A WONDERFUL WEEK FOR THE EYES!!

Bonita Springs, Florida

October 5-11, 2014

90s, Sunny every day!

 

On Saturday, the 4^th, we ended up at the Cheesecake Factory because Uno’s is closed in this area. But, we discovered the heavenly, heavenly lemon meringue cheesecake ---- unbelievably wonderfully great!!

 

Football at Jeff’s was fun, especially because the Buffalo Bills won their game at the last movements. Carmel fixed eggplant lasagna, pulled pork, tossed salad, potato pancakes, and much more. There was a houseful, with Tom, Carol, Carmel, Jeff, Tim’s nieces Alyssa and Christine, and Christine’s friend Stephen.

 

Monday, the 6^th, was the surgery on my left eye. I was nervous, but Dr. Pascucci and his nurses (R.N.s) at the surgery center were great and all went smoothly. By Tuesday, my left eye was 20/20! Wednesday’s surgery on my right eye went just as smoothly and by Thursday I could read without reading glasses!!! I feel blessed and certainly amazed!

 

Tom’s hip surgery went well too on Monday, and he is home now, feeling so much better.

 

Friday Tim and I took a ride around the area. We stopped at Indian Creek/Siesta Bay RV and Manufactured Home Communities in Fort Myers Beach to look around. We looked at three brand new homes, each two bedrooms/2 baths, fully furnished (with washer, dryer, all other appliances, too).  The kitchens were very attractive and the master baths were nice. The usual amenities are available, pools, tennis, pickle ball, bocce, and entertainment, etc.

The largest (Nautilus—20’ x 48’) was $75,000. One does not own the property so there is a fee, e.g. $607 to $881/month (each home we looked at had the same site fee).

 

The Dolphin was $71,900, sized 24’ x 36 and the Crown Conch was $72,900, sized 24’ x 36’.

 

Basically, all of the homes are small. The advantage here is that homeowners can rent their homes to vacationers, something most communities do not allow. Our salesman said that people get $3600/per month for their homes (allegedly)—after all this is Fort Myers Beach, a highly desirable area.

 

After we left the area, we really weighed the pros and cons. Truthfully, we like what we are doing, traveling all over!!

 

Today we are going to Tim’s grandniece Kennedy’s birthday party—her 6^th!