The Chius were going to rent their own house for a few days, we were happy to go along. Only regret is Joe & Jessica were in NJ for Dave Sun's wedding so we missed them.
Both our flights were without hitches, which is saying a lot as nowadays Newark seems to have routinely two-hour delays. We did have to wake up very early for a 6:50 am flight, though. We got upgraded both ways, which we were happy about.
We spent most of the time looking at houses and condos in the Punta Gorda area. Thanks to the collapse in the housing market, prices have come down tremendously, however, we still worry whether they have hit bottom yet.
We did spend a couple of hours riding on a small rental boat (21' bowrider). The Peace River was calm, the canals by-and-large easy to navigate around, and I didn't hit anything with the boat. Carita was with us also. The winds kicked up quite a bit that afternoon, and white caps indicated rough conditions on the River.
One other thing we did: eat. Chinese buffet, Japanese buffet (twice), two different restaurants in the Fishermen's Village, and Perkins. We also had the Chius over to our house where we had take-out from the Chinese Restaurant in town. Only simple meal was sandwiches at Subway on our way to the Fort Myers Airport.
All in all a pleasant few days in sunny and (getting) warm Florida.
