Time is getting closer.

The flowers were so pretty, everywhere.


The Crown Colony House Restaurant.


Fred and I with our new friend.


Tom and Kathy with a friendly being.

We have a little more than a week before we leave for Michigan. The time has gone really fast this winter, and now it's drawing to an end. It comes with a little sadness, however, I have mixed emotions. Now that we have a date set to leave I am getting anxious to see the little girls, yeah, the big kids too, but the little ones are top on my list.

We have been trying to get some last minute day trips in before we leave. Last week we went to John's Pass, near Clearwater. It was a really neat place with a boardwalk along the canal with shops and restaurants. We had our lunch at Scully's and enjoyed a delicious chicken sandwich.

Today we went to Busch Gardens. We bought a 2 year pass so we can go anytime we want since it is less than 1/2 hour from here. It comes with free parking so if we get bored next time we are down here we can zip over and have lunch and take in the sights. We went with Tom & Kathy today and it was unbelievable how empty the place was. With Spring Break over the walkways and rides were very empty. We had a super time and a delicious dinner at the Crown Colony House Restaurant. We also rode the Congo River Rapids and got soaked! It was just nice walking around and not fighting the crowds. The end of April is certainly the time to go.

Tomorrow is golf day, my last until next October.