Awake: 6:50am Temp 36 sleep 6+46 sunny overnight @ Everglades City, FL.
Mike D. joins us for Kathy's famous sourdough pancake breakfast with all the trimmings this morning. We enjoyed a good (2) hrs gab time with Mike & we were ever so glad to have spent some time with him & Denise, but now we must bid adieu to Mike.
Before leaving this campground, we say our goodbyes to the clubhouse staff, Susan the concierge lady, Don the operating manager, Bob the broker, etc & thank them for their hospitality & generosity & wish them all the best with their beautiful Everglades Isle Retreat sales.
Kathy assists my backing out of our campsite with Bob watching nearby. We leave the Everglades Isle Retreat @ 11:14am....following U.S.-29 to I-75 across Alligator Alley, then State Road 84 to the Yacht Haven Park & Marina Resort in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Today's travel: 95 miles 1hr 55 min 16 gal used 5.8 mpg 43 avg speed.
When we checked in, Tammy reminded us that she had many chances to fill that campsite she held for us the last (2) days & I thanked her profusely for that favor. With Kathy's help, we had no problem backing into our site.
After extending our slides & getting settled into the new neighborhood, K & I take an extended walk around the (500 +) campsites; not only viewing motorhomes, 5th wheels & trailers, but also yachts....big yachts, parked along the boardwalk on the Inner Coastal Waterway. What a sight to behold! After talking to a few yacht owners, we found out: they pay upwards of $2700.00 a month for renting their water site.
We watch ABC news & Jeopardy during & after our dinner of: Tilapia fish, broccoli, brown rice & a mixed salad.
Zack calls during a class break @ U W; he tells us the good news that Katie has landed a job as a traveling assistant veterinarian in Seattle. He had little time to talk but it was good hearing from him.
Evening movie: "Touch of Evil" with Charlton Heston, Orson Welles, Janet Leigh, Joseph Calleia, Akim Tamiroff, Marlene Dietrich, Dennis Weaver, Zsa Zsa Gabor, etc. Narc Heston & corrupt cop Welles tangle over murder investigation in sleazy Mexican border town, with Heston's bride Leigh the pawn of their struggle. Reconstructed according to Welles' notes in 1998. 1958. In places, difficult to follow; but with a few...play it over back ups, it was understood & a fairly good story.
After the movie, wide awake Kathy suggests that we watch today's recorded: "O'Reilly Factor" before hitting the sack & I approve of that idea.
Lights out: 12:42am
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