Category: Gulf Coast

March 8, 2014 / / Gulf Coast

This morning we had breakfast with Ken and Andrea. We talked mostly about family and children and swapped stories. Ken and Andrea are very funny, with their New York accents and the way Andrea constantly corrects Ken when he tries…

March 7, 2014 / / Gulf Coast

Today was mainly a travelling day and our journey would be to Sarasota for the final leg of our short trip. It was overcast and cool and the sky looked troubled and ominous. But here, you always expect the sun…

March 5, 2014 / / Gulf Coast

It was an early start this morning. We had been told that to get onto the islands of Sanibel and Captiva we would have to get there very early due to the numbers of people visiting at this time of…

March 5, 2014 / / Gulf Coast

We headed for the islands of Sanibel and Captiva after making our own waffles for breakfast by the pool. Just a few miles north on Highway 41 we turned off for Bonita Springs. What a lovely place; especially if you…

March 4, 2014 / / Gulf Coast

The plan was to get up early and head for the Everglades. Our body clocks woke us at 4.20 am. Jimmy’s opens at 5.30am so we had breakfast there. Then, as we were leaving, we noticed that we had a…

March 4, 2014 / / Gulf Coast

Things didn’t start quite as expected! We had an immediate flight delay from Manchester as the incoming flight from Philadelphia arrived late. Rachel made the most of the delay by sleeping across four seats in the lounge. Once on the…

February 27, 2014 / / Gulf Coast

What do you do when you reach your 50th birthday? I Googled it for ideas. I couldn’t believe some of the ideas out there: A pint glass engraved with my name? A personalised Hessian sack? An inflatable Zimmer Frame? Good…