This week is our last week in Florida. Meeting up with Jim’s classmate from high school,Tim and his wife Kathy, We catch this sunset as we pull away from our RV Park.  Off to Finns for dinner and great conversation. We make plans to go with them to some of their favorite places in the area in the next couple of days. Tim and Kathy pick us up and we are off to Stumps to catch the sunset.

In the marina at Stumps there was this boat with the most unusual paint job I had ever scene.

Sunsets are probably the most enjoyable part of being near the water.  We throughly enjoy them and I will always add them to the blog. A great way to end the day.

Across the way there is an island and the water taxis gets you there.

This is our last evening in Venice. We had not been to Sharky’s. Our absolute favorite place to watch sunsets. We have been coming here since February 1986 the year we married. We did not realize it till we were looking at t-shirts Sharky’s was established in 1987. We were pleased to find out we have been enjoying their place from their beginning. The photos above we took on one side of the Venice pier. We thought the sun was done with the show and as we walked to the other side of the pier to leave the sun was doing it’s finale. We captured the shots below. What a spectacular evening.

Our first stop will be a short drive to Ocala where we will see Jim’s old class mate Dana Miller and his wife Rosie. This will be fun I have not met them before.  We are at a Asian resturant the food is good and plentiful. I will send this photo to our Friday night friends back home. Sure enough they wonder how my Rum got replace with wine. You know that is a very good question.

Now this is Rosie’s mom. Elsa Anna Marie. What a lovely lady. She met Rosie’s Dad in Pisa Italy where she lived. She was a seamstress and altered his uniforms for him. After the war he went home and went through the red tape to marry here and bring her to the states. How romantic is that. Sadly he has past on. We would have enjoyed conversations with him as well. Great evening and we are off to bed. Gotta get up for our first long day of travels. We are going to be heading back up to Dallas and pick up our mountain bikes. Headed to Galveston after Dallas we a joining our friends Mike and Judy for a Mardi Gras. Then we will head off to one of our favorite places Big Bend.