Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

The month of December has gone by in a flash, but not without enjoying the Christmas season here in Vero Beach.  Our Christmas tree was a bit smaller than we are used to, but it worked just fine to put us in the right frame of mind.

On Christmas day we were very thankful to be in Florida at Ken's brother's house, far away from the snow storms that plagued areas north of here.

As mentioned in our last blog entry, Loggerhead Club & Marina, Vero Beach, is a really nice place to spend some quality time, and we have certainly enjoyed our stay here this month. It's located in the gated community of Grand Harbor, with beautiful homes and golf courses, as well as the marina village and harbor right off the Intra Coastal Waterway.

Although the cold wave that has hit the eastern US has hit here too, we have also had enough warm days in between cold snaps to allow us to ride our bikes around to get some much needed exercise.

For the last couple of days, areas both north and south of here have been fighting large brush fires, which have created an interesting smoky haze on the horizon that makes for some interesting sunsets.

Although we feel that we could be happy just staying right here, we're also looking forward to moving on to our next destination, Stuart, about 30 miles south of here.  Until then, we wish you and yours a very Happy New Year.