Bill's Birthday Eve

In Bill & Ellen's family they celebrate birthdays on the eve of the actual birth date. Tomorrow is Bill's 70th birthday so we celebrated today. We started with breakfast on our aft deck and we got Bill & Ellen tickets to the Boston Pops concert just on the other side of the bridge from us.

Bill & I went over at 3:00 to claim our spot and left our chairs and ground cloth. There were quite a few people already there even though we were told that they wouldn't open the gates until 3:00.

The concert was primarily a Gershwin set and was a well done production. We were able to watch the sun set while listening to the orchestra. Afterwards there was a fireworks presentation. Bill met people there that recognized him as "Captain Bill from Newburyport" and we all had a great evening. I guess you can't beat the Boston Pops next to the intracoastal waterway in south Florida in 70 degree weather in February with a nice sunset followed by starlight.

We plan to leave here Monday to arrive in Jacksonville by next weekend.