Up and on the road by 9 am (yes we slept in, it is vacation after all).
Today we would arrive about 4 pm at the place we rented. That was the plan. But it did not happen. Instead, lots of traffic once we left the hotel. The drive into alabama, and the first major large town, took about an extra hour and a half than it should. Then once past the town, it took an hour to drive 13 miles! The traffic went at a whole 10-15 mph. Yes that was as fast as we went. So much for the 4pm arrival time. We did not get to our area until after dark. We were about what we thought was only 5 miles when we went over the bridge you see below in the photos, but the GPS kept saying we were 20 + miles away. I did not believe it, but thought-well maybe? We stopped after going over this bridge, at a small roadside park by the ocean. When we got out, I said, wouldn't it be neat if we could see a dolphin swimming? No kidding, but less than one minute after I said that, there was a dolphin swimming in this bay. Scott and I both were excited about that, it was the first time for me to see one in the wild! I have been to florida before, but never saw one in the wild that I can remember.
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The bridge we first went over on day #2 just before our area where we will stay. |
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| view of that same bridge, when we stopped at the road side park |
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| the small bay area |
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| sun going down |
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| another view of the bay |
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| a selfie! |
So we thought we better get back on the road to get to our location, I could have sat at that park for a few more minutes, it was so fun and relaxing. Nice to be with my sweetheart!
So on the road we went...and the GPS kept us going, and going, and soon it was dark. Then we were still going, those 20 plus miles, and we were out in the middle of no where. The ladies voice says: you have reached your destination. We saw trees, no buildings, nothing...darkness...nothing. We turned around, and I gave up on technology and we found the place the old fashioned way, hand held map, and common sense. This was the second time this GPS thing took us to the wrong spot. (the other time was the hotel..it had us exit 2 exits before we should have...I knew better, but listened anyway...we drove thru town and shopping areas looking for the hotel!)
That GPS sits in the glove compartment now.
So we arrive, and I have to figure out the lock system. Finally here! We carried everything in, food for the week, our luggage and my mountain of pillows.
We went to the sliding glass doors and opened them and just enjoyed the sound of the ocean, which was just steps away from this place! So peaceful!
Sleep was wonderful, relaxing. Great day #2, I will post more later!
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