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We divided our time in this part of Florida
between Jacksonville Naval Air Station and Mayport Naval Station (from
planes to ships), thirty miles away. Gerry played golf both places and Terry continued
working on her Naylor biography - although she did get out and play 18
holes at each place. What a surprise to discover an old shipmate as
the starter on the NAS golf course. Fred carpooled with us for a
time when we were first stationed in Washington, D.C. This time we
actually connected with Bob and Annie. Bob was the Chief of Staff in
Corpus Christi when Gerry retired. We had a nice lunch together and
caught up on what each of us has been up to in our retirement years.
We missed out on seeing Roger and Puchi again, but this time it was
because they were out of town for the birth of their second granddaughter.
This trip we finally met Karen's husband, Kenny. We've known Karen
since she was nine years old. She is now the mother of three
beautiful children.
We took a little time to play tourist again
by going out on a Casino ship, something we have not even done in Corpus
Christi. There were a couple of folks onboard who hit big, but it
was not us. We did have a nice dinner and enjoyed playing some
nickel slots for several hours without spending very much! At
Mayport, the RV park on base is right along the channel that brings in not
only Navy and Coast Guard ships, but all kinds of civilian vessels.
We could watch them from inside the RV. One afternoon we also made
it to a local air/car show.
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