This busy travel day started at 3:30 am. Carl asked about the alarm volume. He wanted to know if toning it down might be an option. He said he felt like he'd been accosted! And he was sleeping in the room next door!
We left the house at 4am after a quick breakfast. Carl drove his Neon so we would get decent gas mileage, and so his sleepy dad could snooze on the way. We made it to the Park-N-Go just in time to catch a shuttle to the airport for our flight. When we arrived at our gate, they were just finishing boarding the flight. Our timing couldn't have been better!
The 3.5 hour flight was uneventful. We both got some good reading in and were in Miami before we knew it. National Rental provided our car. Though we had reserved a compact, they were all out and gave us a nice Dodge Grand Caravan for our week's transportation.
After a few wrong turns, we found our way south to the Florida Keys. We stopped for Lunch in Florida City at an Olive Garden - all you can eat soup, salad and breadsticks for 6.99. Much less than the same meal in Duluth!
When we got to Key Largo, we stopped at the dive shop and picked up our gear. The dive boat leaves at 8am on Thursday morning. Yay! We lounged around the hotel and took a walk to Walgreens across the street. There is a boat landing at the hotel and a very small man-made beach. This is on the bay side of the keys, not the ocean side. Hence the name, Bayside Inn.
When it cooled off, we went to play tennis. Fortunately, we have courts just a couple blocks away and they are lighted. They are in a very nice city park with baseball, volleyball, handball, and playground space. We played a set and then it was time to get home and hit the sack. Very hot and humid weather!
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