Thelma Armenteros:  

Shortly after HS I moved to the Orlando area. It was great going to Disney on the weekends and was excited for my little girl to grow up so we could ride roller coasters together. Her first ride on the Barnstormer let me know She was not my coaster companion. When she was around 3 1/2 I left Orlando to be with a man I met in the Bahamas when I was 15. We spent years writing LETTERS. I even offered to come work at his gym in No. VA. He went on to become Mr. DC and I stayed in FL. So years later he called me from the Orlando airport during a connection It started again. He was a yacht captain and for 17 years the three of us cruised many waters on someone else's dime. My daughter became an excellent mate and she and I transported many vessels together. Twice we each had a vessel to run, 3 ducks in a row. We bought a 50' GB and dreamed of living aboard on an island. My daughter got her capt...Expand for more