Spring Break in Palm Beach
Well, we made it….barely. Mike and Van drove to Palm Beach while Carlianne and I flew. Unfortunately, Mike and Van got stuck on one of those long bridges above the swamp in Louisiana for 6 hours while they tried to clear a huge wreck (two 18-wheelers and a fatality). They had Hazmat out there and everything. Wanna know what the hazardous material was? Cucumbers. Yes, cucumbers. I’m sure there’s a rational explanation somewhere…I just haven’t found it yet.
Carlianne and I flew out a couple of days later, so although we missed the “swampy” adventure, we had our own delay in the Tampa airport due to a mechanical failure on our airplane. We were stuck in the airport for 4 hours, but we made the best of it by watching “Hoot” on our laptop, which was really cute. The DVD extras were even good. We finally left the aiport at 11:00PM and after a 45-minute flight to West Palm Beach and a 10-minute ride to the hotel, we were smack dab in the middle of vacationland!
Van and Mike went to Marlins’ training this morning, and after a LOT of waiting, finally got Dontrelle Willis‘ autograph. Yippee!! Mike went on to the Marlins vs. Cardinals game while the kids and I went to Palm Beach for a few hours. Then it was back to the hotel pool for several more hours of swimming (while Mom enjoyed free wireless Internet poolside), then dinner at Red Lobster. Tomorrow it’s off to Marineland, where Carlianne has an appointment with a dolphin!
