The land of friends is Naples to us. The Gilliam’s, Tennyson’s and Ragsdale’s are all dear friends that have homes in Naples that we have visited. After 6 weeks on the water away from anyone we know, we are ready to see friends. We woke up to haze in Ft. Myers Beach but got away about 10am and got into the downtown docks at Naples around 1:30. The cruise over was in the open water of the Gulf which we had not experienced since crossing from Apalachicola to Dunedin—we again found the beautiful aquamarine water. It was a little bumpy and you can sure tell we are in high population of boating people. Because we waited and crossed when the seas had calmed down, it was fairly smooth ride. By 2:30 Marsha and Diann were here and full of news and good cheer. We will get together with them and Sally during the weekend –can’t wait. Sad news- I learned this morning that my dad’s lifelong best friend died—Morris Tisdale. Everyone should have a best friend like my dad –Morris and Daddy saw each other sparingly the last few years of Daddy’s life but when they “gathered the clans” there was a party like no other. If my math is right Morris was around 97 years old. He will be missed by his 6 children and their families and the Leeton families as well!
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| LARGE lizard down a canal in Ft. Myers Beach |
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| Pirate Ship |
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| Novelist Randy Wayne White's restaurant Doc Ford's |
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| See the yard art --I say it is a serpent, Terry says it is a coconut tree--controversy |
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| A very nice man--Morris Tisdale |
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