We're Still Here

For the myriads of faithful readers of this blog, we have not fallen into the Gulf of Mexico. We have just been relaxing and enjoying the weather, etc. I don't want to drone on about where we ate and what we ate all the time. The Islamorada Fish Company in Estero does have great seafood.

We took a drive last Tuesday to check out some of the other RV parks in the area. We are planning to make a decision soon about where we will spend next winter. We like Upriver and have made many friends here. Also, the music guys are pushing to get me to come back next year. The other parks that we looked at had much smaller sites and were generally more crowded, with fewer facilities. If we come back to Florida, we have decided that we would stay at Upriver again. The only other thought is to go to San Antonio. Texas was great the last time, but the beaches here in Florida are hard to leave. We seem to be leaning very much toward Florida.

The Division IV Ohio basketball tournament is down to eight teams now, one of which is the 25-0 Malvern Hornets. In the regional semi-finals, they beat a team that was 21-1 by a score of 103-67. They lost one of the starting guards in the first period. He broke his wrist when he slipped on a pom-pom and fell. Luckily, they had players that could fill in. Young Trevor Halter had 32 points, 24 in the first half. My brother said that Trevor had a "fan club" of college scouts around him after the game. The next game is against Bedford Chanel at 7:30 on Friday, 3/7. WHBC radio in Canton is doing a live webcast of the game, so we will be tuned in.

My predictions for the final four are already 50% wrong. Canal Winchester and Defiance Ayersville, ranked # 5 and #10 were eliminated in the regional semis. The ranked teams that are left are #1, #2, #3, #9 and #11. That #1-#2, undefeated matchup between Malvern and New Knoxville is still a possibility. Stay tuned!!