Courtyard By Marriott West Palm Beach

... which was followed up by the worlds best crab soup and an order of a lobster patty melt sandwich. All of this was washed down by a mai tai, which was not really a mai tai but a concoction of rum, apricot brandy, amaretto, grenadine, and more. Tasty, but I had no idea what it was.

After Two Georges we had to quickly get ready for the wedding and head down to the reception hall. It was a lot of fun, and was about what I ...

... and played some ball which was fun. Last night we were there I got a little too drunk....it was 2 for 1 night. Haha...but TJ was such a gentleman. He took care of the rest of the laundry and packed up the car by himself and then drove for 9 hours. What a trooper. We did forget our car chargers though. Oops!!!!

Last minute shopping day, and success, I found some shoes that fitted, not only did they fit I liked them. l also found some pants that were OK too. I took a little too long finding my shoes and not keeping an eye on the Co-Pilot so do I have to mention that she also found a pair she liked!! Prior to that we went to Americas favourite superstore Wal Mart for another bag for our luggage which is building by the minute!!

I managed to pick up a 16 Gig ...

With only a few days to go we are preparing to leave the USA. Bought a new big bag and Lona is sorting what we need to keep with us what to send home. We have packed up the helmets, bike boots and jackets, plus other stuff we don't need to carry around the world. Having done all we could to get a private sale our reliable Goldwing it is going on consignment. So today was a major ...

Interstate 75 runs east/west from Fort Lauderdale to Naples on the west coast of Florida and transverses the Everglades, it is known as and direction signed as Alligator Alley. Saw not a one!! In spite of going more than half way across it today out to the Seminole Indian Reservation and Museum.

Although there were indigenous Indian tribes in Florida going way back most of the Seminoles are ...

Today we went to find out more about the early years of Florida, Not going into detail here so you will need to Google Henry Flagler to discover all of the facts. However you will get some idea of the wealth in this area 100 years ago by the first three photo's. The house backs onto the Intracoastal Waterway and faces the ocean, the view of the ocean is now ...

Most of the time we have been here Gary's dog Brutus has been sick. Think I mentioned before that he has a form of cancer. Toady we took him and Chester, the other dog, for a ride in the car. First stop was The Dog Park, Only in America do they set up about a 5 acre park specifically for dogs, The entrance is a airlock style double gate setup so that the first gate is shut before you get to the inner one, and there is ...

So, we stayed a week in Floria. There was myself and Matt, and our other friends Sam and Nat. Although we never really left the condo it was a super good time and was so nice just to relax after camp.

England won the Ashes which cheared Matt up no end, so in turn made the holiday even more special.

We spent an evening staying with our ...

... two chatter boxes slept the whole way:) We spent today like our other days around here, at the pool. I think I need a pool at home in the back yard as it provides endless hous of entertainment for my little fish. We ended the evening with a trip to the all you can eat dessert. The chatterboxes are in bed now and tomorrow is our last day to soak up the rays before we leave for home on Thursday. We hope you enjoy our pictures:-)

... food... Later that night we headed up to Orlando (2hours) to crash at johns sisters place (on the floor) as we were heading to Islands of Adventure/Universal studios the next day. Ashley - one of johns good chic friends also came with us. i was so excited seeing the rollercoasters on the horizon on the way into the theme park the next morning. After we went through the security check we headed straight for the hulk - one the rollercoasters and we made sure we ...