I headed down to Miami Friday night for a quick weekend mango/lychee raid. Stayed with partner-in-crime Warren, who as always, proved to be a great host. Rains held off Saturday and it turned out to be a grand day. There were plenty of mangos that had fallen to the ground during the storms so we got a nice variety to sample along the way. Got to chat with Chris Rollins a bit too. We hit Fairchilds afterwards for a quick visit. Lychees were hard to come by. Only two places we passed had any. $5/lb for Brewsters. We grabbed several pounds from one stand. Turns out there were plenty of Mauritius included as well. Picked Gerry(lycheeluva) up Sunday morning at the airport and headed up north to visit Patrick, Zills, and Harry.
Warren and I getting ready to cruise F&S Park in style.
Fairchild Gardens mangosteen fruiting
FG's langsat had some fruit as well
At Patrick's house checking out his nursery. Lots of nice stuff too. Great fun hanging out and gabbing. PJ and his wife were wonderful hosts.
We all arrive at Zills
We missed a lot of the cooler varieties by just a couple minutes...always waiting on Sheehan!!
Getting a little history lesson on Walter's new mango...Honey Kiss.
Lots of information and he enjoyed sharing with us. He walked us out thru a little bit of the orchard. We didn't have a lot of time to spend unfortunately.
Here's a branch of his heavily producing Honey Kiss. He's very proud of this fruit and I'm looking forward to a few I brought home to ripen up.
More education.
Big shot of the HK.
Didn't take any pics at Harry's. By this time, I was just happy to sit down, enjoy some mangos, jackfruit, and entertainment from the group. Maybe Warren or Gerry has a few pics to share. As always, it's a blast visiting Harry and he always takes good care of us. We had a great crowd...Clint, Brandon, Gerry, Warren, PJ, Sheehan, Harry, and I. Spent a few hours and then it was off to Miami airport for Gerry and I for a lovely, fun-filled evening of delayed flights and overflowing frustration. But I had a suitcase full of mangos and a fine weekend behind me to help ease the pain of travel.