in Brunswick at the Brunswick Landing Marina--safe and sound for the hurricane season. Au revoir.