USA

We are now in the last few days of our vacation back in the States. Our trip has included some 'business' but also lots of 'pleasure'. We spent our first few days enjoying the wonderful hospitality of Dave's old friends, Bill & Nancy Motyka, in New Jersey.

One day was spent in NYC where we took in a hilarious show on Broadway - The 39 Steps,

followed by a wonderful dinner at the Palm restaurant. One unexpected site while in NJ was a baby black bear. It was in the woods but real close to the road and took us by surprise.

Next we spent 2 weeks in Miami with Dave's family which included the chance to celebrate my mother-in-laws' birthday with her. While in Florida we took a couple of days and went to Fort Myers with my mother-in-law. Fort Myers was our jumping off point for relaxing on the beaches of Sanibel and Captiva as well as taking in the winter homes of Thomas Edison & Henry Ford. The beaches were beautiful and the Edison/Ford homes and grounds were gorgeous.
And of course, no trip to Miami is complete without some time spent at South Beach!!

After leaving Florida we spent a fast and furious few days in Louisiana getting our taxes done and packing up a few more things to ship to Cairo. We were able to catch up with a few friends while in 'cajun country' but time was certainly limited, so I'm sorry if we missed you.