We started off at a brunch with victor and Pina and some family and friends

. ran In to this guy. Took me a We. To realize that his shirt reduced to MIT. He was a graduate from about W20 years back

We all headed back home , then Diane and I went over to meet Vince, Trish and pat , triaged dad

We headed out of town about 40 min to thE shores of the Everglades . There we met back up with Pina and victor for a ride through the Everglades

We all got in a group and we were assigned a boat

Ours was the tata express

We took off at about 60

Mph and 126 dB. (I measured !$

Our guide was very good . He Was a retired veteran and a survival skills teacher. For fun he helps people capture wild anacondas in python’s that are loose in the Everglades. He estimates there are half a million of them out there and they are eating all of the native wildlife. The crazy thing is they all grew out of a small population of abandoned exotic pets.

Our guide and his group called the “swamp apes and “capture these huge snakes…And take them to a local university where they are exposed to a crispr Modified retrovirus the changes their germline to render them and anyone they meet with sterile. Over the years it’s hope that this will reduce or eliminate them as an invasive species.

Our guide was great at storytelling… It was also pretty good at finding cool wildlife. I didn’t see a lot but it was still fun. Like the small alligator

. And some cool looking birds

Our guide reached down and picked up a fish right out of the water

Here’s a bigger alligator

We the. Drove back with Vince Trish and pat .

Dianne and I took the kayaks out for a short paddle. We wanted to see an alligator that gabe and raya had seen. It turned out to be plastic but still scary

Later tonight we all made a really nice fish and steak dinner… Vince and viktor and Pina all came over and we played with a tesla coil and the Veramen

Nice day. !

Time for sleep !

Nite all, nite sam

-me

Today was the big day for Victor and Pina.. we woke late . took a nice run then came back and made a big brunch.. 

 

I hhad a little electronics to do for a gift I was making for victor and pina.. we gave them light up headbands

 

the only thing I had to shrink the heat shrink tubing ws the grill.. mmmm.. whats thhat cooking ? 

 

we took a walk to the beach

 

then around 3:30 headed over to the hotel for thhe wedding 

 

the ceremony was outside and was short and sweet.. 

 

thhe groomsmen got customized flasks ! 

 

the wedding party was taking pictures.. so so did we !

 

afyer the ceremony and drinks and snacks we hehaded up to the tower for dinner

 

you could see the whole city !  the house we are renting  is  just about the center of this picture 

 

then some toastes from Victor and pinas freinds and family 

 

then a couple of hhours of dancing .. interesting mix of english and spanish.. (Pina’s from coumbia) 

 

 it’s a tradition in our culture that when all your kids are married, they carry you around in a chair ,. maybe its not joes culture.. but we did it anyway !

 

great day.. great wedding for two wonderful people !

 

more tomorrow 

 

nite all, nite sam ..( we were thinking about you all day !)

-me

 

Spent the day with family hanging out at this great place we’re renting. Snuck some work in.. but not too much

Diane , gabe and i took a run down to the beach. It was pretty empty

Gabe tried out the kayak

Around 2:30 we met up with patty’s family to play some traditional games they play . There were 10 kids in that family so there are a zillion cousins. It was fun to drop into some of their traditions

One game invoked moving a ping pong ball from cup to cup by filling them with water and blowing the ball when it’s floated high enough

Diane scores the winning point

the second game was about balancing swimming pool ‘noodles’ .

On the way home we saw this iguana… then several others . We also saw a spotted ray (bit my phone had run Olof battery)

Tonight we all met up at Funky Buddha to see all of the relatives

Here’s Pina ,the bride to be . She is so fun and wonderful!

Pina and her brother

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The groom , my nephew Wiktor with his brotherly nephew Vincent

There were a passel if cousins . It was tough to keep up who was who

max and Becky showed up about 8:30

the family

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Weddings tomorrow so gotta sleep now !

Nite all, nite Sam

-me

Greetings from Fort Lauderdale Florida. We’re down here for our nephew victor and Pina’s wedding ,Diane , Raya and I flew down today . Gabe met us this evening , max and Becky show up tomorrow .

Eliot gave us a ride to the airport. We ran into Hannah and Brit at the airport

At the Newark airport we ran into a woman working in the United lounge i taught her my trick of turning the wire that holds in the cork in champagne into a tiny chair

We got sow. To FLL and caught an Uber to the store. This is what two vegetarians looking for meat looks like !

It’s warm, windy and on and off Rainy. The air is soft Like a comfy blanket . We’ve rented a wonderful vrbo house on a canal . It has a pool and hot tub. I don’t need to go anywhere else !

Around 8 we headed over to the hotel to meet up with joe and pat and everyone else

We walked out the piers to see the party

We found the guests of honor ! Victor and pina

what a great place to get married !

Ok falling asleep !! More tomorrow !

Nite all, nite Sam /

Me