I'll be sitting when the evening comes
It was another glorious spring morning as they call it here. The weather forecasters were getting very excited by the fact it was going to be cooler at only 83f. We would call it a hot summers day in the UK. I was up at 7am and found Graham & Jo sitting by the pool already. They had been awake since 5am as their body clocks struggled to adjust to the 5-hour time difference. Karen eventually joined us at 8am.
We all had a very lazy breakfast outside and sat for another hour enjoying the tranquillity of the view overlooking the Lake, watching the wildlife.
We passed a Gator that was keeping his beady eye on everyone walking by.
This is such a lovely place where everyone is so friendly and speaks as they pass you by, apart from the Gators.
Back at the big Lake at the end of Main Street we came across a baby Gator basking in the sun without a local lady standing by it. Upon closer inspection we could see that it had a hook through its jaw with lots of fishing line attached. It didn’t seem to be in pain and seemed to be able to open its mouth without a problem. The local lady was concerned about its health and had already made a number of calls trying to report the problem and to try to get someone out to assist with it. Her next call was to be to try Gatorland to see if they would help. It was sad to see the creature like that. I know Gators are considered a pest here and obviously can be very dangerous, but you don’t like to see anything in pain.
Back at the villa we had a late light lunch by the pool where we all sat quietly reading for a while. I caught up on the hot issue out here about Disney losing their ‘Reedy Creek’ rights in the row with the Republican Governor. It seems it is all quite blatant and the Governor fully admits that he has only done it because of Disney’s opposition to his ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill. The local news whilst trying to remain sort of neutral believe that he wants to be the next ‘Trump’ and this is part of his strategy to get noticed for the future. Anyhow I can see there be lots of lawyers rubbing their hands at the anticipation of forthcoming legal challenges around this issue.
We had a leisurely walk round the enormous store admiring some of the stuff you could buy here but not at home. Sadly, much of it was too large to even consider purchasing but Graham did end with a few items to purchase. It was another slow drive back through the traffic.
For our meal this evening we all fancied fish and so headed to Joes Crab Shack at the Water Tower, Celebration. Although it was busy, we were seated immediately. The place had a nice vibe about it. The one thing we didn’t like was the prices though. We had been planning to have a crab bucket each but these now start at over $45 each. We thought this was excessive and so 3 of had the Captains Plate which did include a few legs of Dungeness Crab, whilst Karen went for the Pirates Platter which was more shrimp based. These were still pricey but absolutely delicious and the crab had a fab taste with its Old Bay seasoning.
At the villa, Graham & Jo didn’t last too long before jet lag overcame them. Graham is also suffering with a slight tummy upset so hopefully a good night’s sleep will settle it. They were both planning to take Melatonin to help them adjust with their sleep. Karen & I both sat and watched the news for a while before retiring ourselves.