Vero Beach

A good friend that we grew up with lives in Vero Beach so coast to coast we went for a short visit. We took the scenic route for a view of Lake Okeechobee on the way to the east coast. It seems like a large fishing village all along the north side of the lake.

After a delightful lunch and visit at Susan's house she took us on a tour of Vero Beach. Painted turtles are scattered throughout town for tourists like me to take pictures of. 

It was a warm sunny day and the Atlantic ocean beach was a playground for many.

We drove through a neighborhood of old Florida style houses. Actually Susan's family members had lived in them.

At one time Susan even lived in this house but it wasn't green at the time she assured me!

McKee Gardens in Vero Beach provided us a nice place for a stroll among the tall palms while we laughed about past times together and caught on up more recent events.

Susan and Mary both seem to enjoy the bromeliads.

I suppose all gardens in south Florida have beautiful orchids but each one seems different.

 There was a Seusical event going on and Dr. Seuss displays and statues were evident thoughout the park. It must seem like a magical place to children.

The Hall of Giants was built in 1941of mostly cypress and heart pine logs. Waldo Sexton designed it after a Polynesian ceremonial palace.

 The hall was built to house this 38 foot long solid mahogany table he acquired. The hall was used as a gathering place and over 100 people could sit at the table for dinner.

Our visit with Susan did not last nearly long enough but Mary had some functions to attend the next day and it was a 3 1/2 hour drive back to the west coast of Florida. Before we had visited long we all started having flashbacks of things that had happened previously. We met in the fifth grade and were friends throughout school. At one time we lived only a block apart and spent plenty of time at each other's houses. What a fun day.

I guess it was just a magical, Seusical day.