Author Archives: Gunther
Merry Christmas Everybody
Merry Christmas to all of our family, friends, and readers!! Midnight Mass was a great success. Connie’s solo was wonderful and her duet was also pretty good. Carols started at around 2330 and Mass was over by about 0130. On … Continue reading
Christmas Eve
You know…for being retired and not going on any hikes this has certainly been a busy month. Friday we spent the day wrapping Xmas presents for each other and in the evening we had the Xmas Pot Luck here at … Continue reading
Another day in sunny Florida
Still not much going on here. We have received all of our various packages for Xmas presents for Connie and Neil except for on; Connie went off to the gold dealer in the park today and bought some earrings and … Continue reading
Bumbling Along
Still not much new to report…Connie has put the kibosh on fun stuff until after the holidays since she has to wrap (well, actually Neil did that), mail, do Xmas cards, practice her solo for Midnight Mass, and work (since … Continue reading
Scouting Expedition
Today was supposed to be a fun day rather than a work day but Connie’s knee is still hurting a bit so we decided to forego an actual hike and just scout out some areas for potential hikes and kayaking … Continue reading
Caloosahatchee Creeks State Preserve
Not much going on this week…Connie did some work…Neil did laundry…they went to Mass on Sunday; pretty much a do nothing week here at Seminole Campground. We did go on a hike yesterday to the Caloosahatchee Creeks State Preserve…not much … Continue reading
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
This post is photo intensive; we went on our first southern FL field trip to see the birds and got carried away. Friday we finally were done with all of our chores around the rig and Connie was done working … Continue reading
A Walkabout at our Winter Home
I can’t believe it’s been 8 days since I posted anything but we’ve been pretty busy doing…well it seems like a whole lot of nothing…but we’ve been pretty busy for it being nothing. Neil’s been on a run or bike … Continue reading
Welcome to the Winter Home of the Laubenthals
Well, after a strenuous 37 mile travel day today we moved from Moore Haven, FL over to North Fort Myers. After coffee and breakfast this morning we got to work breaking camp, hitching up, and headed out shortly before the … Continue reading
Last Day in Moore Haven
Just a quick entry to summarize our time here. As I said before, Ortona South COE Campground has been great. Camp hosts are very friendly, large, easy to maneuver into sites, gorgeous views, and very nice weather. We haven’t done … Continue reading