Monday, July 8, 2013

Our Last Weekend In South Florida

This past weekend was our last weekend in South Florida.  The folks were pretty busy seeing the sights.  Scout and I stayed inside where it was nice and cool. Our new shades really seem to be helping our place stay cooler. 

Friday, Mama noticed that the control board that monitors things showed that we were only running on 30 amps.  We should be on 50 amp.  She called Dad and he came home from work because we didn't know if it was our problem or the park's problem.  The office is closed on weekends, so we needed to figure out the problem before they closed for the weekend.  It turned out that it is our problem.  We need to get some sort of a board like a computer board, I guess.  The folks tried to order one of Saturday, but the store couldn't do it because their Internet was down.  Dad asked if they could check on it and call us back so we could order it and they said "No".  Mama thought that was pretty funny because there is a sign on the door that says customers are their business.  The part is a few hundred dollars, so you would think that would have motivated them.  Everything is running fine, so we will order it when we get back to Missouri.

Saturday night, the folks ate at a Cuban restaurant.  It was Mama's first time. She said it was really good!  She didn't have any leftovers, so I can't tell you first hand.  They planned on eating a dessert that they love, but they were so full that they couldn't.  The dessert is Tres Leches, which is a cake that is soaked in evaporated, sweetened condensed and whole milks and topped with caramel sauce and whipped cream.  

Yesterday, the folks visited Fruit & Spice Park.  They took a tram tour where they learned about all sorts of fruits, but not that many spices.  They thought it was quite interesting.  They learned about poisonous plants that many people have in their yards.  Some of the plants will cause itching and people don't realize it is the plant doing it.  Unfortunately, Mama can't remember any of the names.  She is a lot of help isn't she?  She said that with all the traveling we are doing that she has to remember so many street names and such that her brain just can't hold much.  She is putting all that stuff into short term memory.  I think she is just getting old.

Jackfruit - Dad says it is really good to eat.

Dad looking at the bananas.

The tour guide.

Bamboo

This is a common plant here that most people do not realize has fruit on it. 

Mama thought this was called The Living Tree - but can't find anything on it.  It has a lot of water in it. It is supposed to bring you good luck if you put your left hand on it.  You can hear an echo if you knock on  it.
I apologize that my report isn't better.  Mama said the names that the tour guide gave them were not their common names, so that makes it even harder to remember them.  Mama said the park would be better if they had signs up telling you what things are. 

Joey,
The Greyhound Who Thinks This Post Is One Of His Worst Yet.  Hangs His Head In Shame.


8 comments:

  1. Joey...No matter how bad a post you think it is, it is always redeemed by your sign-off. I think this is a good post because like your momma, my memory is comical, I think, I can't remember.

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  2. We think your report is great. We have never heard of Jackfruit and the last tree is amazing, we can't believe how the fruit hangs like that, it looks like Christmas tree baubles!
    We agree, it is much easier if they put signs on everything.
    Dip Bridge and Elliot x

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  3. Yes, I agree. Joey has the best signatures.

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  4. Dearest Joey,

    You weren't there but you still gave us a good blog report. I've never heard of Jackfruit, or the hanging from the tree branches tree.

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  5. BOL, Joey! You are too funny!! Mum couldn't remember all those names of plants either...maybe those places should hand out brochures that tell you want you saw...

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  6. We took a vacation to south florida a few years ago and the Fruit and Spice Park was my absolute favorite part of the whole trip. I am a bit of a culinary history nerd and seeing all of the different types of tropical fruits was just the perfect food for my nerd brain.

    We didn't take the tram tour, we just walked the whole park. There were signs posted every so often and little placards next to most of the plants. I'm not sure if that has changed in the last two years? Anyway, eat a Mamey for me (that was my favorite, its like caramel fruit!)

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    1. There were some, but not everything was marked. My husband is much better at remembering the names than me. I need simple names. :-) It sounds like you would have liked the tram tour. It was interesting.

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  7. Joey, you are so funny! This is *not* a bad post! I have trouble remembering stuff all the time. If I don't write it down, it's gone!

    Those Jackfruit look really heavy! I agree with Dip Bridge & Elliot - the fruit on the living tree does look like baubles on a Christmas tree. So different from what we're used to seeing here.

    Hope everything holds out fine until you can get that replacement part in Missouri. That was definitely poor customer service!

    ~Lindy

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