Mielkesontheroadagain

Enjoyable day yesterday just hanging out at the resort pool. Later we met a friend from St. Thomas now living in the area. Happy Hour drinks at Lilly's and then dinner at Fish Lips in Port Canaveral. The food was great all around and we had a pretty good sampling of the menu between the three of us. I had scallops and risotto; Dennis had scewers of shrimp, beef and thresher shark; our friend at a ribeye sandwich. This restruant is right on the water and good place to watch the cruise ships leaving in the early evening.... read more

We finally made it to the beach, yay! Cocoa Beach has flattened out and doubled in width since our first trip 30+ years ago. Unfortunately for Dennis this also means the boogie boarding isn't as good as it used to be. It's great for me, beach lounger that I am. We feasted on blue crab for dinner at the Old Fish House - so tasty. They have tried to slip in a females in the past so be specific, ask for all males and enjoy. We closed out the evening with the band in the pool area. Very nice day.... read more

Yesterday was a great day. We went on a Kayak nature tour by Big Pine Kayak Adventures. It turned out to be a private tour, just the guide, Dennis and myself. After paddling across the channel to No Name Key we went on the trail through the mangroves. It felt a bit other-worldly, very mysterious deep in the mangroves. We saw a huge heron, many fish, a small barracuda, crabs, colorful spiders and, thankfully no snakes. We came out into a shallow pond containing thousands of jelly fish. It was a unique adventure that I highly recommend. In the evening we went to Mangrove Mama's where I enjoyed some excellent snapper and Dennis tried a lobster Reuben which had been recommended by our kayak guide, Cris. It sounds strange, but was actually quite tasty. The band ... read more

Day 1 was a complete yawn. It consisted of driving through Illinois the long way. The only highlights were the new menu at Taco Bell for lunch and a very nice dinner at Cracker Barrel. We're not going for local flavor, just trying to get there. We stayed the night at Days Inn in Murfreesboro, TN. That's where I'm blogging from this morning. Tonight we won't be at our destination, but we will be in Florida.... read more