Florida Trip - April 17 - 23, 2012

First stop - EMU

Tax season ended Tuesday the 17th this year and Linden was finished by lunch time.  We had supper at Austin's apartment with him and friends.  We stayed in the EMU guest house.  All the college kids were going crazy with end of the semester work piled up but they still had time to fit in inter-mural soccer.  It was great to get to see Austin play soccer again!

Austin, Sara Schoenhals and Petra

Savannah, Georgia

Drove Wednesday till we got here.  Enjoyed just walking about old Savannah.  

Hofwyl Rice Plantation, Georgia

Thursday morning we drove a short way to this historic site which was lovely and very interesting but most memorable for it's wicked gnats and mosquitoes.

Trying to enjoy the nature trail but it was hard.  Petra is swatting away and I'm trying to hide under my fluttering scarf.

Destination:  Tampa, Florida!

We arrived Thursday evening at USF and met Anna at the music building.  Thursday evening and Friday we got to go with her to a recital, a master class with her piano quintet and a full Mahler concert.

Looking out of Anna's room onto her balcony and the greenery beyond.

True to form - last minute stitching before Anna's recital.  Grantley's bike in the background.

Recital on Saturday 4:00

The recital hall - before.  Anna gave a lovely recital which I won't try to describe.  There was an element of surprise with the tango playing off stage between her pieces - Svetosar's doing.

After with 3/5 of the Piano Quintet - Leslie, 1st violin and Oliver, cellist

Fellow USF students:  Kisun (housemate), Anna, Rosa (former housemate), Leslie (former housemate from Goshen)

With Ruth and Pastor Roy Williams.  Wonderful people who put us up for several nights and fed us royally!

After the recital we drove to St Pete on the gulf.

Sunday after church

Sunday we had a real Sunday dinner at the Williams's.  

Cindy, Anna, Petra, Jessica.