I have rarely traveled. Unless there is a reason to go somewhere, I would just rather stay home. I’ve been to South Dakota when my oldest son competed there in the Nationals with his 4-H Shooting Sports Club. We had so much fun. I’ve been to Kentucky to visit my brother-in-law and sister-in-law when they lived there and we then went onto Memphis and met more of his family there and went to Graceland. (They are huge Elvis fans!). I’ve been to St. Louis to visit the Arch and to Hannibal, MO to camp with friends. That is as far away from my little Midwest Iowa town I’ve ventured. Until two weeks ago.
Joe came home a awhile back from a business trip to Florida and told me we were taking a vacation to Florida so I could see the ocean. He didn’t ask, he told. He knew if he asked, my answer would be no. I’ve always wanted to see the ocean and last summer for our 30th anniversary we were going to go on a trip but thanks to Covid we canceled it. Well, this time around he wasn’t going to take no for an answer and two weeks later the car was loaded up and we were Florida bound!
We took a cooler of food so we wouldn’t have to eat out much and we didn’t plan to do anything big, just see some country as we drove and visit the Atlantic and the Gulf. Oh, and I have an Uncle and Aunt who just happen to live in The Villages who were thrilled that we were coming down and were so gracious in taking us to their favorite beaches and then we spent a day in The Villages tootling around on golf carts seeing all there is to offer there.
We had a great time. They joked that I was bad luck as we didn’t see the sun until our last day there so my beach visits were all overcast with wind and lots of waves. But I didn’t care, I was fascinated with the ocean! We collected lots and lots of shells, wandered the beaches, drove down Daytona Beach and drove across the Skyway. We stopped in Nashville on the way there and on the way back and got to visit Broadway Street and see The Grand Ole Opry. We drove through the mountains, which were beautiful and my next travel adventure is going to be in the mountains somewhere. Joe says the Rockies!
It was such a fun week. I might be willing to actually go again sometime!