I am on my way back to Miami, let me bring you up to date.
We left Maggie’s on Wednesday, Jan 8th and drove all day with short breaks and got to Walterboro, Georgia and spent the night at a Hampton Inn.
On Thursday, the 9th, we went to St. Augustine, Florida. We took a trolley tour and enjoyed it greatly. Then we went to visit the Thompson family. Wayne is Maureen’s middle son. He and his wife, Valerie, have six children and have recently moved into a newer and larger house. The children are Kayla (13), Jenna(11), Leah (10), Luke (7), Dylan (4), and Hannah Rose (3). I HOPE I GOT THAT RIGHT!!! We had a great meal and a wonderful visit. That night we stayed in anther Hampton in Melbourne, Florida.
On Friday, the 10th, we drove on to Miami and checked into a Red Roof Inn near the airport. We picked up Patrick, who had flown in (a little late) from Chicago. Then Winnie Jahn, who flew in, met us at the Inn as did Bill & Kate Berry. We all had dinner together and early to bed.
On Saturday, the 11th, we had a couple of shuttles that took us to the ship. It was very easy to board. Winnie was able to get 12 of us to have the early supper near each other in two tables of six. Rick & Peg are on late supper at 8:30 but have nice dinner companion.
I just realized that I didn’t identify everyone: so here goes:
My sisters, Marie and Maggie, our friend (and ‘adopted sister’) JoAnn Adams, and June Wittington, a friend from Calvert county, are those who rode with me to Florida. Pat Berry, who flew in from Chicago. His brother Bill and his wife, Kate, who drove down from West Virginia. Peggy Dee, who is a family friend from St. Martin’s days met us at the ship. Jay Baughan, from St Camillus and his wife, Eileen Lee Baughan, also drove down from Baltimore. Winnie Jahn has been our travel agent in the past. She lives in Baltimore and is 92 – and looks great!
Rick and Peg Jensen are my cousins, who live in Virginia. It’s a great group.
We left the port of Miami at 5pm and headed to the open seas.
TO BE CONTINUED….
Thanks for the update! Glad all is going well.
We are set to get 2-6″ of snow tomorrow. And with temps below freezing mark, looks like the snow will be around for awhile. Just wanted to make you feel even happier to be in Florida. Lucky you!