Saturday the 12th
Saturday morning I was up early and rode over to Naples to join a group of local riders for a 35 mile ride. When the others started showing up I learned that it was a training ride and the pace would be around 23 to 25, somewhat faster than what I like to ride. So I headed off and did a sprint through town to Gulfshore and rode down to the mouth of the river. On my return I found a farmers market so I raced (about 18 to 20 mph) home to tell Tina.
After a quick shower and change of clothes we headed back to the street fair for fresh vegetables and a few other goodies. Parking near "Tony's Off Third" we walked to the market. They had blocked off 3rd Street between 11th Ave and 13th Ave. There were quite a few people there and lots of vendors. We got some fresh blueberry muffins, bread, vegetables and some fresh eggs. We checked out other shopping opportunities but decided to go home and unload before doing anything else.
Since it was only 10:30 AM we took the kids for a long walk then headed off for the Big Cypress Market (http://www.bigcypressmarketplace.com/), billed as the biggest indoor Flea Market in SW Florida. We spent an hour there. I bought some Agatha Christie and Dick Francis books and then we headed home. It was somewhat disappointing since probably a third of the vendor stalls were empty. On the way home we stopped at a streetside vendor for lunch. I had a "Chicago Style Dog" and Tina had an "Italian Beef" sandwich. Yummmmm!!
We spent the afternoon relaxing, organizing photos and doing the blog. At five we walked down to the clubhouse for the annual Christmas Party dinner. Tina and the kitchen crew had spent Friday night peeling potatos, carrots and apples, then they made a dozen apple pies. Today, while we were out and about, several others did the cooking - roast beef, sweet carrots, mashed potatoes and gravey and carmelized onions.
We got there in time for a half hour of socializing before sitting down at our table for grace. There were 16 tables of eight people each so it was a pretty big crowd. With two lines, everybody was able to get served a great dinner. For desert, everyone was given a large slice of apple pie a-la-mode. Everything was delicious!!
After dinner the band struck up with dance music until 8:00 PM when they took a break and the Rock Creek Choir came up and performed a half dozen Christmas carols. Tina had been practicing with the group for a couple of weeks and they were absolutely fabulous, with several doen in four part harmony!! After their performance, Santa came in and handed out candy to all the guests followed by more dancing. Even Tina and I hit the floor for a couple of tunes!
By 9:30 PM we were ready to call it a night so we collected our stuff and headed back to the coach. After taking the kids out for a walk we deceided to call it a night.
To see all our photos click on:
http://picasaweb.google.com/mjdolanski
Saturday morning I was up early and rode over to Naples to join a group of local riders for a 35 mile ride. When the others started showing up I learned that it was a training ride and the pace would be around 23 to 25, somewhat faster than what I like to ride. So I headed off and did a sprint through town to Gulfshore and rode down to the mouth of the river. On my return I found a farmers market so I raced (about 18 to 20 mph) home to tell Tina.After a quick shower and change of clothes we headed back to the street fair for fresh vegetables and a few other goodies. Parking near "Tony's Off Third" we walked to the market. They had blocked off 3rd Street between 11th Ave and 13th Ave. There were quite a few people there and lots of vendors. We got some fresh blueberry muffins, bread, vegetables and some fresh eggs. We checked out other shopping opportunities but decided to go home and unload before doing anything else.
Since it was only 10:30 AM we took the kids for a long walk then headed off for the Big Cypress Market (http://www.bigcypressmarketplace.com/), billed as the biggest indoor Flea Market in SW Florida. We spent an hour there. I bought some Agatha Christie and Dick Francis books and then we headed home. It was somewhat disappointing since probably a third of the vendor stalls were empty. On the way home we stopped at a streetside vendor for lunch. I had a "Chicago Style Dog" and Tina had an "Italian Beef" sandwich. Yummmmm!!We spent the afternoon relaxing, organizing photos and doing the blog. At five we walked down to the clubhouse for the annual Christmas Party dinner. Tina and the kitchen crew had spent Friday night peeling potatos, carrots and apples, then they made a dozen apple pies. Today, while we were out and about, several others did the cooking - roast beef, sweet carrots, mashed potatoes and gravey and carmelized onions.
We got there in time for a half hour of socializing before sitting down at our table for grace. There were 16 tables of eight people each so it was a pretty big crowd. With two lines, everybody was able to get served a great dinner. For desert, everyone was given a large slice of apple pie a-la-mode. Everything was delicious!!After dinner the band struck up with dance music until 8:00 PM when they took a break and the Rock Creek Choir came up and performed a half dozen Christmas carols. Tina had been practicing with the group for a couple of weeks and they were absolutely fabulous, with several doen in four part harmony!! After their performance, Santa came in and handed out candy to all the guests followed by more dancing. Even Tina and I hit the floor for a couple of tunes!
By 9:30 PM we were ready to call it a night so we collected our stuff and headed back to the coach. After taking the kids out for a walk we deceided to call it a night.To see all our photos click on:
http://picasaweb.google.com/mjdolanski
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