Our Last Full Day in Florida

Whew, finally nearing the story of of our Florida trip, and now it’s already April…anyway, there were many things I wanted to do on this last day, but didn’t have time for all of them. It was kind of cool but sunny on this January Tuesday morning....

Florida Monday

It was chilly and windy on Monday in Florida, as expected. We had a leisurely morning enjoying the lanai overlooking the pool. And we finally managed to get into the car to go to the beach at the crack of 1:23. We headed to the Englewood beach, which was completely...

Florida Sunday

The weather was about to get chilly in Florida, so I figured we’d better take a boat ride and maybe see some dolphins on Sunday, Jan. 25th. But first, of course, we had to go to the grocery store. Aldi, this time, and it was a fine and large Aldi and right down...

Saturday in Florida

Saturday March 24th, we started the day at the beach, managing to get there before noon, which was quite something. Really, we hurried because Amy was leaving that day and we had to get back and drive her to the airport. We went up to the Blind Pass beach again and it...

Friday in Florida

First, let me say that today, March 6th, the weather is crazy warm and wonderful and I’m going to go for a run in a minute. Yes, it’s too warm for this time of year, but it’s also completely awesome. It also makes me want to rush outside and plunge...

Our first day at the beach in Florida

Well…we didn’t make it to the beach til mid-afternoon on that first day, Jan. 22nd. First of all, Amy and I took a little walk because I was trying to find a nearby nature place called the Lemon Bay Conservancy and I’m looking it up on google maps...

Florida 2026 – the tent and the house

Before Mom, Amy and I went to Florida in January, I decided to buy a sun shelter for the beach. The beach is my absolute favorite place, but I don’t want any rays of the sun to touch my skin. Mostly. On previous trips that Mom and I have taken to Florida we had...