Russ and I had a great time in the town of Satellite Beach on the Atlantic coast of Florida. Here are a few more photos taken during our week's stay:
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| Yes, I am wearing my "fat" shorts! In the far, far distance is Cape Canaveral. |
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| Few swim in this section of the beach due to the sharp "shell rocks" in the water that can cut your feet and body when surfing. In this photo, you can see some of these that have washed up on shore. |
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| great waves for surfing |
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| surfer in action |
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| looking south; kids playing in the waves coming ashore |
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| Lisa is a top-notch cook! We ate like royalty! |
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| an angel statue placed the backyard in memory of Lisa's mother who lived in this house |
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| hanging out in the tiki hut |
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| a cute bar off the main street in Melbourne, the town to the west of Satellite Beach |
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| historic downtown Melboure, home to many bars and shops |
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| riding in Jay's convertible; GREAT car for a warm night in Florida! |
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| great buds (Dennie and Jay) |
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| Blissful Meadows golfing friends - ending five wonderful days days of Florida golf |
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| Dave is wearing jeans because he is about to head to the airport to return to New England's subfreezing temperatures! |
Russ and I left Satellite Beach late yesterday morning. We had a meeting at 3:30 p.m. with our house builder in North Port on the Gulf side of Florida. (Yes, we are having a house built for us in North Port, FL, at the 55+ community of
Cypress Falls at the Woodlands. We are moving to Florida late summer!!!!!) We took Rte. 70 across the state stopping in Arcadia, about thirty-five minutes from our new home. This flat route goes through brush, cattle fields, and orange groves.
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| Cattle fields on one side of the road... |
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| ...orange groves on the other side. |
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| heavy showers for about fifteen minutes; these clouds are leaving |
Russ and his family lived in Arcadia for a year twenty-three years ago when Russ couldn't find a music position in New England. (His parents were living in Naples at the time.) Russ was the music teacher/band director at the high school in Florida. His youngest son, Matt, went to kindergarten in Arcadia. We went by the house where the family stayed that year. Russ could not believe the changes. Sadly, the lot was split in two; another house is on part of his orange-grove side yard. Only ONE orange tree remained on the original lot. His windmill was in great disrepair. Russ also could not believe how many stores and restaurants are now in the town. Arcadia is no longer a little town with no place to go.
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| Russ's first house rented in Arcadia |
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| Russ bought this house and lived there for the remainder of the school year. |
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| what remains of the old orange grove and windmill |
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| high school in Arcadia |
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| marching band practice field behind this parking lot |
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| orange groves upon leaving Arcadia |
We got to Cypress Falls about forty-five minutes before our meeting with the builder. We visited our lot; it now has a doc box. Five days from today, action begins on our property (surveying; property stakes affixed). The lot gets leveled a week from today...and then building commences! The house should be ready for us mid-August at the latest.
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| doc (document) box on our property |
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| our lot (between these two homes) |
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| watching this corner-lot house (three houses down from our lot) going up the past few weeks |
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| Russ's brother Paul's lot (yup, he is building, too!!!) |
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