January 26:\u00a0 <\/em>Bob, Linda, Edith, and I went to an RV show during the morning and explored the flea market at Ft. Myers\u00a0 in the afternoon.\u00a0 In the evening, we had drinks on Bob’s patio and dinner at El Pirata Mexican Restaurant in Arcadia which had very good food.\u00a0 We drove back to the hotel around 9:00 pm.<\/p>\n January 27:\u00a0 <\/em>Bob, Edith, and I walked the park in Arcadia this morning.\u00a0 All four of us went for a tour with Babcock Wilderness Adventures outside of Punta Gorda.\u00a0 This is 91,000 acres of farmland;\u00a0 we saw all the different environments and lots of animals.\u00a0 We started with the cattle and ranch horses and moved on to the wild turtle, turkey, deer and herons before several pools with a huge number of alligators.\u00a0\u00a0 Great tour with an excellent guide who had a wealth of knowledge.<\/p>\n Friendly Alligator<\/p><\/div>\n Look at those horns!<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Beautiful water creatures<\/p><\/div>\n Are we having fun yet?<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n We had a late lunch at Beef O’Brady’s so we made it back to our hotel in time to watch the sunset.<\/p>\n Cheers!<\/p><\/div>\n Gorgeous Sunset<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n January 28<\/em>:\u00a0We got up early for a nature cruise to Pine Island; Bob did not go with us.\u00a0 The lunch was excellent but we did not have enough time to eat and explore before we had to board our boat.\u00a0 Edith got notified by the animal shelter in Las Cruces, NM that her ‘Mama’ cat (who got lost early December) had been found so she spent time trying to make arrangements to bring Mama home.\u00a0 We had dinner at Bull’s Eye BBQ in Arcadia.\u00a0 It seems like we have been on the go since we arrived so the decision was made not to go shopping in Sarasota the next day.<\/p>\n January 29: \u00a0<\/em> After taking a walk, Edith decided to rent a car and go to New Mexico in order to retrieve Mama; she left around 2:30 pm.\u00a0 I walked to Fisherman’s Village (about 1.5 miles) from the hotel; went through the shops but did not see anything worth having.\u00a0 Linda & Bob came in for dinner; we ate at Whiskey Creek.\u00a0 Tomorrow we are traveling to the Atlantic Ocean. <\/em><\/p>\n January 30:<\/em>\u00a0 On the way to see the Atlantic Ocean, we stopped and looked at campers.\u00a0 It was great to view the ocean; we walked along the beach and had fun watching Charlie (Bob\/Linda’s dog) swim in the water.<\/p>\n Walking the beach<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n Charlie likes the water!<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n We ate at Lunker’s Sports Bar on our way back; it was very late by the time I got back to the hotel but did take the time to pack for my departure the next day.<\/p>\n January 31 and February 1:\u00a0 <\/em>After checking out of the hotel, I met Mary plus her mother and sister for breakfast @ Perkins.\u00a0 After saying our good byes, we headed to Bobs’ where we printed out our boarding passes.\u00a0 Then we were on our way…heading to Orlando for an overnight stay @ Howard Johnson’s.\u00a0 It was an early night since we had to get up early the next morning.\u00a0 We were on the road to the airport by 5:30 AM.\u00a0 After returning the rental car and getting our bags checked, we ate breakfast.\u00a0 Got into Cedar Rapids by 10:00 AM and Joe, Mary’s husband, met us.\u00a0\u00a0 Beauty and Cutie, along with myself, were glad I was home!\u00a0 Another good trip with great weather, lots of nice walks, and wonderful company.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" My sister and I decided to visit my brother and his wife who live six months of the year outside of Arcadia, FL.\u00a0\u00a0 A good friend of mine, Mary R., decided to travel with us so she could visit her parents in Port Charlotte, FL.\u00a0 I am just going to give the highlights of each … Continue reading ![\"Friendly](\"http:\/\/jan.hise.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_0011.jpg\")
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