Not a busy week

I guess no trip can be exciting every day and this week has been one of those weeks on top of that we moved before I could get around to publish it. When we got to our new resort we had some troubles with our RV and there isn’t any WIFI so finally today I got to someplace that I could connect. This post is about a few of the things we did this winter before Edgar got the idea to have a blog.

We arrived in Florida in early January and spent some time in Whisper Creek in Labelle Florida which is east of Fort Myers. While talking to friends it was suggested that we may like the Edison and Ford Winter Estates in Fort Myers. Since it was just a short drive we took of for Fort Myers and it was a very interesting day getting a chance to see how the upper class lived in the early 1900’s. The homes were pretty and I am certain that it would be a great way to enjoy the warm weather but to me the highlight was the gardens. Orchids were blooming everywhere as well as plants of just about every type one could imagine. I was totally blown away by how big the fig trees grew and how much the root system was visible above ground.

The Edison’s had an extensive list of rules for the people who spent time vacationing there. I have listed a few of the more interesting ones below.

Don’t cabbage unto yourself all of the fish polls.

Don’t kill the black snakes under the porch. They are there for a purpose.

If you don’t think Seminole Lodge is the lovliestspot you ever wore your rubbers in – don’t let on to Father

Don’t fail to retire to your room during part of each day – so that the family may squabble without embarrassment.

Don’t capsize in the sailboat if you can help it. Remember there isn’t any man to rescue you in 750 miles. And besides there are sharks.

Don’t ask us about Palm Beach. We don’t want to know.

While suggesting the Edison and Ford museum they also told us to buy a Family Membership, which I thought would be a waste of money since we would only be going one time. That was the moment that we were introduce to NARM which in this case stands for North American Reciprocal Museum https://narmassociation.org/ . Little did we know that by becoming a member of any museum that is a member of NARM it entitled us to benefits at any member museum. So far we have visited Bok Tower for almost nothing and the Ringling, which is the winter home of the John and Mable Ringling, and a huge museum highlighting the Ringling Brothers Banum and Baily Circus for free. Had we wanted to actually tour the mansion it would have cost us a few dollars. Needless to say the money spent for the family membership has more than paid for itself already.