Thanksgiving and A Long Drive to Florida

We had hoped to leave for Florida sooner than we did, but I still needed to have my staples removed and so we were able to enjoy the Thanksgiving feast at our rv park. Alan and Zita are the activity directors and they and others prepared six turkeys, while the rest of us brought our favorite fixings.

Suffice it to say I ate too much and skipped dinner.

The next morning found us at Urgent Care and the Nurse Practitioner said that she had seen a lot of us lately. She quickly and painlessly removed the staples and we left for Florida. Strong winds blew us toward Florida which then turned into strong cross winds. It was not a fun drive. Added to that were the traffic jams on I 75.

We spent almost two hours patiently waiting to get by both accidents, (the jam of cars was about twenty miles long, we will never travel on Thanksgiving weekend again).

Finally arriving at Treasure Island, we found our rental condo and after unpacking, Renita pulled out the chairs and we sat on the balcony and watched the surf as we relaxed and waited for Jen and Eric to arrive. They live three miles from where we are staying, and Jen told us of different walks we could take.

As we waited, ten rain birds soared over us. Normally they stay out to sea but with the approaching front they moved inland. They are actually named Magnificent Frigate Birds, but they are called rain birds on Grand Isle as they are an omen of a strong front and stormy weather.

This is as close to the beach as we have ever stayed, and the condo is small but nicely updated. Now if the weather would cooperate!  Clear skies.