Bruce's Travels

Hello friends and family: Next week at the this time, I will be leaving Fort Myers and heading back to Janesville. I am taking a different route this time for two reasons: First, to avoid Atlanta, though I'm told the I-85 bridge collapse does not directly impact my route through the city on I-75. But getting through Atlanta is a headache even under the best of circumstances, and I'm anxious to see if this route through the Mississippi Gulf is any less stressful. Two, I won't have (cat) Abby with me, so I can afford to take a more leisurely, exploratory route back and not have to worry about finding pet-friendly motels. Abby is staying with (sister) Dawn for the next six months until I return to Fort Myers in November. I've reserved hotels for the first two nights, the first being in Tallahassee, and the second at the Palace Casino Resort in Biloxi. From there, I don't know where the next night's stay will be. It could be in Memphis, or I may hang around the ...

Hi all: Been meaning to update the blog, but a nasty cold has caught me unawares, as the old phrase goes. I guess it wouldn't be a winter stay in Florida without an end-of-season cold. (I've gotten one of these almost every year that I've been down here.) Started Sunday 3/26 and by Tuesday I was in the thick of it. Nasty stuff, I'll spare you the details, but suffice to say it's really knocked me on my ass. I'm still not out of the woods, but feeling a little better and by next week should be in good shape. It's been a busy last few weeks since my last update March 15. I've been to casinos, a live theater production, a really nice first buying trip to Costco. And just a couple nights ago on April 3 I helped (sister) Dawn lease a new 2017 Toyota Corolla. Let's get going. On March 18, Dawn and I attended the annual Ft. Myers Reading Festival, usually held at the Harborside Event Center, but this year held outdoors at adjoining Centennial Park ...