Hampton Inn - Naples - I-75

... with Claire at Olive Garden; took Agnes and Cliff for a ride to Captiva Island so they could see the Bubble Room Restaurant; swam in the Gulf and beautiful swimming pools at our RV Park and at their Condo, had a great dinner of barbecued ribs prepared by Claire on our last night here; and were lucky enough to see dolphins playing in the Gulf and a most amazing sunset over the water! Whew! packed a lot into a week, didn't we?

Så er vi ankommet til Florida. Vi ankom igår og fandt et billigt motel med pool. Så efter en lang køretur, var det perfekt at kunne tage en svømmetur i poolen. I dag har det været ca. 35 grader, så jeg har sat pris på aircon idag. Vi var dog ude på stranden og fiske og bade lidt. Lau fangede en babyhaj, men ellers har der ikke været noget held. Det er helt rart at have en lidt mindre proppet tidsplan nu, så er der mere tid til at komme helt ned i gear. I morgen står den på køretur til Miami

... later we found ourselves in Homestead at a fuelling station in the middle of a thunderstorm, eating out packed lunch on some ****** benches. Its just adds to the adventure!

We drove through the Everglades and the endless signs for fan boats. We read that this time of year the mosquitos are at their highest so we decided to not stop otherwise, chances are, I would become one giant itchy, bitten up lump. The roads here are a ...

... fix it later when his shift was done, but he never showed up.
The staff must have went through a change, because only 2 people that I got to see were people that I've seen before ( a polite young woman and the nightshift lady).
The whole place went through a change, and not for the better, please try to avoid this place if you ever happen to come to Cape Coral, Fl.

We got up early today and drove to Sanibel Island. For those who haven't been there, Sanibel & Captiva Islands on the Gulf of Mexico have some of the nicest beaches around, and Sanibel is known for fantastic shelling.

While walking over the inland waterway to get to Bowman Beach, the girls spotted a manatee and watched it amble under the foot bridge we were on and swim off into the distance. The tide was ...

We ate breakfast at the hotel restaurant, Courtney's, then checked out. We drove to one of the public beach access areas and headed out to do some more shelling. We found more treasures! The girls went out at first in just shorts, but that didn't last long. There were signs on the roads to watch out for gopher tortoises...but we didn't see any!

We then drove on to Lake City to stay at the same Comfor Suites...still very nice!

... I had a half-dozen oysters on the half shell and a grilled grouper sandwich. It was tasty.

Katie and I went back out to the beach at low tide and found some real treasures. Sarah was still not feeling great, so she watched cartoon network.

We had planned on going back out early for the next low tide (it was at 5:30a.m.), but it was storming. Which was actually a great thing because it meant the shelling even at high tide was going to be good.

it wiped out everything i wrote. we are here safe and sound. it` 13 hours ahead of you, so it`s saturday nite here. all is well. we loved your email!!!!! tim read it in sedona`s captain voice!!!
i`ll try tomorrow. can`t get connected to internet in my room.
love you both. give girly butt a hug and kiss from us. yourself too.
love mom

Well, I know what you're going to say, "Not another air museum"! Well I guess you're starting to see a pattern here of Mission Churches and Aircraft, but I promise this will be the last one (maybe...). Sorry, but I had to put this one up, it's probably the best one in the country, even better than the Smithsonian in D.C. (I've been there too). If you are an aircraft geek, this is a holy place, the aircraft there are the best preserved ...

Since we didn't make it back for the holidays this year Meghan and Kathleen took an extended trip to Florida to introduce Kathleen to the US. They would spend all of March in Floriday, while I joined for 9 days around Easter and my parents and the Purcells for Easter as well. As you can see, the ladies enjoyed the wonderful weather and large surroundings as best as possible. Tim and Stephanie Eldredge were kind enough to introduce Kathleen to ...