one squirrel who thinks he is a bird. LOL

Sunset over Nassau from the deck of the Sensation rivaled Key West!

The two ceremonies, reception, first night on board the cruise ship Sensation are over.

We can now all relax and just ENJOY!!

A view leaving Cape Canaveral from the deck of the Sensation

Cocoa Beach with Jetty Park in the background

**BEACH CEREMONY*******SHIP CEREMONY**

**MARRIED**

 

**FIRST DANCE**




 

**DAD & DAUGHTER**

 

Are you up yet?

Can I get a ride to the spa?

Have to leave by 9:30 a.m.!

Dad to the rescue.

We hope these few hours at the spa will relax Catherine. She is getting really uptight and stressed out, and, since everyone will be arriving tomorrow, things promise to get more chaotic. Tomorrow morning, Catherine and I will be going to get our hair, nails etc. done in order to look our best for Sunday. It will be a nice couple of hours for mother and daughter to just be together before the chaos hits tomorrow evening. I am looking forward to our time together.

In the evening Catherine and Bryan and their friends decided to go on the Casino ship. I gather a couple of them like to play poker, and the rest like the slots. The cruise is free and they have a free buffet as well. Then, if you gamble you get free drinks too! Think we will have to try it at least once.

Catherine telephoned us that the boat was leaving the the dock and would be passing our campground in about five minutes. Susan took Cat’s scooter and I took my bike and we went down to the channel to watch the ship exit. Although it was dark, we waved to the shadowy figures on the deck and Susan flashed the scooter’s headlight. We could hear a lot of music and voices but…….one very distinctive laugh was above all the rest, and carried all the way to the shore…our daughter’s!!! LOL

However, it was very nice to hear Catherine’s laughter tonight (see Jim’s entry today) instead of the ’stress tears’ of this afternoon.

We saw Kristy and Will’s new trailer. Very cool. All white inside.

We all biked down to the beach but everyone (all the young’uns) wimped out. Said it was too cold, too windy. Jim and I stayed for awhile and then decided to take a ‘little’ bike ride down the beach. It was so great just riding in the sun down the beach with the ocean coming and going right beside us. The tide was out so the sand was very solid, perfect for bike riding.

It was SO great we just kept going. We got to the pier at Cocoa Beach and then continued on the side streets to the town and Ron Jons. Just a little further down the street we knew there was a Waffle House. I have to eat at least once at a Waffle House while in Florida, and since we missed lunch, we biked on.

Ate far too much!!!

Biking back was against the wind. It was around 4pm. It was getting cold. We were dressed for the beach. Had to really ‘boot it’. Kept us warm though. LOL

Figure we biked about 20+ miles. Must be getting in shape. Sure is a healthier lifestyle than sitting at a desk.

I helped Jim take ‘Blue Boy’ a few times to the dump station. We need an empty tank so I can do some washing.

Then, we ‘vegged out’ and watched Stargate repeats. Managed to get soup and salad for dinner. Then bed.

I spent a good portion of the day sorting papers and throwing out ‘things’. Later I drove the scooter to Cat and Bryan’s (left at our place during storm last night).There, we discussed her hair style and flowers etc. for the wedding. Think all that is now sorted out.We spent most of the day inside. Jim actually fixed the toilet. Figured out what was wrong and how to fix it and then did fix it. Dad would be proud! LOL

After dinner, Cat, Bryan and Mitts (who was wrapped in a large blanket) arrived at our place. It was really cold out, so Mitts needed to be wrapped up for the long walk here (4 minutes). LOL Catherine came over to dye her hair. Apparently, the smell of the dye is bad for Charlie and Cocoa. (I think she just wanted to keep her place clean, and their holding tank empty because of the guests arrival late tonight.) The guests are bridesmaid Kristy and husband Will, best man Trevor, and Will’s brother Dennis. They have apparently driven straight through from PEI pulling Kristy and Will’s new trailer. Cannot wait to see it!

The ‘Durkeys’ came to say goodbye to us.
It was almost as if they knew we were leaving.
Plodding over, one behind the other, they came up to the RV (we were just hitching up) and just stood there looking at us.

Took this picture as we were reluctantly leaving. Think they wanted to come with us? lol

To find out more about how we first met ‘Durkeys’ and how we came to name them that…see our log for last year.

We are leaving Gulf Waters Resort (in Fort Myers) today.
We are sorry to leave, but we have to start heading slowly north
towards “THE WEDDING” at Cocoa Beach!

Christmas kitten is exhausted







Christmas at Gulf Waters Resort in Fort Myers, Florida…in the sunshine!!



 

We were on Gulf Waters Blvd

Cat & Bryan were opposite us on the corner

We have had enough! *********** Cannot wait until January!

Susan was so anxious to leave she started to drive away while I was taking this picture. However, she did pause long enough to pick me up on the way out of the park.

Florida, Here We Come!

Jim sent me in–said I might have more luck begging.
Begged the attendant to open door and give us propane.
He took pity on us.
Was it because we are such good customers (spent a fortune so far this winter) or did we look as panicked as we felt?

Came back.
Hauled tank from truck to RV.
So cold! But…..
warm all night.

Not having fun yet!

Though I don’ think I have ever had such cold hands..

What can I say!? November and snow! This picture taken on NOVEMBER 26th!!!!!

Now the ‘clever weather people’ are saying it is going to be a long harsh winter. I could have told them that months ago. Why? Well we had decided we could not go away for the whole winter. But, we had also decided to stay in the RV and then take it to Florida to Catherine and Bryan’s wedding at the end of January, so we could have at least a few weeks of Florida weather.

Since we would be leaving at the beginning of January, there was no use wrapping the RV, ordering a large propane tank and doing all those other things you would normally do if you were going to ‘hunker down’ for the whole winter.
As a result, this early, cold start to winter has cause us so much hardship.

Propane flying out the window.

Carrying an empty 40 pound propane tank every second day to the truck and down to the filling station.

Paying for a fill up.

Hauling it back to the truck and then lifting it back into the RV. All in the freezing cold.

Climbing up a ladder to try and clear huge slabs of ice from the slide covers.

Praying Susan holds the ladder and I don’t end up on the ground.

Frozen hands!

Constantly being cold.

Turn up the heat…too hot.

Furnace shuts off…too cold.

Best thing we did do (Cat’s advice) was to put a mattress heater on the bed!

Do not know if we can survive this until January!

The Provinces we have stayed in so far.

The States we have stayed in so far.