
OK, so its been a few days since we've blogged. In part we've just been relaxing and enjoying the sun. The other is that Mike has just been plain lazy. Sorry for the lapse, but we're now back at it.
Nov 25 2008. Pompano Beach, FL. So, on Tuesday we arrive at Mathew's grandparent's (Debbie's parents) apartment and enjoyed our traditional brisket dinner. Almost as quickly, we hit the pool and begin planning for Thanksgiving (not all at the same time). Tuesday and Wednesday are just R&R with Mathew spending most of the day in the pool. We did a bit of cooking in advance, but mostly R&R. Thursday of course is the big day--morning is prep time and watching the Thanksgiving Day parade (we're missi

Friday-Sunday (11/28-30), Sanibel Island. Debbie has been coming here since the 70s and a few years ago she decided to share this treasure with Mike, and we've been coming for at least the past six years. Mathew has been coming here since he was almost born. We

A Good Day to Leave. Sunday brought a lot of wind and some rain. But we got a good walk on the beach and some late seashelling just before the rains came. By the time we were to Tampa the rain was coming down in sheets and the wind was practically blowing us off the road. The rest of Sunday is spent making our way to Tallahassee where this is being written.

NOTES FROM THE ROAD: Strange sounds north of Perry, FL - could they be Spring peepers? They sure sounded like them.
Another unusual sighting - fall colors in FLORIDA, how could this be? We just never knew they had deciduous trees. It was very beautiful. We also found a local orange grove, Hancocks and bought some tasty navel oranges and very sour Meyer lemons.

Needless to say, Florida is a big state. From where we entered north of Jacksonville to where we'll leave near Pensacola, we'll have covered just about 1100 miles on the road in Florida. That's like traveling from New York City to Omaha, Nebraska.
Tomorrow we're off to New Orleans
and then to Mike's brother's in Texas.
See ya'll later.