January 3rd

Someone (Hi Granny Maureen!) mentioned that they were wondering where we were now. So, we spent New Years' Eve in Miami Beach at the Best Western. There were fireworks on the beach, which we could see out our window. But, after several days on the road, and a long day strolling through the surf and swimming in the ocean, we both fell asleep about 11:30 and missed clanging in the New Year.

In the morning we went for a quick stroll in the ocean again, and then headed for the Gulf Coast. We spent a night at the Lemon Tree Inn in Naples. Naples appears to be a spot for the rich to hang out...beautiful homes and nice beaches. The Inn was somewhat quaint and home-ey. I got some pics, but left the wire to download from the camera in the car today...so tomorrow. We stayed last night and are staying tonight at the Best Western on Treasure Island (just off the coast at Tampa. Tomorrow morning we will head for Davenport, FL where we will spend the balance of our holiday.

We are both starting to get some tan, and are NOT missing the cold and snow in Canada though there is the possibility that we are thinking about the folks we left behind.

Squeegie & Taffy are having a good time, but Squeegie isn't too fond of water and is wondering why we have to keep going over long bridges - Hee! We went over a causeway and bridges to get to Miami Beach, and then today over three long bridges to get to Treasure Island. I'm sure he'll recover by tomorrow afternoon when we head further inland.

Here is Munchkin pretending to be an angel, and doing a fine job too! He is in Windsor, ON visiting his Gramma for the New Year's holiday.... so I haven't gotten any more pics for a few days.