Awake: 7:07am Temp 63 sleep 6+04 mostly cloudy overnight @ Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Morning computer time for both of us; then we drive north on U.S.-1 to Boca Raton, Fl & visit with friends, Judy, her husband, Jerry, & a friend, Mary, all from Ohio. Judy & Jerry will be taking a (16) day cruise during the (2) months they are renting a house in Florida & Mary has come to care for their cats while they're cruising.
We all sit in the lanai @ the back of the rental house & do some catching up on each others families. One interesting thing about Judy & Jerry: several months ago their oldest son, Aaron & his wife, & their family (12) sons, (9) of them adopted, were chosen by the Extreme Makeover TV show. Aaron & his family were sent to Disney World for a week while the Extreme Makeover crew totally destroyed & removed their old house & built a new, bigger one with all new furnishings, landscaping, garage, etc. Judy brought a picture book put together by Extreme Makeover & explained all the proceedings of how this fantastic event materialized. We watched the show on TV but still found it: unbelievable!
Then Jerry & I discussed the engine problems they had during their (14) months of boating around North America's Great Circle Route, a continuous waterway that encompasses the eastern portion of North America - including the Atlantic & Gulf intra coastal Waterways, the Great Lakes, the Canadian Heritage Canals, & the inland rivers of America's heartland. Jerry literally had to take out his (2) engines from their yacht & replace them with rebuilt one's. Jerry is not a mechanic but he apparently has unknown mechanical skills.
Next, we all climb into Jerry's car & visit the town of Delray Beach & walk on the beach. There were a few kite surfers in the water & some people playing in the sand, but the cool wind must have discouraged the many average beach goers; we didn't hang around too long either! Jerry & Judy also took us thru the George W. Bush road where some fantastic mansions could barely be seen along the highway.
Back @ the rental house, with Jerry controlling the grill & Judy prepping the table & other condiments, we enjoyed a very good dinner of: hamburgers, hot dogs, hot (4) bean salad, apple sauce, & coleslaw.
After dinner, Judy & Jerry narrated a slide show of their North America Great Circle Route boat trip; very interesting! Then it was time for dessert, tea & apple pie. After some more gabbing in the living room it was time for us to hit the road. We do consider rendezvous plans for next week but for now, we thank them for the good times, good talks, great tour, dinner, etc.
Back @ our motorhome, we watch the movie: "Cheaper by the Dozen" with Clifton Webb, Myrna Loy, Jeanne Crain, Mildred Natwick, Edgar Buchanan. Charming turn-of-the-century story of the Gilbreth children; 12 strong, their exacting father (Webb) & mother (Loy). 1950. They made it look easy....but only in the movies.
Lights out: 11:44pm
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