Awake: 6:33am Temp 66 sleep 7+00 low clouds overnight @ Pahokee, FL.
Before Kathy wakes up, I do some bird watching from inside our motorhome. Using my binoculars & field guide on birds, I identify a Little Egret, a Snowy Egret, a Brown Pelican & a Great Blue Heron.
Then late morning, we take an auto tour of the town of Pahokee (some 5000) people; a very old town but still alive with many businesses & services. According to their literature, "In 1957 a vigorous rebirth of the sugar industry kindled by the Cuban Revolution made Pahokee & the Everglades Agricultural Area, the "Sugar Capital of the US." (1) teaspoon in every (4) consumed in the US is grown in Pahokee & South Central Florida
Majestic towering royal palm trees and other varieties are plentiful in this area due in large part to the rich, peat-like Everglades organic soil called "Muck."
Early afternoon, I spend hrs finishing up the butternut cleaning process & rewarding myself by cracking & eating about (20) nuts.
Dinner: Lamb chops, rice, broccoli & whole grain bread.
Evening movie: "Witness for the Prosecution" with Marlene Dietrich, Tyrone Power, Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester, John Williams, etc. Fantastically effective London courtroom suspenser from Agatha Christie play. Dietrich is peerless as wife of alleged killer (Power). Laughton at his best as defense attorney & Lanchester delightful as his long-suffering nurse. 1957. This movie was so good that we filed it into our "keep" compartment; only (4) movies so far have made it to that distinguished position.
Lights out: 1:30am
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