December 4

The day began (well after the required preliminaries) with a bus ride to a location near an International House of Pancakes. We walked from the dropoff several blocks to the breakfast we were all excited about. (Pat was the most excited about it!) After a wonderful, huge breakfast, we walked to the main transfer station and got a bus to go shopping. Walt found the shopping a Bealls painful. He and I should have spilt for the local Lowes. After our day on the town, Bill came with his car and picked us up. We thought we were going out to a restaurant but he gave us a grand tour of the beautiful complex that his home is in. To say that this place is special is to grossly miss the mark. It is another world. Golf courses, tennis courts, boat facilities, beaches, and beautiful everything were everywhere there. Bill and Mary live in what can be described as the "best" part of town. All the homes there are architect designed and theirs was extraordinary. When one opened the front door, there was an immediate outdoor view through the back wall of the home. A fresh water pond and one of the golf course fairways bordered in back by wild Florida was all there was to be seen. It was amazing! We enjoyed drinks, Chinese and lots of laughter around the table that evening. Bill and Mary are the nicest people and we truly enjoyed their sharing their home with us.