And so it continues. Yesterday I arrived in Miami and immediately connected with Sleepdoc. He has an amazing place - jackfruit, chempedak, cheetah, mangoes, breadfruit, lychees, soursop and more. The mangoes we're going ballistic - Coconut Cream, Angie, Carrie, Fairchild, Lemon Zest, PPK, Ice Cream, Khun See to name a few. A start to a trip doesn't get better than this.
Next I visited Bendersgrove. Picked up a few Nam Docs, Ivory, PPKs and his "Love One" selection.
Up the street, met up with the standard bearer or yard excellence, the curve we grade on around here, Harry Hausman. We munched on a good set of fruits - Cushman, Carrie, PPK, Springfels, Keow Savoey, Thai Everbearing, Edward, Bombay - from memory (there were more).
Edward and PPK carried the day at Harry's. Bombay was also pretty good. We also drove the yard and noted his vast array of selections, with fresh fruit dropping, perhaps after the heavy rains that greeted me as I arrived. Picked up some Sia Tong, Ping Seng Mun among others.
Next up, Zills. Rob worked his magic and I secured an all star box of mangoes. Taralay, Seacrest, Dupuis Saigon, Guava, Okrung, Pickering, Edgar, Edward, Fruit Punch , Val Carrie and Coconut Cream. Try and find a loser in there, if you dare. Sweetheart lychee topped it off. The boxes full of Pickering was something to see.
Last, but by no means least Chris at Truly Tropical was, as always, a great host. Her mangoes are popping left right and centre with boxes and boxes of PPKs, Haden's, Choc Anon, Glen, Bailey's Marvel, Pram Kai Mea, Jakarta, Zill, Cushman, Dot, Fairchild and Nam Doc Mai's.
For those wanting pictures...I took some...I might post them...I might not. Doing so would be a sort of confession...