ON THE WAY TO THE WEDDING

Honda Element and Kayak Taking A Break

 

BLOGs on Mr. FOG's Midwest Road trip are on hold.  He is on the road again going to Anna and Dan's wedding.   But of course there were stops along the way.  It is both the journey and the destination.

DINNER CLUB AT LAKE OCONEE

   

Kate and Dick are usually the Fall dinner club hosts.  They have a beautiful family lakeside getaway home at Lake Oconee's Cuscowilla Golf Resort.  Decorated by Kate and planned by both, the house is truly a perfect family retreat  .  (Cuscowilla is the name of a Seminole Indian village in Alachua area of Florida.  It was a lake side home.  The Oconee River area used to be a Seminole home until they were driven away by other tribes and moved to Florida.). 

The Indians would like what has been to Oconee River which is now a lake in parts.  So too, does the dinner club look forward to visits to this lovely setting.  Our typical routine is a boat trip for cocktails and then our dinner.  And once again Captain Dick and First Mate Kate got the group safely to the Ritz Carlton Hotel dock at the nearby Reynolds Plantation Golf Resort.   It was a warm afternoon for October and hotel guests were still at the pool, board paddling, kayaking and frolicking in the lake.  Fishermen (or is it fisherpersons now a days) patiently were waiting for the big one and other boats waved to us as we rode the lake’s byways to the Ritz.  The trip over and back was almost as good as the drinks.

Captain Dick allowed First Mate Kate to take us back home.  As usual we back faster, with Kate taking the helm.  Although favorable currents and winds might have helped us, First Mate Kate throws caution to the wind and likes to go fast.   An artistic photo of the wind playing with Kate’s hair as she speeded back to the Cuscawilla homestead will have to wait due to technical difficulties.  But we do have a picture of the group at dockside.

Mr. FOG, Lois, Captain Dick, Suzanne, Dave, and First Mate Kate

 

After a nice boat ride to the Ritz Carlton for drinks, Dave wanted to show the group how much of the stubborn belly fat he had lost.  He does look better.  Dick of course had to also show that his six pack was showing at least two of the pack, and Mario who barely got in the picture, wanted to brag that his pecs had firmed up with yoga and the Early Bird exercise classes.  Lois, Kate and Suzanne, looking rich and famous, smiled and hardly paid any attention to the men's antics.  Instead,  the women calmly enjoyed the afternoon’s last sun rays while relaxing on the boat, saying they have seen this all  before.

Suzanne Expertly Kayaking

 

 

CANCER NEWS: On the cancer front, his Lordship just finished his radiation thereapy. It went off well with no apparent sideeffects. In the coming months the issue of the restoration of nerve and muscle function to the leg/foot becomes the important issue.

 

PAPARAZZI WANTED:  With the upcoming nuptials of Dan and Anna, the BLOG will be focusing on this happy event.  Consequently the BLOG desparatrely needs photographers, insiders, and others who will provide photographs and stories about the event, or the couple's courtship.   Sherry Lane of course will be sharing new stories, but this is a big event and she will need help. The BLOG will try to put out a daily edition for the three days leading to the wedding and of course our big wedding issue on Sunday.

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