A little Florida coast...

Another beautiful sunny day in Florida and Phyllis took us on a general sightseeing tour of Melbourne and points south. I'm not sure what has wiped out more trees - the hurricanes in the past few years or the seemingly unstoppable development (bets are on the development). Even so, there are still some nice parks along the way.

Bet you're thinking that's the ocean in the background. Well, it's not. It's the Indian River. I always thought Indian River fruit was just a brand name for fruit. It never occurred to me it was a real river along which there are still some citrus groves in addition to the houses. You better look quick though. They may not be here long.

We did see the ocean and it's beach as well with a few white Northerns trying for sunburns and skin cancer. The ocean was rather rough today so even though our friend Leigh might have ventured in, John & I were more than happy to stay on the boardwalk.

Every city down here seems to have its fleamarkets and Melbourne is no exception with vendors too numerous to count. John did acquire a plane (the type you use with wood) and an extension for some sort for a nut tightener. Apparently there's some belt on Rambo that's loose and John thought perhaps he should take care of it. Personally, I'm not sure this is such a good idea because... a) Rambo has been running fine and b) John can't seem to find the part in the maintenance book nor can he figure out what it is supposed to do. Who knows what will happen when we get on the road tomorrow? It could be an exciting day. Stay tuned!