Saturday, October 13, 2007

Day One

Day one of our trip. We packed everything last night. I remembered that our cat needed to have his stiches out at the last minute, so Sheila volunteered to take him to the vet this morning while I packed the car. Since we were, more or less, in the "frequent flyer club" at the emergency vet (that's a whole 'nother story), they take the stiches out for free. Yay!

Timing worked out fine & we were on the road by 9:00. Weather was nice & we made it to Destin, FL by 5:00 local time. The hotels in Destin were full, so we went a couple miles down the road and got a room at the Holiday Inn (on the beach!!!!) in Ft. Walton Beach. Nice sunset view from the room. The front desk clerk recommended this restaurant, Bay Steamer, and it was awesome. Steamed clams, mussels, oysters, crab & local shrimp. Yum. Excellent food (and service).

Looks like there were a few comments. I'll check them out. Thanks everyone for sending good vibes!!
M

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hello to Mark and Sheila,
Your blog is as if you are right here chatting with us! I want you to know that many, many Hail Marys are coming your way. As I always say, hail Marys can be very powerful in "getting you back to the dock"! Love you! Suzi

Janice Fetter said...

Thanks for the awesome pictures and keeping us updated on your trip.
You look like Honey Moon Beach Bunnies.
Be sure to practice safe sex, you know how bunnies are????
Sending much love to you both,
Janice and Stuart