Fleas, Jam and Pasta

Today's activities began with breakfast at Cracker Barrel. It was the first time that we've gone out for breakfast since we got to Florida. We then drove south to Bonita Springs and went to the Flamingo Island Flea Market. It was our third attempt at visiting flea markets. The first two were big disappointments. This one was not. It was very much like the big one that was near us in Arizona last winter. There were lots of interesting things to look at and we even bought a few things. Sue bought a very "Florida" serving tray and a beach cover-up. I got sets of battery-powered lights for our bicycles. A front and rear light for each bike. They cost $1.00 each. I hope that they keep working until April, at least.

After we got back to the park, I packed up the Casino and related accessories and went over to "Gator" Lockyer's site for a jam session. Gator is kind of the unofficial organizer for music activities here. We had a total of 4 guitar players, and Gator plays bass. There was one guy who came by who just sang. Everyone took turns doing songs and toward the end, a woman who lived at a nearby site brought her guitar over and did a few numbers. We started at 1:00 and it was after 4 when we stopped. A good time was had by all. The plan is for us to do a 3 hour gig at the "end of the season" party that they have in March , before people start heading north or wherever. It should be fun, They will set up a tent for us to play outdoors and the park has it's own sound system. I am infusing some good old rock and roll into the country scene that dominates here.

Next we drove over to our favorite Italian restaurant, Nino's, for a dinner of pasta. Since none of us had really eaten any lunch, we were hungry. When we left Nino's, we were not hungry.

Tomorrow we have some simple, sightseeing plans with a big evening of bingo to finish off the day.