We were on the road around 6:30, and had parked the car in a lot and were being shuttled over to the terminal with about 2 hours before take-off. Security was the next hurdle - the kids had to take their shoes off, and the three of us were escorted through the metal detector while John got "body scanned." It went very smoothly and quite quickly, so we had plenty of time to get to our gate, grab a snack and hit the bathrooms.
Katie and our plane.
We first flew to Atlanta, GA. We had about an hour and a half before the second flight which was just enough time to hit the bathrooms, grab a bite to eat and allow Will to spill lemonade all over his pants. :) Luckily, I had thrown in an extra pair at the last minute before we left - it was just a bit to cold to change into shorts just yet.
We got to Sarasota around 4:00 pm. John won the contest of "Guess the Color of the Rental Car" with gray (Cheve Impala), put the car seats in (which we feel were grossly overcharged at almost $20 a day...but, what are you gonna do?) Then headed off to find our hotel that we'd be staying at for the next 2 nights. Once we got unloaded we drove off to buy Katie a pair of swim goggles because we couldn't find hers before we left MN. We found a swim shop still open and grabbed some goggles along with some sand toys, sun block and a frisbee.
Will and John outside the swim shop.
Katie wanted her own picture.
Last stop was supper at Trader Vic's.....a cool little dive right next to our hotel. Supper was topped off with a perfect slice of Key Lime pie - which John and I split because the kids each got ice cream with their supper.
Our room had 2 queen beds, which initially had Katie and Will sharing a bed. About 2 hours in though, Katie had had enough of Will and she and I switched places. I don't blame her....by 7 am I had had enough too! Will was a kicking, bed hog of a worm. :)
1 comment:
at first I thought maybe you took Sharkie with you! Sounds like a fabulous day 1 :)
Denise
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