Andrew and I took a nice walk on the beach early in the morning. We walked down the public beach and back through a little park across A1A. The park had lots of damage from the most recent hurricane. Hurricane Wilma hit the Boca area in October 2005 much harder than anyone expected it to, considering it crossed the southern tip of the state first. ...

Andrew and I took a nice walk on the beach early in the morning. We walked down the public beach and back through a little park across A1A. The park had lots of damage from the most recent hurricane. Hurricane Wilma hit the Boca area in October 2005 much harder than anyone expected it to, considering it crossed the southern tip of the state first. ...

Andrew and I got out early before Grandma Rose could feed us again :-) and we went out to the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, about 20 minutes west of Boca Raton. We talked to a volunteer at the park who told us about their attempt to re-introduce native species to rebuild the Everglades. This park is the Everglades ecosystems in miniature ...

Around Grandma Rose's condo in Boca

Andrew and I look Grandma Rose and her helper Yolanda to Morikami Japanese Gardens in Coconut Grove. We had a great time wandering around in the beautiful gardens.

We loved seeing our dog Simon again. It was funny to see his reaction when we first walked through the door. He couldn't believe his nose! It was Mommy and Daddy!! We hated to say goodbye again, but he's getting along great where he is. We'll be back soon, Simon!

It's sunny and 70 degrees- another beautiful day in Paradise. We stop at a rest stop (with no facilities) along Alligator Alley for lunch where we see a local pull in, pee next to his truck, grab a beer out of the back and continue on his way. Lovely.

We then went over to my sister Gay's house to continue feasting with her and her husband Dave and my nieces Cathy and Melissa and their families. The babies Jared and Mikey and just a few months shy of three years old and into everything. Passing out Christmas gifts

On Christmas Day the feasting began. We started off with a small lunch with my brother Buddy, his wife Debbie, their son Jonathan and Dianne

We started our travels in mid-December. Since the Holidays are here, our first stops will be visiting family and friends (and Simon!) in Florida. Here's what our traveling rig looks like.