DISTRICT 3 & 11 "MEET THE CANDIDATES"

As we traveled the state north, we stopped by Ft. Lauderdale in the morning for interviews and proceeded to meet back in Jupiter with a very strong showing in District 3. The interviews were a great success and I personally want to thank Dorine Longhini, District 11 DVP, and Maria Wells, District 3 DVP, for all their time and efforts.

BOATING IN FT. LAUDERDALE

After the Everglades we headed straight to Ft. Lauderdale. On our day off you can see how the 2008 FAR Secretary and Treasurer still find time to relax.

Summer took us out on a wonderful slow ride down the intercoastal waterway. Thanks to Summer for a wonderful day and dinner at her condo in downtown Ft. Lauderdale on the 22nd floor of the River House.

THE NEW PET

To all Gator fans: The 4 foot Gator has been caught!

District 5 and District 13

Bob Hudgens and I decided to ride together, since both of us were in Orlando at a meeting for FAR. We started the day headed to Venice for the District 13 luncheon. The night before District 13 DVP Tom Sponaugle emails us new directions to avoid the burned out bridge south of Tampa. After 1 1/2 hours into the drive, we received a call from Tom to let us know that The Plantation Golf & County Club had no power. We ended up at the Venice Yacht Club. Hats off to Marlene and Tom for getting everything switched over in 2 hours!

After leaving District 13, we headed to Naples for the District 5 Dinner. It was at the Quail West Country Club. The District 5 DVP, Spencer Haynes, did an outstanding job and what a venue!

We spent the night in Naples and Headed to Wootens Air Boat tour. See the picture above to see real team work.

2008 NAR MID-YEAR MEETINGS

May 13-17 was NAR Mid Year Meetings in Washington DC. It was well attended by Realtors from around the country. We were able to get a lot of business done. Look at Rep. Keller, he has lost 93 lbs.

2008 Tour de Cure

The first day started out in Jacksonville at Bolles High School at 7:30 am. The ride ended up being about 67 miles to St. Augustine. We had a fierce south wind in our face all morning. My goal was to finish in 3-3:30 hours. Wendy was at the finish line and I finished in 3:15 with one stop, although it was not a race, I rode as hard as I could and finished in 9th or 10th place, averaging 21.5 miles per hour. I was the first one to finish from our team in Orlando. The rest of the day was spent by the pool.

Getting up the second day knowing that you had to ride another 60 miles is music to the ears. This ride was much more scenic leaving St. Augustine and going back to Jacksonville. We went up A1A all the way to Ponte Vedra Beach and cut over the intercoastal bridge and head down long stretches of roads towards Jacksonville. I had hoped this morning would provide that same south wind we had the day before. Not exactly, a stronger north wind, once again in our face. My goal this day was to finish with the team that I left the day before 2 hours behind. My team mates were very generous to allow my to sail off and be competitive. One of our team mates was a type 1 diabetic, so they rode with her for a while. I spent 30 minutes with her on Sunday learning about Diabetes and how she lives her life.

It was a great time and experience to ride with some many other great riders around the state.