Nova Class of '66

Members of Vicki's high school class always thought of themselves as special--the first class to enter and graduate from an experimental and progressive public high school in Fort Lauderdale--and now, well beyond their 50th reunion, they continue to gather informally every few years. And so, for us, it was another road trip and gathering, this time in Ocala, Florida. Mostly it was meal-time conversations and catching up and also in the evenings around the pool. There was also a day-time excursion to Silver Springs, which will be the subject of the next post.

Another rental car, with all the new-to-us safety features; after several
years of such rentals I am now getting comfortable with said features,
even relying on them

Appropriate road music

Moon and star aligned just right for a 5AM departure

Very weird cloud formations above Ocala; sink-holes in the sky?

Driving around Ocala, we encountered this and
chased down the driver and his companion...both
20 or less, with no idea of the family name nor
history (except that it is nearly always mispronounced);
part of the Ebenezer (GA) Sherouse clan migrated
to central Florida in the 19th century, my part to
Fort Myers, other parts to northern Florida; the driver's
family has been in the plastering business in Alachua
county for more than a century; just FYI; you saw it 
first here

Nova Titans and Titanettes, 2023

And just 1,256 miles later, we are back at the Raleigh shopping center
to return the car

Getting our steps and marveling at the fashions while
awaiting Rebecca's arrival to take us back home

Among the clever things seen