February in Florida

A rendezvous with sailing friends Katherine and Craig was long overdue so we left the motorhome and bike in storage in Malaga and jumped on a high-speed train to Madrid to catch our flight to Florida.

We had a great trip that included plenty of culture with a trip to the theatre and a music lecture at Florida University where we learnt about the lives of George Harrison and Van Morrison. We got close to nature with a visit to the Gumbo Limbo turtle sanctuary and Wachodahatchee bird sanctuary to see the storks with their chicks, herons and an alligator! And it was back on the water with a couple of days aboard their boat Sangaris where Chris helped Craig with some maintenance while Katherine and I played boules with friends. We also joined K and C twice a week to race remote control sailing boats, which we had done on previous visits (well, Chris raced and I helped at the start and finish). We also visited an RV show which gave us plenty of ideas for a trip across the USA in an RV

Our time was filled with plenty of laughter as well as good food and wine, just like our times together in the Mediterranean.

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