Busy spring

Busy is not the word….shoulder surgery and recovery….lousy weather (we wonder why we came home so early)….good times with grandchildren and soon to come a week up north on a lake with the whole family.   No traveling to speak of which is as good an excuse as any, beyond the trip north with family we are leaving the end of July for a trip West for two months.   Will keep this blog up then.

February Fun

Well once again a month has gone by and it has been busy with family visiting, fishing, eating out, eating in and mostly just partying with friends we have met over the years that spend their winter here at Sunshine Key.

Our son Ben and his family Emily, Jack and Molly visited us for Presidents day week and we had a great time visiting beaches, visiting the Turtle Hospital in Marathon and of course spending some time fishing

Two of my favorite fishing buddies who caught quite a number of fish!

Grandma at a music concert here in the campground.

One of the many dinner dances that have been entertaining with even some good food being served.

A superbowl dinner get together in the park at one of our neighbors and of course we all participated in the preparation.

We have had company and we do get together with everyone most days but its not all party and the weather while advertised as fantastic does get windy enough to prevent us from fishing some of the time. We even had a few days of fog which is a first for us and it was thick? Below is picture I thought was kind of neat showing the fog.

One of the old bridges in Florida Keys

One other thing of interest is that we have noticed this year an active presence of the Border patrol…..considerably more that in years past.

At Last ……Sunshine Key

We arrived four weeks ago and were welcomed by old friends and acquaintances who also spend time each year in the warm Florida Keys.  Its quite a place!

We’re back in our same spot again, and we have been busy!!

 

Had super ribs with good Friends on the first Friday night there.

                                            

                                                                               

 

Watched our friends from Wisconsin launch their brand new boat

 

 

 

 

Saw our old boat looking as good as new!

 

 

 

Launched our boat and did some fishing without much success getting skunked and then at another time only getting enough for just one great dinner of fresh snapper.  Weather has not really cooperated.

 

Volunteered at the ice cream social and also again at the “Havana nights” dinner with authentic Cuban food that was unbelievably good!

 

 

 

Marge found time to decorate our campsite!

 

 

 

 

Worked on repairing some things on the motorhome.

 

 

 

Some of us passed the bad weather time playing holey ball. Notice the sweatshirts and long sleeve shirts.  Temps were as low as in the high 40’s at night.

 

 

Had another dinner out with friends.   Actually it seems we seldom eat at home and are doing a lot of Hors D’oeuvres and potluck with the neighbors.

 

Visited Key West and explored this beautiful city again.   Found this special sign that’s kind of unique.

Will post more about Key West soon….it’s one of our favorite places.

 

 

Old friends arrived for a weeks visit….Steve and Mary Hefernen….newly retired and enjoying life.

 

 

 

Food prep for Superbowl party with everyone in the neighborhood.  It does seem that all we do is eat, but such good food.

 

 

 

Just before the game our friends the Thompsons arrived ….with the new retiree Sue…..the one with the smile.

 

 

 

Once again its been too long for this post and once again I will try and post more often.

Busnuts Annual Convention

This last week in December 2008 we attended Bussin’ 2009 in Arcadia, Florida and enjoyed seeing some of the conversions that had been accomplished on a variety of older coaches.   We had heard about from two sources …..the first from my friend Art whose son Chris and his wife have become “Busnuts” as indicated by their personalized license below….and secondly from a camper across the way from us who had an old bus called “Bubba’s old Hound” (a former greyhound bus that had been converted.

Actually, they are in business providing a source for buses and bus parts for older GMC coaches to all those that spend time restoring them.  You can check their website if interested at  www.gmbusguy.com

Below are a few pictures of the gathering and one particular bus that was over 50 years old that is now like new.  It was a 1955 scenic cruiser that has been totally rebuilt….nice!

 

There were even some more modern bus conversions….some that were converted to haul entertainers around that were unique a series of bunks instead of the usual kitchen and living area arrangements.

Last but not least on display was an old Cushman scooter from the early 50’s that brought back memories.