Bro Frans’s home in Valrico, about 15 miles east of Tampa Florida. On the left you can barely see the Bigfoot in his backyard.

4th of Jul in Tampa. Today we are off for the weekend to bro Frans’s condo in Treasure Island, in the Gulf, about 45 miles away. We should be able to see fireworks from the beach at his condo.

Am still trying to get used to the high humidity. I will live. Talked with sis Dorothy from down south, and we are planning to meet up next week in Naples Florida. She has a condo there, and has an RV parked nearby.  Naples, is also a city on the gulf side of Florida. She has 2 RVs. A 5th wheel that she keeps parked at a resort, the other one she travels around with.

Frans’s Condo in Treasure Island, It is to the left, not facing the beach.

Bro Frans and Nina, quite a few years ago.

Daughter Francesca, in Frans’s pool she is 12 yrs old.

Daughter Fransie, she is 9 yrs old.

4th of Jul is a beach day. Lots of eye candy.

5th Jul, went for an early walk on the beach. 8 am, the temp is 80 F = 27 C, and the ocean is at 82 F. Found this creature also walking the beach. Am told that later in the summer, the ocean temp in the gulf will be around 88 F = 31 C.

I don’t often watch comedy, but the kids wanted to see the movie Get Smart. So we took them, it was funny. Probably wont due comedy again for ... yrs.

6 Jul was a most excellent day. Rosalie and Gayle took me to the ballpark. We saw the now famous RAYS, Tampa’s baseball team. One year ago they were the worst team in the league, and today they are the best team in the league. Of course they won, their seventh game in a row.

I rode the scooter to meet Rosalie and Gayle at their house in St Petersburg, and yap, one of those afternoon florida rains got me all wet.

After the ball game, we went to a bar/restaurant on the beach, about 0.25 miles from Frans’s condo. We had lots of Margaritas and dinner, and a good time was had by all.

Tomorrow, will hangout with sis Norine in Plant City about 7 miles from Frans’s.

Rosalie, Gayle, and moi.