We left the Marina in our rental car around 10 am, stopping off at Morgan Sails in Cocoa to drop of the mainsail to have some cars on the mainsail replaced while we visited with family. Realizing we had 4 hours until our 24 hour car rental was to expire and a 4 hour and 15 min drive to Naples on the Western coast of Florida, we cruised at 80 mph across the state arriving with minutes to spare. My sister Catherine and her husband Bob were kind enough to pick us up from the rental shop and take us to their nice home in Heritage Bay, in north Naples. Arriving at their home was akin to staying at a resort as they overlook a pond and golf course and have their own private swimming pool right off their living room. Bob fired up the grill for a welcome b-b-que on Monday night and we enjoyed catching up as it has been several years since we last saw one another. On Tuesday, Harry, Bob, and I played Canadian doubles on the tennis courts by their clubhouse while Catherine did her own workout at the gym. Tuesday evening we enjoyed dinner at their clubhouse followed by a few games of bocci in the warm evening. Wednesday morning, Bob had a golf tournament to play so Catherine took us for a nature walk at the nearby CREW bird sanctuary where we caught a naturalist’s talk about the flora and fauna in the wetlands. On our way out, we spotted an alligator. Bob and his foursome won their golf tournament that day and we all relaxed in the hot tub and pool before heading out to Naples for a nice Italian dinner, dinning outside where we could watch the passing pedestrians and traffic. The evening ended with a stroll down Main Street to a nice Italian ice cream shop. It would have been easy to stay longer as we were settling in to the country club lifestyle, but we had a plane to catch for Boston to see our new grand child and the family on the 16th.
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