We have been keeping ourselves busy this week. On Tuesday we drove west to the Crystal River area. We stopped at Fort Island Beach State Park where there was a beach that birds were enjoying during this cooler season of the year
and a nice fishing bridge
. We ate lunch at a Charlies, a seafood restaurant that is on the water. After eating we walked out on the deck and saw several fish 4 to 5 feet long swimming.
Thursday evening we met the folks from The Villages (McGinnis, Alberts, and Snells) for dinner in Wildwood at Cotillions Cafe. This small restaurant was busy and if we had not had reservations we would not have gotten a table. Good food. After dinner we all went to The Villages to the home of Dave and Kitty Snell.
Friday we went to a quilt show in The Villages. Beautiful quilts were on display along with vendors selling quilting supplies.
In the evening we were wined and dined at Anni and Jeff Alberts along with the McGinnis' and Snells. A real enjoyable evening even though rain moved in during the evening.
Saturday, Tom and I drove to a neighboring town, Belleview, for a Greek Festival at St. Mark's Greek Orthodox Church. We had dinners of Greek food, pastachio(?), a baked pasta and meat dish, rice and green beans. A musical ensemble played Greek music which was great to listen to.
After a rainy night and early morning the sun was out but it is cooler with temperatures only reaching the low 60's. Still better than the snow and cold of Maryland.
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