Tuesday, January 8, 2008 (DAY 12) Dance, dance, dance! Today was dance lesson day. Our (read that MY) first lesson was at 9:30 AM at Victoria Palms RV Resort—ballroom dancing. On the way there, we stopped at Burger King for their Winter Texan $1 biscuit and sausage special. The ballroom at Victoria Palms was large and the RV resort in general is very nice, upscale. We signed up and paid our fees ($3 per person). The instructor was a Danish lady in her 70s. She had danced at Merlin Rouge and Follies Bergere in Paris, taught instructors at Fred Astaire Studios in New York, and she was excellent. Kay and I learned a couple of basic steps for the waltz—the box step and another step I can’t remember. I actually did not do too bad, though it still feels uncomfortable moving this 265 pounds around the floor in dips and sways. The mind still moves faster than the body (though I guess that’s a good thing)! We drove back to Pine to Palms for lunch of lasagna; lunch is being prepared at the park because of the huge shuffle tournament (see photo). Then, after lunch, it was back to Victoria Palms for county western dancing lessons. The fee was $4 per person and the instructor was a little Jewish man from New York. He and his wife assistant were excellent. I "learned" the 2 step basic, the country waltz basic, the swing basic, and the country polka with Jesse. Actually, country western dancing was fun, though I kept stepping on Kay’s tows in the Two Step Basic. Guess we’re dancing too close. Two hours of country western dance lessons stiffened this old body considerably, resulting in a lengthy visit to the hot tub—it was wonderful. In fact, it helped the itching toes immeasurably. I’m guessing I got in some jelly fish at South Padre Island. We returned to Dunn Gone for a couple of hours, after which Kay and I played shuffleboard against each other with Larry and Vicky. Needless to say, sleep came easy.