MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Santa found us in Florida and brought us neat Santa hats.  We are enjoying Christmas Day, started with pancake breakfast, a visit to Starbucks, and relaxing back at the campground.  We won't mention the 80 degree temperatures.

And, congratulations to our grandson, Justin age 5, just got his orange belt in karate......

Hope you all had a peaceful Christmas.

Holiday greetings from Seminole Campground.....

We are enjoying the holiday season in warm Florida this year, successfully dodging snowflakes. The following pictures are from downtown Ft. Myers.......

 We attended an early Christmas service at First Presbyterian in Bonita Springs, Michele's Aunt Fern sang in the choir along with the Naples Philharmonic Orchestra.......

Fern and Carl

Enjoying a post-concert brunch, yummm.....

Gordon baked some Christmas cookies, Russian Teacakes.......

Before

After...turned out great, hopefully they will last til Christmas....

 Decided we needed some exercise so went biking on a trail down by the Twins Spring Training Stadium....

Hammond Stadium

                                                  Wishing you all a MERRY CHRISTMAS.

North Ft Myers......we arrived on 12/1 after driving over the Sunshine Skyway Bridge and down through Sarasota/Bradenton, Port Charlotte and into Seminole Campground....

 Decorated for the holidays.......

Thanksgiving.....yummmm!  We had dinner at one of our favorite restaurants, the Columbia on Clearwater Beach.  Gordon had the traditional fare, turkey and the fixings (including key lime pie), and Michele had a favorite dish, Pompano en Papillote, pompano stuffed with crab and baked in parchment paper.

Spent some time in Tarpon Springs known for its' sponge docks and Greek culture. 

Sponge Bob Dog.....

They promised snow for Christmas.....

Visited St Nicholas Greek Cathedral in downtown Tarpon Springs....

 We are headed to North Ft Myers tomorrow, a few degrees warmer for the rest of the winter...

Bet you thought we quit blogging.....we were distracted by the beaches, restaurants, bike rides, golfing, and other fun-in-the-sun activities.

We have not taken up paddle boarding as we have do not hava a dog.....we did, however, enjoy watching others paddling on the Gulf. 

Had a chance to visit downtown St Petersburg waterfront on Tampa Bay and spent a little time at the Dali Museum.....

 Nearby we walked to the Dale Chihuly glass exhibit......

Downtown St Petersburg

Went on bike ride with some of the residents of our RV park......

Cleaned the acorns off the roof of the motorhome.....

Enjoyed visiting with friends.........

Terry Nielsen from Minnesota, worked with Michele

Terry's family

Terry's granddaughter Peyton.

                                     

Michele with cousin Tony and Jay

Wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving!