sammiealice's blog post - just a few things on vacation

had a wonderful time in the sunshine of florida. saw so much wild life. it is mating time for the birds and they are in their full plumange and the newly hatched chicks are begging their parents for more and more food.

never made it to the beach for beach time. did some beach walking but no just sitting there watching the waves. and never got any bicycle riding time in. bummer---really wanted to.

our plans to go to the west coast got scratched---we decided we had just planned to do to much and it just become a trip to unpack and repack the car and so we spent extra time in st augustine and orlando.

did a eco tour---never think of florida as cattle country but it really is.

and if you every go to st augustine, you just have to go to the flager college tour. the college is housed in one of the orginal rich season (1890's) hotels and they still have the "ladies parlor" in its original condition and the dinning hall was the dinning room and all of the windows are tiffiny stained glass. you know, i think i could have gotten use to be pampered like that.

of course, we saw alligators. just waiting to have lunch.

and the shuttle launch pad----i am of an age that is just excited about space exploration. i know that for many it is just common place but i still remember alan shepard being lauched into space.

ate at a wonderful seafood resturant in titusville. fresh deep water shrimp from their own boats and fresh key lime pie. yummy. fresh always seems to taste better.

not as much loving as i wanted or needed but . . . oh well.

visited sea world in orlando----it is really amazing disney adds new parks and sea world reinvents itself. we first went there in 1985 and i am not sure there is anything the same as it was except for shamu and he is not in the same place.

mostly good weather driving down but it was puctuated by shear terror going though some intense rain storms.

got home and i swear we left and the leaves were just starting on the trees and now it is a jungle. so, lots of time with yard work and had to use the air conditioning to night.

xxxxxxxxxxxxxx to all

sammie alice