1/17/2014. Friday

Good Evening to all!!!!  As usual lately I am on a 2 day run at blogging!!! We have battled the cold so much we are just staying in a good bit!! I thought we would have much warmer weather than this here in central Florida. We are completing inside repairs and things that are on our list to get done as there is always things to do on a boat!!!!!  We have also been able to book a few speciality tours with Hobcaw Barony for March, and excited about that !!!  

Yesterday we did go out to a Sears store with Paula and walked around a little and then all of us went out to Logan's Steakhouse for dinner!!! Yum!! We did enjoy a great steak and baked potato which is a real treat for us!!!!!! The rest of the evening we relaxed and read !!!

Today it reached 68 degrees so we all decided to go to Daytona and check the race track and a boat marine shop. We ate at a Cracker Barrel and returned to a beautiful state park here near Sanford called Gemini Springs state park. There are great walking trails and 3 beautiful springs that feed this lake. We just enjoyed each others company with great friends (Paula and Jim) and the scenery was well worth the trip!!! Thank you guys for sharing this place with us!!! I have attached a few pics I took today. Tomorrow we plan to go to another place where the manatee go when it is cold!!! They tell us there are hundreds of manatee there to wait out the cold as the water there is very warm year round. 

Spent some time face timing with Sherry and the kids this evening, I miss them a lot!! Tomorrow my only daughter will be 40+ years old!!!  MAN I AM GETTING OLD FAST!!!!! 

I will keep in touch!!!  Love to all and many blessing!!! Ms. Fran and Capt Rod 

Rod was getting his fishing gear out of storage and Lexie found her a fishing line float!!! Needless to say she destroyed it, but oh what fun!!!!

I saw this on a door at the marine store we were shopping in Daytona, just thought it was tooooo funny!!!  Not beware of dog, just BAD DOG!!!  Ha    ( never did see or hear him )

Daytona Speedway!!  Lots of construction going on here preparing for the big race in February!!

This is one big place!!!!!!!

Gemini Springs State park!!  beautiful place!!,

This is one of the 3 fresh water springs that brings large amounts of water into this lake per day!!

There was not a skinny squirrel in the park!!! You can tell they are all feed well!!!

Mooring Hens!!! Came right up to us hoping we had food!!!

Another georgeous view!!!!

Rod and Jim wishing they had a fishing pole!!!!

Lexie just soooo glad we came home!!!!!