In the afternoon we walked up the street to the Edison-Ford Winter Estate, Museum and Laboratory. It was a very interesting place. Thomas Edison and Henry Ford were very good friends and both built winter homes in Fort Myers.
Back at the boat we did a few quick chores and then went to the pot-luck at the marina tiki-bar. This is the second one we’ve attended at the marina as we’ve been here now for two Thursdays. Once again, a wide variety of excellent food and lots of fellow boaters.
We turned in early as we plan on getting up fairly early so we can prepare for our departure tomorrow. We plan on getting diesel at Ballard Oil and then continuing on to Naples.
A shot at the Farmer's Market. Lots of good food.
The next several shots are taken at the Edison-Ford Museum. These are a few of Edison's inventions.
One of Ford's cars
... and a later model
Look, a reduction on new cars. One for as low at $461
A replica of Edison's first light bulb created in 1879
... and here's a couple of bigger bulbs
A shot of some of the early movie equipment created by Edison
There is a huge Bayan tree on the grounds. The tree was given to Edison by Henry Ford.
This is a picture of a laboratory built during World War I. Edison invented a way to make rubber from native plants. Definitely not very high-tech ..... but it seemed towork.
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