Travels
Monday, 29. October 2007, 00:46:13
Recently, my husband and I and our two daughters traveled to Ft. Myers Beach, Florida. The primary reason was to attend a memorial service for my grandfather, who passed away in April. It also was the beginning of a week-long vacation from work for my husband.
We departed at 1:00 am on Thursday, October 11th, and arrived in Florida at around 6pm. Yes, driving through the night was difficult - none of us had slept. My husband drove for about the first three hours, until he couldn't stand it anymore. I then took over, having had about an hour of light sleep. Surprisingly enough, I was alert and wide awake for my couple of hours behind the wheel. Afterwards, Bill and oldest daughter Danielle took turns. After stopping for breakfast somewhere in North Carolina, Bill drove the remainder of the trip.
The night we left started out chilly (it was the first cool weather we'd had so far in Virginia this fall), and we had the heater on in the car. As the sun rose and we continued south, it warmed up nicely. I remember crossing the Florida border, stopping at a welcome center and having a free cup of orange or grapefruit juice, and complementary candy. I think we picked up some literature as well. I was really thrilled to see more and more palm trees - I love 'em! We have a few around the hotels at the oceanfront, but they are planted there, they don't grow naturally here. They have to be wrapped up in the winter
It was nice to see my family, although the time spent with them was shorter than I expected. Yet, my girls and husband and I had a wonderful time of relaxation and no schedule to keep. We enjoyed beautiful weather the entire weekend (we were there through Sunday morning); went to Captiva Island beach on the Gulf coast, swam in the water there - clear blue, warm, and very salty; went to a couple of malls, swam in the hotel pool.
I really love traveling to new places and seeing new sights. It was a refreshing trip! The drive is especially long, though. I think if we ever went to that area again, it would be nice to stay overnight somewhere half-way down!
Blessings,
Gwen
We departed at 1:00 am on Thursday, October 11th, and arrived in Florida at around 6pm. Yes, driving through the night was difficult - none of us had slept. My husband drove for about the first three hours, until he couldn't stand it anymore. I then took over, having had about an hour of light sleep. Surprisingly enough, I was alert and wide awake for my couple of hours behind the wheel. Afterwards, Bill and oldest daughter Danielle took turns. After stopping for breakfast somewhere in North Carolina, Bill drove the remainder of the trip.
The night we left started out chilly (it was the first cool weather we'd had so far in Virginia this fall), and we had the heater on in the car. As the sun rose and we continued south, it warmed up nicely. I remember crossing the Florida border, stopping at a welcome center and having a free cup of orange or grapefruit juice, and complementary candy. I think we picked up some literature as well. I was really thrilled to see more and more palm trees - I love 'em! We have a few around the hotels at the oceanfront, but they are planted there, they don't grow naturally here. They have to be wrapped up in the winter
It was nice to see my family, although the time spent with them was shorter than I expected. Yet, my girls and husband and I had a wonderful time of relaxation and no schedule to keep. We enjoyed beautiful weather the entire weekend (we were there through Sunday morning); went to Captiva Island beach on the Gulf coast, swam in the water there - clear blue, warm, and very salty; went to a couple of malls, swam in the hotel pool.
I really love traveling to new places and seeing new sights. It was a refreshing trip! The drive is especially long, though. I think if we ever went to that area again, it would be nice to stay overnight somewhere half-way down!
Blessings,
Gwen
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