Saturday 28th November d*** took a taxi to the airport, driven by an extremely aggressive matron but he didn't get there early enough at 8.20 & he found Jenny wandering away from the meeting point having flown in from London via Bogota. We returned to the hotel & Jenny rested for a few hours while we went to see St Nicholas’s square, in the old part of the city but unfortunately the church was closed. The surrounding streets were lined with market ...

Thursday 26th November (Thanksgiving in the US) Tidied up the place a bit & drove through the Everglades to Miami to return the car at the Airport. The extent of the everglades is amazing & we were very amused to see parking & camping places in an area with warnings about Panthers. I think I would rather our camping sites than theirs with such friendly creatures roaming about. All went well until we overshot the return spot & ended up in a car...

Monday 23rd November Off again, this time to Naples on the south west coast, about 3.5 hours on another dual carriageway but this time there were road works for quite long runs. We arrived at about 1pm & caught up with Robina, the daughter of the couple who introduced us ain Melbourne in 1970. It was great to see her in her waterside home on a cut leading to the Gulf of Mexico & also to catch up with Jerry & the kids who we had entertained a few year...

Sunday 22nd November Hired a car from down the road which was quite an effort. Returned to the hotel & then set off for The Villages with the car's trusty navigator. Just about all the way was on dual carriageways & the only frustration was the number of toll booths where we had to pay out single US$ to travel about 2 or 3 miles. Ultimately we arrived at our destination at lunch time & were most impressed with their lovely single storey house. Aft...

Thursday 19th November A slack day at sea. Friday 20th November Yet another lazy day at sea, the highlight was being buzzed by a US Coastguard helicopter. Saturday 21st November Docked at Port Canaveral at about 7.30 & were off the ship by 8.30. Took a taxi bus to the hotel only to be told it was the wrong one. The receptionist fixed it all up so we stayed & she sold us tickets for the NASA Space centre & ordered a car for us to visit it leavin...