Valencia Lakes is the place Jimmy's brother, Sonny, and his wife, Mercedes, live. It really is a great place to live. They have just about everything you could want right on the property of Valencia Lakes. Sonny and Mercedes have a lovely home and are able to take advantage of the amenities on the property like the full gym, sauna, jacuzzi, and swimming pool. They also have several clubs like fishing club, bowling club, cooking club, etc. Florida really knows how do put together "retirement communities" like no other state. Then there is the sunshine....it is almost the middle of December and it will be 75 degrees today.
Mercedes cooked a large pan of Paella for us. It sure was good and we ate almost all of it for lunch. Paella is a Spanish dish made with yellow rice, chicken, and many different types of seafood. Mercedes did a great job!
Mercedes did the cooking.....
....and Sonny opened the wine.
After lunch we all went over to the Club House and learned how to play "Pickle Ball"....yes, there is such a game as "Pickle Ball". It is played similar to tennis but with a smaller court and different rules.
Mecerdes and I played Jimmy and Sonny. We thought we were pretty good but we lost the game 11 to 2. I think it was our serve that cost us the game.
After "Pickle Ball" we went back to their house and then back to Ocala. We really enjoyed our visit and plan to return again.
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