Well here I am at the start of week 5 already. Where has the time gone? The holiday feeling has now gone and I'm settling into a routine...well, someone has to do the washing and clean the Condo. However, I get to go to the pool everyday :) It's low to mid 90's everyday at the moment and it's so hot. I find that I now either have to go to the pool around 10am or wait until about 3pm. If I go after lunch, as did previously, I'm getting too hot and that makes...

Hi Everyone, Firstly, thank you for all the messages, both via the message board and through email. It's very much appreciated. I don't feel home sick, yet, but I do miss everyone. Ok, so our first trip to New York began last Thursday evening when we flew from Fort Lauderdale to La Guardia NY. We took a cab from the airport (yes, a yellow one) to our hotel. We stayed at The MIlford Plaza on 8th Ave & 45th. As we drove towards the hotel, I almost had a feeli...

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...