Nov 21st to 24th - Ft Lauderdale FL

Nov 21st - Fri - Ft Lauderdale FL
The guys spent time today working on the satellite TV systems. We are having a problem with our receiver so they swapped cables & receivers and hooked up to each dish trying to isolate the problem. Then we all took a drive to the Sawgrass Mill shopping center. It is a monstrous site with a circle road all around it. You have to drive from one section to another unless you are ready for a long walk. We were looking for Sam’s Club which we found across the road. Then we went back to BrandsMart USA in the shopping center. It is a store crammed with every appliance and electronic device in every brand that you can imagine.
We sat out and then enjoyed a shared baby back rib dinner.

Nov 22nd - Sat - Ft Lauderdale FL
The park allows vehicle washing on Wed & Sat so Terry took advantage of it to get the salt spray off both rigs while I puttered around inside. Next on the list was laundry and even though the washers were small I was lucky enough to get 5 and get everything done.
Now Terry is getting sick - and we all know it hits him harder than it does me
The park has wifi that you have to pay for but we cannot get a good enough signal at our site to even get signed up. Vicki has an air card on her computer and is nice enough to let us check email and update the blog on her computer.

Nov 23rd - Sun - Ft Lauderdale FL
Paul & Vicki spent the day with some friends so Terry & I coughed ourselves awake and decided an outing of some kind might help us feel better. We had seen a ad on TV for a swap meet and found it without any problem. Cars were lined up to get into parking lots and we had to drive around to find a spot when someone left. The place is huge - it’s a 14 screen drive-in movie site when the vendors clear out. There were indoor spots, tented spots and “throw it on the ground” spots. The weather was nice for walking around - not too hot with a nice breeze. But we both faded and headed back without buying anything. Walked to Kentucky Fried Chicken for some lunch which neither of us finished! Spent the rest of the afternoon & evening watching TV and conserving our energy.

Nov 24th - Mon - Ft Lauderdale FL
Got a slow start again this morning and then had to take Paul & Vicki to the swap meet. It was very different today as a lot of the open area was parking rather than “throw it on the ground” vendors. We stopped at a grocery store on the way back. We have some new neighbors so the guys had to relocate the satellite dishes and I downloaded a new program to correct a “scramble” problem.
Vicki provided most of the ingredients for a shared hamburger dinner. Terry is really stuffed up and coughing so he headed back to our rig right after dinner and I followed not too long after.