Hudson, FLA 11/06/06 - 11/12/06

Pictures: (1) Dan's golf buggy; (2) Judy & Dan; (3-10) wildlife & Sam's on the beach; (11-14) Dan & Judy's place; (15-24) more views & wildlife @ Sam's on Hudson Beach; (25-26) entrance to mobile park; (27) Rascal (tabby) & Gidge (white); (28-37) views within the park; (38-39) sunset on Hudson Beach; (40-42) Smitty,Jean,Judy,Dan@ The Inn on the Gulf; (43-55) Wild green parrots in trees on Hudson Beach {make sure you enlarge pictures before viewing-parrots are hard to see cause they blend with the trees LOL}; (56-61) Dan's modified golf buggy and their lighthouse driveway.

Hi Everybody,

Just a brief rundown of my 1st week in Florida.

I arrived in Hudson on Monday, 11/06/06. I landed about 5:530 p.m. This is where my Uncle Danny & Aunt Judy live. After dinner, Danny took me for a quick ride around the park in his modified golf buggy (he did all the work himself).

Tuesday morning we headed to Hudson Beach. We had breakfast at Sam's on the beach. Danny & Judy come to this beach every morning to have coffee & to take in the view and wildlife.

Thursday night- Danny & Judy had a park meeting to go to, so they dropped me off at Sam's. I got some pictures of the sun setting, then I made my way to the Tiki Bar @ Sam's, where I listened to a local band and enjoyed a couple of drinks-waiting for Danny & Judy to return! I met a very nice couple- Deb & Jim. They lived near by. The bands' name was "The Dock Rockers". They played a nice mix of 70's-todays music. The music and drinks were good, the atmosphere was "AWESOME"!! A celebrity was there too....Tony Stewart #20 of NASCAR - he was there enjoying the evening with friends.

Friday night Dan & Judy took me to their favorite pizza place- "Gianni's". The pizza here is real yummy!

Saturday night we met up with friends -Smitty & his wife Jean. We all had dinner together @ "The Inn on the Gulf". This night held another 1st for me.....I tried Grouper. It's a white fish that is popular down here. It was very tasty! After dinner, Smitty & Jean went home. The rest of us walked across the parking lot to Sams, to have a couple of drinks & to listen to another local band- "The Mixx".

Sunday morning, after having our coffee on the beach, we drove around the area. We came to a very, very big flea market! It took us almost 2hrs to make our way through the whole thing. There were muscle cars showing there too. I was good- didn't buy anything!! LOL- Don't have anymore room in the car for anything else!! LOL.

Later tonight I'll go up to the club house to see "Hootenanny"- This is a gathering of local musicians who perform for the other residents. Then I'm heading back to Hudson Beach to get more sunset pictures!!

This week we have plans to visit a local aquarium. Then next weekend I hope to catch up with my friends Sue & Warren, who live in Sarasota. On Monday 11/20/06, I'll be heading to Key West. I have camping reservations @ Bahia Honda State Park, which is about 26 miles outside of Key West.

Keep checking back for more updates & pictures. Hope everyone is doing well- Please take care- With Love Always- Donna

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