Westward, Ho!

 I enjoyed two nights in West Palm Beach with Pootsie. We had tender ribs at Park Avenue Barbeque Grill where we had to bring most of it home in a doggie bag. The portions were huge! We walked her dog Coco around the neighborhood a few times and enjoyed the wonderful weather.







This morning I headed west on Rt.75, through Alligator Alley, to Naples, where Scott and Mary live. They owned Nordick's Motel for the first 15 of the 27 years in a row, where we stayed when we went to the Americade motorcycle rally in Lake George, NY. It seems when I make friends, I make them for life, and that's been a blessing. It's been great seeing them and catching up. We had lunch at their Pelican Bay private outdoor clubhouse, then walked 2 miles on the beach, stopping to chat with people they know.  When we settled into our beach chairs, we were among good friends of theirs, who happen to have another home in Lake Mohawk, in Sparta, NJ and are the owners of a car dealership in Newton, NJ, the town where I worked for nearly 20 years. We had fun talking about the places that we knew so well. This evening we went to a Super Bowl party at friends of Scott & Mary's who live nearby, in a condo on the 17th floor, overlooking the ocean. They have an end unit, so the views were spectacular from every room. Tomorrow I continue my adventures and visiting as I head up the west coast of Florida.











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  1. AnonymousFebruary 12, 2024 at 9:32 AM

    You will be so refreshed when you head back home! Awesome journey Wen!
    Bon

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 12, 2024 at 4:11 PM

    Wonderful to see you Wendy! Short but very sweet! Safe travels on your adventures!

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