McGaffs On The Fly

We spent the last couple of days driving around and checking out the area for future trips. The weather has been a little cold so spending much time on the beach has been limited. It’s also been pretty windy too and I really hate for my hair to get messed up.

The two cities that we spent some time in and really enjoyed were Seaside and Watercolor, both beautiful small towns with great beaches. The Truman Show was filmed in Seaside and although filmed in the late 90’s nothing much has changed. We will be back.

Two more nights here then heading towards Texas, still plenty to do and see on the way…$300 Super Bowl winnings burning a hole in my pocket…

We spent the last couple of days driving around and checking out the area for future trips. The weather has been a little cold so spending much time on the beach has been limited. It’s also been pretty windy too and I really hate for my hair to get messed up.

The two cities that we spent some time in and really enjoyed were Seaside and Watercolor, both beautiful small towns with great beaches. The Truman Show was filmed in Seaside and although filmed in the late 90’s nothing much has changed. We will be back.

Two more nights here then heading towards Texas, still plenty to do and see on the way…$300 Super Bowl winnings burning a hole in my pocket…

Yesterday we put some more miles on Silver checking out locations for our 2023 Florida return engagement. We’ve had a great time this year in each of the places we’ve stayed but some we’ve put in the rear view mirror, others we plan to return to.

High on the list after a quick trip and lunch is Anna Maria Island, we’re hoping to make it back next year for at least a week. Others that we are glad we visited and will return for a weekend are Bradenton and Dunedin…two great cities.

We just arrived after a 6 hour trip to Panama City Beach, we have a great view of the Gulf and looking forward to our stay…

The bad news is that we’ve had to use the heater in our Airbnb to warm up the apartment in the morning. The good news is that we’ve had to use our air conditioner to cool down our apartment in the afternoons. Our HVAC system has an appointment with a therapist when we leave, he/she is so confused.

We’ve spent the last few days catching up on all of the things we had been putting off…high on the list doing laundry. Just like a lot of the listings at Airbnb, you can’t believe all that you read. We got to spend time with the “real people” doing their clothes too.

One more night here then heading to the Panhandle for our two week journey home.

1. Don’t forget long pants, apparently it gets cold in Florida too.

2. Don’t forget firestick, there are a lot of dumb tvs out there.

3. Paying over $250 per night for a hotel room does not make it a nice hotel.

4. Read reviews before booking Airbnb, nothing below a 4.90 from now on.

5. The max drive time before my butt hurts is 3 hours.

6. Do not put anything on my plate from yours because you don’t want to overeat…unless it is lobster or shrimp. (Marc to Joanie)

7. Gas costs a lot in Florida.

8. Everyone in south Florida is from the northeast and you don’t even have to ask them to find out.

9. There’s no place like home.

10. We wish we had a home.

We left Fort Lauderdale and drove to Saint Petersburg for a 4 night stay. Our Airbnb is a great spot within walking distance to plenty of local attractions…looking forward to exploring.

We left yesterday heading north, decided we would stay on the east coast of Florida before our rendezvous in Captiva for the Super Bowl. Easy drive to Fort Lauderdale before hitting every draw bridge that the city has to offer.

Heading to beach…

Well, we finally got the great temperatures we were looking for but the high winds make it feel much cooler. Not only that, our visit to Florida also brought record lows throughout the state. We’ve learned to be careful when walking around because the cold has really screwed up the iguanas, they are actually falling from trees. Yes, really.

Since I’ve learned we can’t go any further south without joining the Communist party we’ve decided to stay here a couple more days. Heads up Joanie, don’t let that big lizard fall on you!

We left a cold Marco Island and made the drive to The Keys where we found…a cold…Key West. Someone must have alerted the weather gods of our arrival though, the rest of the week will be beautiful and warm.

Last night we sat at Irish Kevin’s to watch both playoff games and had a great time while watching and listening to music. Hopefully today the crowd will be recovering from their night and we’ll be alone on our walks. Heading out…

Too cold and windy to spend time outside, so we took pictures of…

Leaving for Key West in the morning, adios cold weather.

After spending a couple of days exploring the city we were able to track down where the locals hang out. Turns out you just need to find the boats and doublewides and the best watering holes and restaurants are very close.

Best snacks and seafood at Lee Be Fish Company, fried shrimp was outstanding. Crabby Lady also a great spot right by the water.

Best breakfast was at Hoot’s but we’re still looking…

Best dinner was at Ed and Shelly’s, followed by the best gluten free desert. Company wasn’t too bad either.

Weather today was wonderful and we were able to break out the pickleball paddles since the first time we arrived. Spent the rest of the day exploring and checking out the wildlife, the island has a lot to offer. More great weather coming tomorrow with a freeze on Saturday. No problem, we’re heading farther south Sunday…