Vacation 2010 Day 2 Part 1

Sunday, September 12, 2010

We dawdled in our overnight hotel room for most of the morning. Since we were only about an hour above Daytona Beach, we really didn't see the need to hurry. Plus Kaitlyn was being a total slug and didn't want to get up. I had to practically push her out of bed so we could check out on time.

The BW St. Augustine had a free continental breakfast. It was fairly basic: toast, english muffins, cereal (cold and instant hot), coffee, juice, etc. They had the wafflemaker and I tried to make a waffle. I failed. Ended up with waffle pieces. There was limited fruit (some apples and some canned peaches). But still, it worked.

It was hot and humid. As I checked out, Greg, Kait and Daniel hung out by the car. When I came out, they were cracking up. There was a woman who had stayed at the Wingate next door in the parking lot, screaming at a blackbird and chasing it all around the parking lot. It was quite comical.

We arrived in Daytona Beach around noon. I called the hotel and was told we could check in around 12:30 or 1. So, we went to Subway for lunch. Just an FYI, the Subway in Ormond Beach/Daytona Beach does NOT have pepper jack cheese. Kait and Greg were very disappointed. And while we were eating, another person from OH came in and asked for it. I thought that was funny.

We checked in without incident and got our requested room. I'll write more later. For now, I'm going out to enjoy the morning sun.

2010 Vacation Day 1

September 11, 2010
Yes, I know it is the ninth anniversary of a tragedy. And I spent some time reflecting on any changes. Then I finished packing, loaded the car and we were off to Florida.

Traveling this year are my daughter Kaitlyn, her boyfriend Daniel, and my husband Greg. Theoretically, this is supposed to be our 25th anniversary trip. And yes our anniversary is on Tuesday, but honestly, this was just an excuse to get away from home for a little while.

We left Cincinnati around 10 AM under overcast skies. We must have set a world record for NOT stopping at every rest area along the way. We only stopped at the welcome centers for TN, NC and FL. Didn't stop at SC because it's only about an hour from NC. And we tried to stop at GA, but the place looked like a ghost town because the restrooms were closed. I drove the entire way (do you expect anything different???). We stopped in St. Augustine, FL for the night. Stayed at the Best Western. Decent room and got a decent discount with AARP. Thank goodness Greg is old and can belong to AARP. We were supposed to stop in Yulee, FL, which is the first exit in FL, but I must have been daydreaming and drove right past. It worked out because Jacksonville was playing at home on Sunday and we would have gotten caught up in all that traffic. More in the next post...