Nov 6th to 8th - Florida

Nov 6th - Thurs - Orlando/Davenport FL
Got laundry washed and in the dryer before my haircut. It took a while for the haircut as the stylist did not want to get it too short and had to shorten it a couple of times. Terry was supposed to be finishing the laundry but he ended up BSing with neighbors and forgetting to check and add more quarters to the dryers.
We continued the chat fest with 2 other couples (Frank & Marion from Nfld, Barry & Cathy from PA) and all took a turn exclaiming about the wonderful weather that allowed us to sit in the shade and be comfortable with new friends. Hunger interrupted and we all went our own way to make lunches.
Marion, Terry & I went for a swim and a soak in the hot tub before Terry & I made another trip to a grocery store for some forgotten items (or menu change?). By the time I put groceries away, had dinner under way and joined Terry outside, mosquitoes had showed up and sent us back inside. After dinner we had a buddy burner out so our neighbors came over to check it out and visited again until mosquitoes and cooler weather said it was time for bed.

Nov 7th - Fri - Orlando/Davenport FL
We and Frank & Marion headed for a flea market today. Terry had picked up a brochure at the info center that advertised 1700 vendor stalls. Unfortunately, it seemed like there were less than half of them open. We were told that more are open on Sat & Sun and I think it is still early in the tourist season here. It still took us a couple of hours to wander around, buy a few things and have a sandwich for lunch.
We had passed a Big Lots store on the way and Marion had never been in one. So we had to stop there on the way back. There was a Texas Hold’em poker game in the park starting at 5 so the guys went to that and Marion, Cathy & I got together and did what women do best - talk - & had a couple of drinks with slightly more healthy snacks than the men ate.

Nov 8th - Sat - Davenport/Tampa FL
Frank took over driving duties today for a trip to Tampa (about 60 miles) to take in an RV show. It was not as large as we hoped but we went up & down enough steps for a while. Still didn’t see anything to make us say - yes! our new home!
Frank missed an exit when we were going to the RV show and we happened to turn around in the parking lot of a casino. So when we were ready for lunch we decided to check out the casino and have some lunch there. Then we each took $20 for the slot machines which quickly disappeared except for Terry who had a little run of luck which covered our $40 plus most of lunch.
Frank made a couple of detours to a garage sale, a large produce stand and a winery for some tasting so we had a full, fun day. The weather is wonderful - sunny & very warm.
After dinner, we went and had a nice visit with Gary & Carie from Victoria, BC who we met briefly in Savannah.