Well, where to begin? They always say at the beginning, but it’s actually not as easy as that – mostly because upon our arrival home we find we are constantly reflecting upon what we saw, heard, experienced, and how does that seem to sit alongside of what we learned as US citizens about Cuba? So fascinating.
But, I will begin at the beginning, if nothing else because I’ll keep you coming back!
On 1/7/2013, our favorite service picked us up at 9 and off we went to Hartford Airport. Our flight was nonstop to Fort Lauderdale and went without a hitch. We went from 13 degrees in Massachusetts to 75 in Florida – how lovely! We picked up our rental car, and decided to do our days ahead in south Florida the old fashioned way – without a GPS and with the airport free-bee map!
Florida’s seaside
We figured our way to the 1A1 and then to Del Ray Beach where we were to stay two nights with hubby’s aunt (his father’s last surviving sister doing marvelously at 88!). She lives in a lovely gated community that we had gotten a tour of in 2009 when we had taken hubby’s father down to visit her.
Drawbridge over the Intercoastal Waterway – boats have right of way!
We chatted for a bit and took her to a restaurant of her choice called Snappers – quite excellent. And, of course, she claimed the tab and wouldn’t give in! Back to her house for more chatting, bed set up and a lovely evening’s rest. A great start to another travel adventure!
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