Dot has been voted on to the 7 member board which represents the 400 homes, most of which are empty for the summer months. Now she has influence, but also, of course, lots of hassle with complaints. The community has very strict rules covering everything from what you can leave in your open-front garage to in depth scrutinies of all potential owners and tenants. It is a very clean and tidy community with 24 hour guard on the gate.
Barry has settled in to the local petrol-head crowd, has bought and sold a Harley and now has bought Dot an old MGC which he needed to rebuild. This joins their Chevvy Camarro which he delights in taking to local meets, cruisings and shows. He has also joined a club for enthusiasts of English sports cars who meet weekly at a member's house where he has a full workshop with pit, hoists etc etc in his backyard.
We had an excellent supper at the Shrimp Shack. I chose-shrimps. Actually they would have been prawns at least in Europe. Bob said his scallops were delish and we had our first hush-puppies, thrown in free. For those similarly ignorant, they are a Southern speciality- dry fried balls of corn meal and ? I must Google them as our waitress did not know!
Breakfast was enlivened by ibises, a blue heron and a red squirrel playing a few feet away from the lanai.
After a walk along the newly refurbished river front in downtown FM we said goodbye and headed back to P.C.
Great photo - and lovely to hear about your bird sightings. Must check the atlas for your locations.
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