Friday morning, October 24.<\/p>\n
Tuesday’s\u00a0trip through Gulf Shores was pleasant but the top stop of the day was at Ft. Walton Beach. After getting our feet wet in the surf we lunched at a place called The Crab Trap which is located\u00a0right on the beach. Food was excellent and we had a great view of the ocean and split time between eating and watching the people on the sand.<\/p>\n
Wednesday \u00a0night we stayed on St. George Island at the Buccaneer Hotel, located right on the beach. The hotel was OK but basic. We grabbed a couple of sandwiches from a local pizzera and called it a night. In the morning we stopped at a local grocery, bought a few items , and had breakfast on the beach. The ocean side beaches are not quite as pure as the gulf side beaches but that is OK; there was more surf and more sea shells than on previous beaches. Breakfast on the beach was a nice way to start the day.<\/p>\n
We reached our friends in the Orlando area\u00a0last night\u00a0after a\u00a0day of driving across a lot of the state. (Lots of driving.)\u00a0 Mary and Jeff were expecting us and we had a good conversation along with some tea and dessert Mary had prepared. Their house is right on a small lake and I am sitting outside enjoying the views as I type this.<\/p>\n
Today it is off to EPCOT Center, a visit that will take most of the day. We will return to the Hayes House tonight when we are done, then tomorrow it is off to visit my niece Jennifer and her family who live in Brandon. Although the distance is not great, Mary and Jeff\u00a0 indicate that I-4, the main route to Brandon (the Tampa-St. Pete metro area)\u00a0is often very slow on weekends and the trip could take several hours. Hopefully it will not be that bad, but we shall see.<\/p>\n
That’s it for now. Thanks for looking in!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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