Hampton
Inn Ft. Myers/Estero
Estero,
Florida
February
7, 2016
54
F, sunny
Disembarking
the Getaway was confusing this
morning, but we were in the truck by 9 a.m. and on our way out of Miami. My
advice to others is always get a porter. It is a small price to pay for great
help and advice. After Customs, our
porter took our luggage to the parking ramp and even loaded the truck for us.
Before
noon Son Brian called from Erie with good news and bad news. I asked for the
bad news first and he told us the “soffit” (or whatever the aluminum stuff is
called on the “ceiling” of our balcony) came off in a bad windstorm. He did his
best to nail some of it back for protection. We told him that was OK, we knew
it was compromised before we left and we will have to hire someone to fix it
when we return.
The
good news?? Brian bowled a 300 game last Wednesday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so
excited about that! For years I have been telling him to bowl a 300 for me when
he bowls in his league. He finally did! Brian said he will get a 300 ring too!
TK
drove me straight from Miami to Flea Masters Flea Market in North Ft. Myers, my
very favorite—about a 2 hour drive. I bought more sunglasses and Fuller
brushes, and swept through the rest of this huge market with gusto. However, I used
a little too much gusto because while I was looking at purses, I tripped on
something and took quite a spill out into the large aisle. I was sure that I could
regain my balance. Hah! I landed on my knee and elbow, but boy am I lucky! A gentleman helped me up and away I went,
after apologizing to witnesses for such a show. I was glad TK was not in sight
of the show—he would have rolled his eyes. A lady nearby told me I was lucky
because she fell like that at home six months ago and she broke her shoulder
and is still not recovered. Must be the
hours I spend at the gym.
After
the hotel check in, we went to TK’s nephew Jeff’s to watch the Super Bowl. As I
write, the score is Carolina 7 and Denver 16. I would love to talk with B1
about the game, but I will wait till tomorrow.
I
have to comment that our hotel room seems like a palace compared to our Getaway stateroom, but we made that work
on the ship and reflected on how fortunate we are to be able to vacation like
we do to get out of Erie’s cold!
It
was also nice to hear from Friend MJ, B2’s surrogate grandparents with husband
Joe, as they go to some of B2’s basketball games. B2’s team is in the local
playoffs, so we wish her the best this week!
We
were thinking of our Regal cruise friends
too—sure do wish we had cruised 3 weeks together!
TK’s Takes: Bigger room and we
actually have drawers. It is cold in Ft. Myers.
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