{"id":22887,"date":"2026-04-15T17:43:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T22:43:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/?p=22887"},"modified":"2026-04-15T17:43:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T22:43:36","slug":"our-last-full-day-in-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/florida-2026\/our-last-full-day-in-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Last Full Day in Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Whew, finally nearing the story of of our Florida trip, and now it&#8217;s already April&#8230;anyway, there were many things I wanted to do on this last day, but didn&#8217;t have time for all of them. It was kind of cool but sunny on this January Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f54.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f54.jpg 540w, https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f54-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 540px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">First, we drove out to the Myakka State Forest. . I had done a cursory search of it, but I didn&#8217;t do such a great job &#8211; I was hoping to walk along a path by some water, but when we got there it was just a path surrounded by the scrub bushes that are so prevalent in Florida. It was funny to me that they called it a state forest. Mom and I started walking, and we&#8217;d gone maybe 10 minutes and Mom had had enough &#8211;  it was starting to heat up.  I told her to go back to the car and I&#8217;d walk just a bit farther.  I kept going, but nothing.  I started yelling for Mom, in case she was nervous or had been abducted, but I didn&#8217;t hear anything from her.  Luckily it all worked out, but it was a lot of driving to a place that was a disappointment.  Oh well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">We turned around and drove up the Manasota Key road because I wanted to see what was up there. After passing fancy houses, we stopped at the Manasota Key Beach. It seemed quite nice, although I didn&#8217;t manage to find any legal parking spots, so we didn&#8217;t linger. I didn&#8217;t want to get towed. Here&#8217;s Mom and me, and now  I realize this is one of many many many photos of Mom and me on a Florida beach.  I&#8217;m starting to think that we should try a whole new state next year&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f55.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f55.jpg 540w, https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f55-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 540px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Not many people on the beach on this chilly day&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f56-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f56-1.jpg 540w, https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f56-1-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 540px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s a very short video of the beach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xb02pKvlmiw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">I wanted to go back to downtown Englewood to see if there were any spots of interest that I&#8217;d missed on Saturday night, but we had no time.  Instead, we drove up to Venice to visit with Lori Ann and Bill, and went to a steakhouse.  Always great to see them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f58.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f58.jpg 540w, https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f58-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 540px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">And that&#8217;s it for our last dinner in Florida; we had to get up and drive back to the airport on Wednesday morning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"> Ok then, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Mrs. April Hughes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whew, finally nearing the story of of our Florida trip, and now it&#8217;s already April&#8230;anyway, there were many things I wanted to do on this last day, but didn&#8217;t have time for all of them. 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