Farewell to TGO

It seems like yesterday when we pulled into The Great Outdoors. Actually, it was Christmas Eve Day. We knew no one, hadn't a clue about what was where, and we barely got checked in before the offices closed for the holiday. We went to a pot luck on Christmas Day, and met some very nice people. And that was the start. During our time there:

• We went on nature walks
• We walked a whole lot
• I rode my bike a lot
• We explored the Orlando area
• Abbey learned to ride in a basket on the bike
• We bought fresh oranges for $7 a half bushel (that's about 50 oranges)
• I took up golf again, after 11 years (thanks Tom!)
• Donna joined the quilt group on site
• We toured the Kennedy Space Center and had lunch with an astronaut
• We saw a space shuttle launch
• We made new friends
• We tried to learn to deal with humidity
• We tried to learn to block out "pool noise"
• We saw a few movies
• We ate a local delicacy - rock shrimp (tastes like lobster)
• Abbey met every Yorkie in the park (Cody was her favorite, but Minnie & Mickey, or Samson & Delilia were right up there too)
• We discovered new restaurants
• We went to the Art Fair in Titusville
• I went shrimping
• Our motorhome's windshield got replaced, and the seal was redone twice after the initial install
• Donna went shopping at quilt stores with new friends
• I waxed the motorhome (BIG job!)
• The price of diesel went up from $2.84 to $3.62
• We rode on an airboat and saw big gators up close
• We saw many exotic birds including sandhill cranes, great blue herons, and ibis
• Donna saw her first armadillo
• I got a never-to-be-repeated haircut at "The Bent Pole" barbershop

Two months went by so quickly...but we had a great time!!