Yay! Time for our vacation! To spend the least amount of time away from the kids, we left Sunday evening and flew all night on the cheap-o airline: Spirit. We carried on backpacks because we had to pay extra for everything except for a personal item.
After arriving in Ft. Lauderdale, we rented a black convertible Chevy Camero and drove to Miami Beach for the night. We went swimming in the ocean twice that day because the water was unbelievably warm, at least 90.
We had a nap and listened to live music as we ate dinner outdoors.
The next morning we got up at 5 a.m. to make it to Key West for our scuba lesson. We passed Waffle House and Merril wanted to stop for breakfast. Look how happy he is with his waffles!
We spent some time in a pool learning basic scuba like how to clear a regulator and goggles, had lunch and rode out to the reef. We spent an hour diving and then drove to another reef and spent another hour diving. We made friends with 2 single dudes from Belgium and had fun chatting with them about their country. I guess European businesses close for 3 weeks during the summer to allow their employees vacation. We saw a bunch of European tourists.
After scuba, we saw the alleged southernmost point in the continental U.S. ;)
Then we went to see the sunset because Key West is the "Home of the Sunset." There were food vendors and performers. We got a virgin Mojito.
The next day we slept in and headed back up the keys. Our flight didn't leave until 8:30 p.m. so we had the whole day and took our time. We swam in the ocean again at Bahia Honda State Park. Mini lobster season was in effect so there were a lot of people snorkeling for lobsters.
Merril insisted on a convertible. He wanted a Jeep but the rental place was sold out so he settled for the Camero. I felt like it was a great way to experience driving down the Keys!
The Keys are all connected by a variety of bridges. How amazing is that? The longest, 7-mile bridge, is in the background. This is where we ate lunch our last day. They had a pool that you could swim in for free. You could order food if you liked.
Our 3 day, 5 night vacation was amazing. It was so much fun to be able to spend that much time with Merril without having to divide my attention 5 different ways. The whole vacation was exactly what we wanted it to be. There were no disagreements, no contention. Everything was sublime. Especially the Key Lime Pie. ;)
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