Monday

December 21st, 2016

Here we are with Sam and George, good friends from SSYC in Milwaukee, Wi.

They picked us up and our first stop was right on FMB at the Beached Whale...

Food was excellent.  It was Happy Hour, Mussels and Wings were at a good price.

We all then went into the Fort Meyers downtown area and were quite impressed with the night life...

Merry Christmas...from Ft. Myers downtown area.

Up to the Firestone Sky Bar for a libation...

Sam and George showing us the way... "push the button Sam"

Great view from top of the Sky Bar...

Onward to the night life in downtown Fort Myers...everyone was out having a good time...

Outside seating everywhere!

One big frog...

Here we are at the Indigo Room, a Speak Easy...  Kind of a roaring 20's vibe...

George and Mike found a "flapper" (a woman of loose character) there...

she had fine character!!!

A little metal Artwork along our walk...

George and Sam also stopped at Costco and Total Wine and More (which is a very, very large wine store).  They also have a new Total Wine store in Brookfield, WI.  

Thank you Sam and George for the wonderful evening out.  We had a great time with lots of laughs and catching up on news.  Mike has been waiting months for another Costco visit.  He loves that store.

Tuesday

December 20th, 2016

Hello Liam!!!

Kristin and Tom waiting for the Fort Myers Beach Trolly...

Out on the end of the Fort Myers Beach Pier with a couple of photogenic Pelicans...

Liam's trying to take over Captain's Mikes job....

Sittin in the Big Chair in downtown Time Square, FMB

Tom and Mike made it to the Tiki Bar to help the Packers Win....

Tiki Bar Stuff...

Mr. Tiki...

Clair and Shawn drove down to join the group here on Fort Myers Beach...

The Group!

Nervous Nellie's Big Chair...

Some folks just don't know how to sit in a chair!

But with a little instruction... (smile Shawn!)

Back in the pool....

Trying on Grampa Mikes flip flops...

Somebody feed this kid...   he'll eat everything in sight!

Tom, Tom, Tom I'm trying to talk to you....

all by myself now...

No horse play in the pool you two...

Liz and Al's last day before flying out...

Relax Al, it's only -6 in Wisconsin...

Thursday

December 15th, 2016

Al and Liz Hovey flew in from the Milwaukee area today and had us over to their condo across from Lovers Key on Fort Myers Beach...

A little Christmas Tree decorated with shells....(at Al's condo)

We all walker over to Fippers right next door for lunch...

Liz and Mike...

Al and Joell...

We decided to order 3 appetizers...

All three were terrific...

We then drove over to Barefoot Beach which is known for these Gopher Tortoises...  

These darn Geckos were running all over trying to sell you some sort of insurance...

A Gopher Tortoise getting ready to head down it's hole...

A little blueish bird..

Randy Racoon showed up, then scampered up his tree...

Lunch time...

A Royal Tern on the Barefoot Beach...

Two Black Skimmers...

Back at Pink Shell where Liz is relaxing on the beach...

"Lookin Good Liz"

This Osprey just caught a nice fish...  

The fishes tail would wiggle occasionally...

"that's fresh"

Hey, who are these "White People" from the Frigid North?

Why it Kristin, Tom and little Liam who just flew down from Wisconsin...

Right into the pool for some fun...

You can look all you want Liam but you won't find any snow men around here...

How about an inflatable alligator?