We have been almost battened down with 60mph winds and torrential rain - tedious after 3 days and no hope of improvement. Fortunately it is not cold so we get out in anoraks and walked along beach and a pier in between showers.
Hopefully we will have usual weather for Angela next weekend - around 80 degrees with little humidity. We are sure they will prefer here to downtown Miami as before as local and lively.
We have settled to everyday life in sun - and losing weight on diet of salads , fresh fruit and meat - the steaks are fantastic. Time flies and suitcase going to be full!
We haven't graced a swim in sea as azure colour but there are life guards every 100 yards and board warns against rip tides and Portuguese man of war. We used to get then in HK - gives you a nasty sting.
The owner of flat is totally obsessive - apart from wearing no shoes ,she has left about 100 stickers even how to pull curtains . More importantly the dishwasher is useless and does not keep clean so we wash by hand .
Fabulous facilities here with huge gym and large swimming pool area plus landscaped gardens plus floodlit tennis court and can be used by guests -
- the best block in area and great location with top quality restaurants next door and you get the water taxi to explore .
Your Ma comes with me to "Dive" pub acrooss Oakland bld for a lemonade as I try beer . There are signs up "Hugs free - just ask" and another " There is no vaccine for dumbasses " Quite as you can imagine not the most salubrious but long happy hour.
We have got to know Kate bar maid - she worked in IT in Chicago and left to look after Mother with ca breast here in Ft Lauderdale. Your mas experience improved her morale.
There are hundreds of millionaires boats on the inland waterways. Pity we don't own one!
The condos are ridiculously cheap to buy as housing still in doldrums. A 1 bed similar to this but lower floor ( we are on 17th) was sold for 138,000$ reduced from 189k.
We went to mass on Sunday at a modern church near where Angela will stay - there are 5 masses on Sunday and they had a special collection and raised 166,000$ for Miami Diocese - to top up fund - you can guess why the church finances are in extremis. Both priests were older than me in fact we are pretty youthful in this area as golden oldies in 90's and still active.
No news from James or Chris - Phil excused as in Lanzo
Ma is watching PBS - Frank Sinatra oldies
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