Our Holy Week Florida Vacation 

After playing hockey on Friday night April 12, 2019, Our grandson Jeff revealed the gender of our next great grandchild with a slapshot that exploded a puck filled with pink powder. We celebrated at Wild Wings but I made an early exit around midnight because I had a hotel reserved  in Alabama for the following night. I picked up my daughter Kathie and her son Michael at 10 and we drove all day until we arrived in Athens Alabama.  That put us 5 hours away from Gulf Breeze where my sister Pat and her husband Dick and live. Their daughter Sandi had a week planned with many activities.

We drove all day Saturday on our way to Athens Alabama.  We stopped in Guntown Mountain for food. I was happy to see the Redbud trees in bloom.

We had a construction delay that had us driving through some rain at night on our way to our motel in Athens Alabama. Sunday we had great weather and we saw a gibbous waxing moon.

We stopped at Priester's Pecan farm that was filled with tourists.

The parking lot was filled.

 We  arrived on Sunday afternoon. 

My sister Pat was waiting to fuss over us.

I enjoyed great weather every day as I had coffee on their deck.

My sister made us bacon and happy eggs every morning.

On Monday, we went to Pensacola Beach.

My grandson Michael couldn't wait to go fishing.

I walked to the end of the pier and watched a team of fishermen unsuccessfully try to bring in this shark.

 

Michael caught a Catfish and gave it to a family who thanked him for their dinner. We went to Peg Leg Pete's and waited for Sandi, Kathie and Dick to arrive. The bartender took this picture of us.

On Tuesday, we went to Fort Pickens.

We watched the Blue Angels practice.

Michael went fishing after our tour of Fort Pickens.

We finished the day with a great meal at Red Fish, Blue Fish.

Wednesday we went on a Dolphin Sunset cruise.

We saw a lot of dolphins, they came right up to the boat.

 

On Thursday, we went to the U.S. Navy Air Museum.

We got to see the Blue Angels up close.

After our visit to the museum, we had a big meal at McGuire's (Left) where they waste a lot of money covering their ceiling.

Vacations and Road Trips

 January 1998 San Jose`  

  August 2000 Florida Keys

March 2001 San Jose`

Winter Olympics February 2002 Salt Lake City   

August 2002 Hawaii 

February 2003 Las Vegas

January 2004 Texas Wedding 

March  2004 Denver Denver Trip

August 2004 Ohio  Niagara   Toronto   Milwaukee  Hockey Hall of Fame pictures

July 2005 LaGrange for a new hip!

March  2006 Dan and I go to Toronto

March 21, 2007 My first trip to Alaska

June 2007  Our trip to Atlanta

September 26, 2007 My second trip to Alaska

March 6, 2008 Duffers go to Arizona

March 23, 2009 Arizona with my sister Pat  Page 2

12 Trips to  Peoria

 Nashville 2010

 June 2010 Smokie Mountains Family Reunion

Pittsburgh 2011

 June 25, 2011 Mackinac Island at the Grand Hotel for our 50th Anniversary

 June 25, 2012 Galena with Kathie and the Kids

 July 25, 2012 Bowling Green Kentucky Softball Nationals

 June 2013 Smokie Mountains Family Reunion

March 2015 Detroit 2015Page 2Page 3Page 4

 February Detroit 2016Page 2Page 3

March 2016 Cub Spring Training

 Family Reunion 2016

 March 2018 Arizona and Joshua Trees National Park

 April 2019 Holy Week in Florida

 

 

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