Let us introduce you to...

Fred...

We met him at Sawgrass Mills Recreational Park in the Everglades - no zoom lens on this one thank you very much! Naturally, I was the one who ended up closest to Fred with Johnnie and Mary at a much safer distance behind me in the airboat!

Mary's visit with us for the week took us to Ft. Lauderdale Beach and South Beach in Miami - two VERY different experiences: the first was about college kids on school break in small bikinis and hulky guys; and the second was all about Art Deco architecture and a fab lobster lunch! We also visited Lee and Miriam Maguire, our boating friends from Toronto who winter "Peace VI", their 57' Hatteras, at Lighthouse Point. Lee and Miriam treated us to a terrific lunch at their yacht club. It's always great to see them and we hope to see them in the St. Lawrence this summer.

Oh yes... one more thing... Johnnie gave Mary and I two solid hours(no more - no less) at Sawgrass Mills that purports to be the largest outlet mall in the world! Mary and I made excellent use of our time: new shoes, summer tops, a skirt and a new bathing suit for me!