South Carolina First Lady Jenny Sanford recently has been seeking refuge in her parents’ Hobe Sound home. And today, her husband, Mark, is scheduled to fly into town and spend the weekend in attempt to reconcile.

Sanford has been in the spotlight since his bizarre disappearance last week and the revelation that he had been visiting his Argentine lover in Buenos Aires.

In a front-page column this morning, the Post’s Frank Cerabino writes that “Michael Jackson’s chimp Bubbles has ended up in a Florida retirement home, so it’s only natural that your own monkey business gets sorted out here during this sweaty firecracker of a weekend.”

Cerabino also advises Sanford against looking to Gov. Charlie Crist for help.

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Remember how everything ends up in Florida? Post staff writer Bill DiPaolo reports from Hobe Sound this afternoon:

The wife of philandering South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford is staying at the home her parents own in a gated community here, said a woman who answered the phone Wednesday.

The woman, who would not identify herself, said Jenny Sanford was staying in the home in Loblolly Bay but was not available. She took a message. Sanford did not return the call.

Security guards at Loblolly Bay said Sanford’s parents live in the community. When asked if Jenny Sanford had gone through the gates, they refused to comment. Several reporters kept vigil outside the gates.

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