It’s a lot of work to have a good time away from the comforts of home.
The whole travel experience is a slog! The TSA was foretold in the writings of Nostradamus and Dante wrote about it in his classic Inferno as an untellable circle of hell. Imagine taking your shoes off in hell! Then there is the cattle call to board the plane, find overhead bin space, and sit in the least comfortable seats produced by modern engineering. The rental car situation is another circle of hell. 700 people waiting in line to be served by 1 of 2 employees at the counter with 48 empty stations taunting you and your fellow travelers. Once you leave the rental car lot there are impatient locals, traffic, and the search in vain to find a decent radio station whle driving to your accommodations!
Our travel experience was actually pretty decent and we had a wonderful time in the Keys again and didn’t try to do too much this time. We had good food. We swam. We had a metaphysical experience. We drank good coffee. It was a much needed break from the everyday gray of Michigan this time of year. The sun and sand and trees and colors of nature were all exactly what we needed.
Tomorrow we head back north but at least it won’t be freezing or snowing when we get there.
Back to school. Back to work. Back to our daily routines until our next adventure.
I have really enjoyed writing these daily digests and will try to continue once I’m back home.