On the road again

How come I live in Paradise but never stay home long enough to enjoy it ? That seems to be the question that most people ask. I guess we just have the travel bug and are in a position to take advantage of it. Plus we have friends and family all over the place so that does get us moving.
Yep, We're on the road again . . . this trip will take us to Maine and Mass. by way of Long Island. We'll be leaving our beautiful home here in sunny Florida to head up the chilly, wet East coast. The weather forecast for Florida is sunny with possible showers and/or hurricanes. (But we are at the peak of hurricane season so that's par for the course.) Traveling North at this time of the year brings thoughts of cooler temperatures, chilly evenings and comfortable days. Sounds like Heaven until you check the forecast for New York through Maine for the next 10 days . . . RAIN . . . RAIN . . . RAIN . . . with a possible hurricane! If I wanted a hurricane I would stay home! But sure enough FRED is heading across the Atlantic and thinking of traveling up the coast along with Ger and I. So not only do we have to pack up the house here in FL. so, should a storm hit, nothing goes flying away or into the pool. (that includes patio furniture, plants and the roof) but we must pack for stormy weather. Do you know how heavy that makes my suitcase? Thank goodness for SW Airlines and my free bags.
Good thing we are visiting with some of our favorite people and really don't give a damn what the weather is. Rainy days just mean drinking and eating more than if the sun is shining. (Well, not really because we will be doing a lot of both no matter what the weather, but that is our excuse if anyone asks). We will spend some time with our forever friends Glo and John at their "cottage" on Frye Island in Sebago Lake. Their "cottage" is bigger than my house and just a beautiful. It is a dream come true for these 2 wonderful people. Many many years ago when their children were little they used to boat out to the island and would always anchor the boat off one particular beach that they came to love. They dreamed for years that they would some day be able to buy the property and build a "camp" on it. Sure enough, they bought the property and we got to go with them once or twice to camp with the 4 adults and 6 kids. Cooking and sleeping on the beach and peeing in the bushes. Good times !
Now our kids are all grown and working on families of their own. The property has the beautiful "cottage" on it and the good times just keep coming. (Someday I'll tell you about how Glo and I met, oh so many years ago) It's just wonderful to have such great friends, even when we have to leave one paradise to go to another.