After 2 months in the Florida Keys I packed up and departed on February 1st heading for my brother’s in Fort Myers. I put the RV into a storage lot which only cost me $80 for the month vs. $45 – $50 per night in a real RV park. This also gave me some great time with my brother, Tom, and sister-in-law, Phyllis.
I first spent a few days with them and then flew off to New Orleans to spend Mardi Gras with my grand-daughter, Anne. I flew because: a) it gave me more time in Florida including time to go see Bruce Springsteen with my brother; b) it was actually cheaper as I had a $ 100 Southwest coupon and parking at the New Orleans hotel was going to be $39.95 per night, not to mention needing to put the RV in a regular park north of Lake Pontchartrain.
I arrived on Friday evening February 5th and flew back on Thursday the 11th. My hotel was right downtown and close to the intersection where most of the parades ended so I was able to catch a lot of them without spending hours in the cool afternoon air.
Here I am with my first set of beads from the parade on Saturday. I ended up with so many beeds I just had to select the best of the best to bring home. When you live in a 25’ RV you don’t store much.
I had dinner on Saturday evening with Anne and her boyfriend Ben and we caught lunch again during the week. Really great to see my youngest grand-daughter all grown up. Love you Anne, Ben is cool too. 😉
I caught a lot more photos of parades but these are the better ones. I’m not much of a photographer.
After Mardi Gras I returned to Fort Myers and had a wonderful stay with Tom and Phyllis. On Tuesday, February 16th, Tom and I drove across the ally and saw Bruce Springsteen in concert in Fort Lauderdale. Here is a shot of Tom and I and a shot from our seats. We were a good way back but had a perfect view and that stadium has great acoustics.
Retirement Escape 