Apr 16, 2013 - Barefoot Beach

After my dentist visit, I joined Chic, Marilyn, Josie, and Carol on Barefoot Beach in Bonita Springs. The beach is a public preserve that is reached by driving through a ritsy neighborhood with a brick-laid avenue. The beach is mostly crushed white shells as opposed to fine sand - water shoes do well on a beach called by this name! It was a very hot day, so it was good for going into the water that might have been in the low 80s - refreshing without being too cold!

Apr 15, 2013 - Wondergardens In Bonita Springs

When I moved down to Fort Myers Beach , Florida in 1963 my father and mother took me over to a small zoo in Bontia Springs. They had all the animals that you would see that live in the state of Florida. No BIG BIG animals like up north zoo , this is a local zoo for us. On TV we found that this local zoo was going to close it's door at the end of the month. The zoo has been open since 1936 and have been in the family for all those years from father to son and on down the line, until this month. The end of the line for the family to run the...

Jan 28, 2012 - at Bonita Springs FL; 15/0

120128-Sat -0 miles. Went to the bike shop and got a yellow 21 speed, instead of the purple 7 speed. After lunch we went for a bike ride. Her new bike is great, but NOT motorized. We got a good price and a free bike rack. They transferred her lights and her bike lock. Then we went to dinner and the got ice cream. We were going to the beach for the sunset, but it got cloudy.

Jan 27, 2012 - at Bonita Springs FL; 15/0

120127-Fri-0 miles. We stayed at the condo, then went shopping and saw The Descendants at the movie. It was good and George Clooney did a great job. The bike shop called and apparently the other bike was sold, so we plan to go in Sat. and see what they will do.

Jan 26, 2012 - at Bonita Springs FL; 15/0

120126-Thu-We started at 58603 miles and ended at 58603 for 0 miles. Jeff picked us up about 1:15 and we went to the Trek store. It's just a little more to get Shirley a new bike, after all that one is about 24 years old. So, they are getting one from another store and we can pick it up on Saturday.

Jan 25, 2012 - at Bonita Spring FL; 15/141

120124-Wed-We started at 58603 miles and ended there, for 0 miles today. We relaxed, had breakfast at the office backroom, ate lunch, when to the pool, and then I took a nap while Shirley did the laundry. Then we read and had pizza for dinner. Shirley walked to Little Ceasers, just north of the campground. I probably won’t have pictures for the next 3 days, as we are going to Jeff’s and I am not taking my computer, but I am taking my camera.

Jan 23, 2012 - to Bonita Springs FL; 15/139

120122-Mon- We started at 58586 miles and ended at 58603, for total miles of 17 to Woodsmoke Campground in Bonita Springs. After lunch we walked around and then went swimming at their heated pool. Then, I took a nap. Jeff will bring his bike rack as Shirley’s front tire is blown. I think it is time for 2 new tires, 2 new tubes, a new chain, and a general clean up and tune up.

Mar 30, 2011 - Bonita Springs, FL to Madison, FL

Hi All ~ We are on our trip home,and want to try this again. Hopefully our connections will be good and I can do a better job. Our original plan was to take a northern route and revisit some friends as well as see the northern states we haven't visited yet. However the winter has been very cold and it continues to snow, therefore, to the South we go ~ We drove through some heavy duty rain,thunder and lightning~ as well as tornado warnings. by the time we. got to Madison we were pretty much out of the storm. we stayed at Yogi Bear...

Mar 7, 2011 - Bonita Springs Beach Day

WP Franklin Lock Campground in Alva, FL … Monday, March 7, 2011 I got up a bit earlier than Charlie did this morning. I wanted to work on designing some greeting cards for my mother. She needed a couple to take back home with her. So I worked on those until about 9:30. Charlie and I then went out for our two mile walk around the park. We also walked out onto the pier to see if the fishermen were catching anything this morning. It appeared to be pretty calm out there. But nevertheless, it was a beautiful day to do anything outside. The...

Nov 22, 2010 - Trolley to Ft. Myers Beach

A recap of Thursday, November 19th..... We enjoyed a leisurely breakfast and a group of us all met at the Trolley pickup location near the trailer park and headed for a trip to Fort Myers Beach. More beautiful scenery enroute and once we arrived we all walked beach for about a 1/2 to 3/4 hrs. soaking up the sunshine and enjoying the peace and quiet. We made our way back towards the tourist shopping area and spent a bit of time on the pier overlooking Ft. Myers and Gulf of Mexico. We wandered over and had a great lunch at a sidewalk cafe and...

Nov 18, 2010 - Red Hat & Guys Lunch & Sunset w/ Wine

Well here we are again, sorry for the delay but we've been going steady since our last update. Today was spent with the girls attending a Red Hat Ladies luncheon in Bonita Springs while the guys met at a Harley Davidson shop for lunch. The shop contains a variety of accessories for motorcycles as well as having a great lunch/cafe are in the back of the store. We all met back at Marie and Larry's and then Marie took Joanne and I over to the RBC Florida to open a U.S. account ... This will make it easier for our future trips to the U.S. We...

Nov 16, 2010 - Pontoon Boat Cruise

WOW....What an adventure today was. 10 of us rented a 20' Pontoon Boat and sailed through Estero Bay out to the Gulf of Mexico. Lesley took controls of the manoevering out of the bay and we enjoyed the sea breeze, beautiful sun shine and a variety of waterfowl. The shoreline scenery was unbelievable as we headed out to a beautiful white sandy beach where we enjoyed our picnic lunch while trying to spot dolphins or ??? The pelicans were busy diving for lunch but we only saw one or two dolphins in the distance, not sure why they didn't make...