Hi Everyone, Well yesterday was a holiday here, Labor Day. I've asked what that means, but no-one has been able to tell me yet. Sunday evening we went to a 'get to know you' social in the clubhouse here. The Condo is in a block of 5 or 6, with the pool, bbq, tennis courts etc, in the centre of them all. Some of the residents have been here since they were built over 30 years ago. There's a lot of new folks arrived so a social was held for everyone to get t...

Hi Everyone! Well here I am at the start of week two all recovered from the trauma that was immigration. The last week has been a strange one. First there was the daze of the aftermath of the interrogation ordeal, then Tropical Storm Fay hit Florida. We were fairly lucky here...just gales and HEAVY rain for 2 days. The next couple of days had thunder storms here and there so I didn't get to the pool much really. On one occasion when I did venture down there, a...

Hi Everyone, Just to let you know, that after a 14 hour ordeal at the immigration centre in Miami, I have now been granted permission to stay until 22nd October. It is an experience that I never want to go through again and just in case you're wondering, no, there was no latex glove action thankfully LOL!!! However, immigration felt that I should never have been denied a visa and have created a 'case' on me and fully back my next visa application. The case th...