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Here we are in Bradenton

Posted on February 17, 2012 by LindaFebruary 5, 2016

On Friday around 11:00 a.m., we left the sunny skies, warm 82 degree temperature and lush surroundings at Riverbend RV Resort near LaBelle. But as we headed north, the skies became more heavily overcast with somewhat ominous clouds and during …

Farewell Labelle!

Posted on February 17, 2012 by LindaSeptember 5, 2020

Today we leave Labelle headed for Bradenton, FL near Sarasota where we will meet up with Linda and Herb, Rob’s aunt and uncle. We’ll be staying at the Horseshoe Cove RV park near Linger Lodge Campground which is where Linda …

Va Fa Napoli! or how we ended up at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary

Posted on February 16, 2012 by LindaSeptember 5, 2020

For those of you unfamiliar with the Italian in the title, “Va Fa Napoli” is essentially a curse phrase that in the literal sense translates to “Go to Naples!” but in the figurative sense essentially means “Go to Hell! Well …

Visiting our friends, Chris & Bob

Posted on February 15, 2012 by LindaSeptember 5, 2020

On Monday, January 13th, our friends, Chris and Bob from our yacht club in RI drove from their winter home in North Fort Myers to Labelle so they could see our “land yacht”. Since they leave RI to come down …

Edison & Ford Winter Estates, Ft. Myers

Posted on February 14, 2012 by LindaSeptember 5, 2020

On Wednesday, we returned to the Edison & Ford Estates. We had gone there last Friday but arrived there in the early afternoon and quickly cancelled our tour because of the crowds – we keep forgetting there are loads of …

W. P. Franklin Lock on the Okeechobee Waterway

Posted on February 12, 2012 by LindaSeptember 5, 2020

After we left Manatee Park on Thursday, it was a short drive East on SR80 to the W.P. Franklin Lock and Dam on the Caloosahatchee River and part of the Okeechobee Waterway. We stopped in the Visitor’s Center and spent …

Manatee Park, Fort Myers

Posted on February 12, 2012 by LindaSeptember 5, 2020

Thursday we decided to make it a short day of our sightseeing, mainly because Rob has a few things that he wanted to do in the motor home. (Note Alvin with his new friends in the photo at left). So …

Roaming around Sanibel & Captiva Islands

Posted on February 9, 2012 by LindaSeptember 6, 2020

Since our arrival last Friday, we’ve spent some time exploring the resort, doing some bike riding, exploring BJ’s, WalMart and Home Depot (how exciting!). Our only complaint about being at Riverbend is that it is pretty much in the middle …

Orlando to Labelle

Posted on February 5, 2012 by LindaSeptember 6, 2020

On Friday morning, February 3rd, at approximately 11:00 a.m. we sadly bid farewell to Fort Wilderness to head to our next destination, Riverbend RV Resort in Labelle, FL where we’ll be until February 17th. Labelle is approximately 128 miles from …

The Boardwalk at Disney

Posted on February 4, 2012 by LindaSeptember 6, 2020

After the Wilderness Lodge tour, we returned to Fort Wilderness and after taking a short break headed over to Disney’s Boardwalk area, 90,000 square feet of shops, restaurants and nightclubs, located on Crescent Lake. The Boardwalk is approximately one quarter …