Monday arrival.....

Well,we finally arrived at the condo on Monday around noon.  We awoke Monday morning to the sounds of thunder and rain. At first I thought it was big trucks roaring by but soon discovered we were in the midst of a severe storm.  The power had gone out and the hotel was operating on auxiliary power which meant very dim lighting. Roger went to the lobby to see if he could find coffee and soon discovered there was a tornado warning and emergency alerts were going off all around. After about an hour we checked the radar and decided if we headed south we would drive out of the storm as it was a relatively narrow band of severe weather. In what appeared to be a small lull we loaded the car and took off down the interstate.  I must say I was not in favor of this idea but it proved to be correct and we soon drove out of the rain. The traffic cooperated and we breezed through Orlando and we were soon driving up to Harbour Ilse.  

The temperature was 30 C. with a light breeze, perfect pool weather.  We ditched the unpacking and headed on down to enjoy a swim and catch up with friends. It feels good to be back in the land of sun and palms.  Roger already has a game of golf lined up for Wednesday and there is a Christmas party on Friday.  Last night was cocktail hour with friends and tonight we are all heading out for supper.  We are easily slipping back in to the Florida life.

I will write in few days!  Take care all!

PS. I am sitting enjoying a cup of coffee this morning watching all the herons and ibis , and egrets!  Blessed for sure!