In a state of sunshine?

After enjoying a Sunday morning of Coffee/brunch with the Kinley's (real church) and Disc Golf with Kevin while the wives talked, Hope and I were fortunate enough to set out on our second tropical adventure in six months (almost exactly) since being husband and wife. Kevin and Loran were kind enough to drive us to the airport (real friends :) and we left MN at about 4pm in hopes of escaping some of the routine of our daily lives and the long, deceiving winters of the mid-west. After much debate about what the ideal Florida trip would look like, we settled on an itinerary we thought would be a good combination of simple, relaxing, adventerous and affordable. Although we have had lots of fun so far, and we really have no right to complain (we're in Florida on the beach for crying out loud!), we have managed to defy most of the criteria that we aimed to accomplish in this trip. 

For starters, our plane was delayed about an hour while we waited on a over-sold flight of antsy children who could not wait to see Micky and Goofy for the first time. When we got to Orlando, I, being the spontaneous genius that I am, forgot which car rental company I had made a reservation with. To make a long story short, the 8pm arrival at our condo turned into a near midnight arrival that was made up of a variety of pretty classic travel mishaps that left us both more frustrated than relaxed. Hope stayed a lot more calm than I did; good thing that I married a woman like her :) Once we got the resort peeps to let us into to the outdoor pool and hot tub after hours, we loosened up again and started to enjoy ourselves. Our 10a.m. checkout was part of the big disappointment of being delayed a few hours, but it also really helped that we got that extended to noon; which thankfully allowed us to use the coffee maker and jacuzzi. 

Orlando was a pretty big and busy city that we were glad to get out of as we drove toward the Gulf Coast the next afternoon...

...the coffee shop with wifi is closing so... to be continued...

z&h