FLORIDA AGAIN

We just got back from our grueling 3400 mile trip to Florida. Getting four tickets to the Women’s Final Four in the NCAA lottery began the planning for this trip. We went with friends who unfortunately do not fly, hence the grueling description of the trip. Spent the first week in a Condo in the Orlando area and were able to spend a day at the Kennedy Space Center and a day at Epcot. Good beginning to the trip until the Uconn girl’s embarrassing loss to Stanford in the semi-final…..also poured like hell, tough with no umbrellas. It put a little damper on things, but a couple of Yuenglings helped to warm it up again.

After a little winery tasting trip and tour it was off to Saint Augustine for a few days. Very nice interesting city…..took a few tours and a stop at an interesting Alligator Farm. You’ll have to see the pictures some day. Final area visited was Savannah, Georgia which I like. Made sure we ate at Paula Deen’s, a wish our traveling companions had. Marge and I had previously eaten at Paula’s……still not terribly impressed, but popular as hell because of the TV exposure………an absolute gold mine.

Just to let you know that this trip still did nothing to turn Florida on to me, although we did go by a few “nicer” areas on our way to Saint Augustine, rural cattle country as opposed to miles of flat, straight highways clogged with cars and lined with strip malls, all with the same stores and restaurants every other city has. Again, I want to assure my friends and family that this guy will not be turning into a “Snowbird” so you don’t have to worry about visiting us. Might get me into Southwest Virginia or Northwest North Carolina, but that’s it.

Surprisingly the big Enclave gave us over 20 miles to the gallon on every tank full. Highest was 25.6 and average on others was about 22.5. Very comfortable ride, even with my passengers who have a few back problems. More importantly though, I didn’t get any speeding tickets……I must be getting old.