VISITING THE SUN COAST

Deciding that 5 years was quite enough without a proper holiday, we abandoned our own Sunshine Coast for Florida’s Sun Coast.  Took the quick float plane from Sechelt to Vancouver on Friday last to catch our flights to Florida on Saturday.  All went reasonably smoothly and we knew we had arrived in Tampa when we saw the gigantic pink flamingo in the airport! 

​Our enthusiasm waned significantly during the 4 hours in line to get our reserved rental car.  Not much good to say about Budget and much empathy for those still in the long queue behind us.  Having been up since 3:45 Pacific time that day, our senses were not what they should have been in trying to find our friends’ condo that night at midnight. Ended up booking a seedy hotel for the first night and getting our bearings the next day.  But Day 2 on has been fabulous!  

It was a conscious decision not to cram-pack the days so that we need a holiday from our holiday upon returning home, but we are still managing to see and do what we want and get plenty of R & R in between.  I took up “plate-catching” as I noticed license plates from all over the US and some from Canada.  So far, I’ve listed 38 states we’ve seen while we are here and 4 provinces!

I’m splitting this story into different posts rather than having a monster blog, so keep reading, if you are so inclined!  😊

Don’t miss the highlight of the entire trip so far (and likely right until the end) – seeing a rocket launch! Follow the Kennedy Space Centre and Launch Day stories for more on that.
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And FYI, early December seems a perfect time to be in Florida – no hurricanes, still warm and sunny, and no crowds of tourists. 
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