Surprises abound!

Darcy’s brother Kevin and Cheryl had long ago made plans to be in N. Fort Myers, FL with dad Oric to celebrate has 96th birthday on Jan. 22nd. In fact the non-stop Allegiant Air flight from Bangor, ME to Punta Gorda FL was scheduled to arrive at 4:30 on that very day. With our holdings pared down significantly, we suddenly realized that, with four 10 hour driving days, we could arrive back in FL in time to join in the festivities. A delightful Farewell Party was hosted by our friends on Friday, Jan. 17 at the clubhouse. Exactly two weeks to the day, on the following morning, we were making tracks eastward. As we hot-footed it along I-10, we got a call from Darcy’s sister and husband from Myrtle Beach, SC. They had cleared their calendar and would be flying in to Ft. Lauderdale early on the birthday morning and would meet us at our boat by lunchtime. Dad was sure going to be in for several big birthday surprises!