On February 27, we drove to Fort Lauderdale and checked in to the Sheraton Yankee Clipper to visit with Jim's friends -- Joyce from NY pictured above, and Steve on the right -- all had worked together years ago at Ryder. They bummed around together while Steve's wife, Betty, worked, and I relaxed on the beach with another novel. We had dinner at Shula's on the Beach one night and the next night Betty served wonderful crab cakes and grilled salmon. Of course, I called Brenda several times to check on how Alex was coping with us leaving him alone on the boat. It turns out he was fine as Brenda & Geoff spent alot of time playing with him. On our way back to Ft. Pierce, we stopped at my sister's for a quick visit and a delicious brunch. And yes, Alex was thrilled to see us.