Happy 2020
Well it is 2020 and I am finally getting to a post. We arrived here on December 11 at 2 in the morning after a long and frustrating flying day. Our original flight plan was Halifax to Newark and then Newark to Sarasota. That came to a quick halt while we waited in Halifax and discovered we were leaving an hour late. Since we had only 45 minutes to make the connection in Newark I had to change our plan. I managed to get a connection from Newark to Tampa and we got on our flight and hoped for the best. It soon became apparent that we would not be making that connection either so when we finally landed in Newark we headed to customer service. The great gal on their desk confirmed that we missed the Tampa flight but not before she actually called the gate and checked. So she looked at me and said what about going somewhere else – and suggested Fort Myers. After giving us supper vouchers and new boarding passes, we made the third car rental change of the day and waited our flight. The website said that there were no car rentals after 11:30 so we knew we might be in for an interesting trip from Fort Myers to Venice. The flight was only about a third full so we all got a row to ourselves and were able to get a little comfortable for the night flight. When we landed and got to the carousel, we were beyond shocked that our suitcases were there waiting for us. Then to our amazement we discovered that the car rental office was open. and when all was said and done we had an upgraded car – Equinox – that was only $69 and was able to be returned at the end of our street at the Venice Municipal Airport.
Now that was the good news – on Thursday (Dec. 12) I got sick with acute bronchitis and was laid low for 2 solid weeks. So now that the season is over I am finally feeling mostly normal. We did get a great Christmas Dinner at the Thornhams on Boxing day but sadly no pictures. I am praying that 2020 will treat us well.
Today we made it a point to go to the beach. The temps were 27C and windy. We decided to check out the new pier at Sharky’s. It was damaged during Hurricane Irma in 2017. This summer they re-decked and re-railed it. They used a composite board that looks like real wood.
It is a wonderful spot and we were so happy to both feel well enough to make the effort. After all this is our neighbourhood bar, LOL!
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