Wayne D's Blog

The weather in Florida was great. Usually when I go there they tell me that it's unusually cold, this time everone was saying it was unusually warm. It was 80 degrees most days, the last day I was there it was even sunny. Unfortunately spending most of my day in the Orange County Convention Centre meant that I didn't get much chance to enjoy the weather. One night I did go for a swim in the pool while my clothes were in the washer. It was about 9:30 and the pool was deserted. I've been in bath's that were cooler. I was staying at the Marriot Grande Vista with a room that overlooked the golf course. The picture at the top of this post was taken from my balcony. One night we went to Nick's Grill for dinner. We were hoping we could eat on the terrace but they wouldn't serve us out there. When we asked they said that the mosquitoes prevented outdoor service at other times of the year. I didn't see an insect the whole time I was there. We didn't press the point but it seemed a bit strange that in Toronto there are patio's that spring up outside most restaurants when the snow melts but in Florida they seemed to be very rare. We did manage to have a drink or two at various pool bars.