I finally saw the sunset over the Gulf of Mexico at 6:06 p.m. on the beach in Venice, FL on Friday, Jan. 26. I’ve never been to Florida in January, so this was a magnificent treat even though the first few days were unseasonally cold around 50 degrees. I did Yoga on the Beach with Elin anyway, not wanting to waste any time in what’s known as tropical Paradise.

“Pack some warm clothes,” Maple wrote to me. “It’s too cold for me to go out.”

Then, I found out on the news that Florida had 44 cold days in a row, which is unheard of. Even the flight from Grand Rapids was plagued by nature, snowstorms in the North, and a wall of fog moving inland in the South caused the rerouting of Allegiant flight 544 back to Sarasota. A Big Box purchased on the plane saved us from starvation.

To be continued….

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