OtherGoose: This week in Florida

SO.. in case you're wondering where we are...

Today is August 19, and I have not kept a very good log of our adventures because we have been so busy, we never get time to write and it is SO hot down here we are either in the water or in cool buildings...I mean A/C buildings but also cool as in museums, etc.

We have been to the Manatee Center here in Ft. Pierce.We also visited the Navy Seal and UDT Museum. We also went to the First Friday Festival in the Park. we drove over to Tampa to the Clearwater Aquarium to see Winter and Hope. We went to the Kennedy Space center on Monday and Tuesday in Titusville. The launch we went to see was actually lifting off in Japan lol. Not very good information dissemination for a state-of-the-art communication organization! But had a great time... launched twice! Landed the shuttle...ok, Todd did...Tasha whooped Grampa at Gravballl several times! Saw manatees swimming in a cove and caught site of a couple of alligators...

We have been swimming every day either in a hotel pool or in the ocean. I lost my sunglasses and Natasha and Grandpa both lost their masks on the same day in the ocean, the waves were so strong! We went to the inlet to swim instead for the next few days. Natasha ended up with a whole new set of snorkelling gear...including fins. Todd got my fins and snorkel so he is outfitted as well. The water is calmer but murkier...where salt and fresh water mix...but more fish and stuff to see.

They spend hours in the water and we usually end up going to bed by 10 pm every night. It is so hot, it's hard to cook and eat so we are consuming a lot of raw vegetables and fruit.

We are going to start heading up to Canada by the middle of next week...we still have a few exciting things to do here and along the way. It depends on the weather and timing and whether or not we decide to take the 'scenic route' through Kenora and Thunder Bay! If is snowing up there ...not going to happen! lol