Watch Out QE 2 - Here Comes Kismet

Jim says our outfitting is complete! We now have a set of fine china aboard with service for 12! On Monday we rented a car and drove across Alligator Alley to Mom's condo in Pembroke Pines to complete the final cleanup of her place since she has sold it and moved to California to live near my sister (the good daughter)! One of the things that I had an emotional attachment to was the china - it was going to cost mucho bucks to ship it to our storage spot in New Berlin, NY, so on the boat it came! Surprisingly....with Jim's packing expertise, it fit like a glove in the aft cabin. Eventually it will get moved by car to upstate NY when we make a trip there. 36 hours later we were back on Kismet. Last week we enjoyed a visit with Lauren and her fiance Adam. The weather cooperated, and they spent time on the beach, going to the movies, drinking overpriced Rum Runners at The Top O' Mast (of course they got to keep the very heavy souvenir glasses)!, and we even went out for a day sail. Our plan is to leave Fort Myers Beach tomorrow, after spending a month here. We will cruise Pine Island Sound & Charlotte Harbor. Our plans include visits with Bob & Lauren Webber and Craig & Debbie Roser - time for more fun!