April 6 – 10,  2016.
Days 55, 56, 57, 58, 59
I missed my family, friends, washer, dryer and dishwasher.  It was time for a break.  Leaving on a Jet Plane,  David and ET drove me to Miami International Airport.  They stayed in sunny Florida. I was only going home home for a few days.
The GPS tells us it’s two hours from Marathon to Miami.  If GPS says two hours, it’s at least three hours Florida Traffic Time.  We leave at 5:30 a.m., cruise through the Upper Keys and then BAM, hit the mainland traffic.  Three hours and twenty minutes later we’re at the airport.
Flying has never bothered me.  I’ve been up and down the East Coast many times, to the West Coast and Canada a few.  I have a one stop flight from Miami to Charlotte, N.C. and then on to Hartford, CT.  By the time I get to Charlotte I’m All Shook Up!  The plane was Shake, Rattle and Roll -ing most of the flight.  At one point a teenage boy got up from his seat and started walking toward the back.  Someone SCREAMED “What are you doing? Get back in your seat!  It’s DANGEROUS to be walking around!”  My first thought after hearing that was “I hope that was one of his parents not a flight attendant.
From Charlotte to Hartford wasn’t much better. Hartford arrival time 4:30 p.m.  It was a looooong tedious day of travel and I still had another hour ride home.  RVing has really spoiled me.
The flight was worth it!  I spent the next three and 1/2 fun filled days with family and friends.  I recharged and headed back.  My 17 yr old Grandson, Rowan, flew back with me for Spring Break.  It was a nice traffic-less 1/2 hour drive from her house to Bradley International.  Our non stop flight from Hartford to Miami was nice and smooth.  We even arrived 15 minutes early. What A Difference A Day Makes!

Flight was good. Traffic wasn’t bad, maybe because it was a Sunday 🙂   We arrived in Miami at 2:15 p.m.  Still plenty of daylight to Let the Good Times Roll!
In this case Catch a Little Fire Under Our Feet!   Our first stop was Everglades National Park in Homestead, Fl.  We wanted to take Rowan for a short (.8 mile) hike on one of my favorite trails The Anhinga.  At the entrance to the park we’re told the trail is closed because of a fire.  We were disappointed, but I had a back up plan.  Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park in Islamorada, Fl.  We arrive at 5:15 p.m. and the park is closed.  We are Striking Out big time!  It’s supper time anyway!  What can go wrong here?  It’s called “Authentic Mexican Food”.  Not a good choice for a 17 year old that considers Taco Bell five star cuisine.  We did score a run with doing take out and making dinner a Picnic at Anne’s Beach 🙂

Everyday is a new Adventure!