La Quinta Inn & Suites Naples

... 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

... finally reached the beach with its long long stretches of golden sandy beach and golden white sand tickling your feet. We walked and paddled in the water before returning to be picked up by our executive buggy to go back to our kingdom.

After a soak in the Bath the Size of France we headed down to dine like stars in the restaurant, food was excellent and so was the service. The after dinner cocktail also had a far too ...

I've been visiting Cape Coral, Fl for what seems like my whole life. My son lives down there now and he's 22, so I frequently visit him and from now on I will stay at the Hampton Inn. I used to stay at the Casa Loma Motel, but after my last visit I realized that the place is going downhill. The old manager, Ray, was great, but there's a new manager who I'm not familiar with ...

... high for great shelling today on the sand, but Bri & Gabi went in the water and dove for shells, finding lots of nice treasures. Squadrons of pelicans flew low across the waves, and groups of White Ibises marched along the wet sand probing for food with their long, downward curving bills. We had a great time, but headed back to the condo by mid afternoon so we could pack up and get ready to leave early on Tuesday.

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!

We helped to break camp and then said goodbye to the grandparents. The girls and I then took a rainy drive to Sanibel Island...one of the best shelling beaches in the world!

We got right into our suits and headed to the beach. We picked up a bag full of different shells and Sarah was not feeling well. We then went to the pool for a bit then back to the room to rest before dinner. We ate at the Lazy Flamingo. Katie had fried oysters, Sarah had shrimp ...

... llt war und sich 3 Freiwillige (gegen gratis Flugtickets) melden mussten wieder auszusteigen, und die Turbulenzen im Landeanflug nach Denver echt schlimm waren und ich dachte ich sehe meine Eltern nie wieder, bin ich gut angekommen und froh nicht mehr auf der Couch schlafen zu müssen, da wir im 2. Apartment der Schweste meiner Gastmutter (checkt?) übernachtet haben und mein schlafgemarch war das Wohnzimmer bzw. die Couch und ich bin ungefähr so drauf glegn wie a "augschossns Viech"...

... when it started to rain heavily. We took shelter under a palm roofed dining area but half the roof had been blown off, so we had to be selective where we sat. Rain and pizza over, we walked back to the small dock and watched pelicans, cormorants, egrets, a belted kingfisher (which hovers before it dives) and then an osprey. It started to rain again, so we set off back to Hwy 41. We found 'H P Williams roadside park', a small boardwalk overlooking a ...