What I Did On Spring Break

Remember in school when you had to write an essay on “What I did on summer vacation”? Well, if anyone’s interested I’m going to tell you what I did on Spring Break 2022. At the beginning of the pandemic lockdown I started a journal because as someone interested in history, I thought it might be interesting to future generations. The first line, March 2020: “Today we were supposed to be leaving for Florida.”

It finally happened this year! My mother-in-law winters in Florida. She’s had a lot of company this year! My son’s family likes to go over spring break because my daughter-in-law is a teacher. She lives on the Gulf side. We had wonderful weather!

Walking Eleyett in my mil’s neighborhood. He was too busy snacking to notice the birds so I got a shot with them in the background.

Maelee and Emcee. Nothing like playing at the beach no matter how old you are. At Siesta Key.

We went to the Mote Aquarium. Kids loved it.

At the Blue Dolphin Cafe and Captain Eddies. Lots of great food! (That’s my son Kyle who happened to turn when I was getting a photo of the sign.)
At the Blue Dolphin Cafe and Captain Eddies. Lots of great food! (That’s my son Kyle who happened to turn when I was getting a photo of the sign.)

If you’re ever near Nokomis Beach on a Sunday or Wednesday go see the sunset and listen to the drummers. So fun. The kids had a ball. Maelee (on my lap here) said it was her favorite part of the trip!

What a shame I did not get a photo with my cousin Scott when we dropped by his place in Winter Garden. He is not only my brother who technically is my first cousin once removed, but he is also my co-author of the book Three Finger.

Leaving Winter Garden and heading to Savannah we drove through a pounding rainstorm. On the way out of it we looked out the back window to see this!

Tom and I took one day on our way home to explore Savannah. We walked everywhere. It was great. The weather was perfect and we had a great time. Just a few sample shots.