2018 / day #4

• drove down to cocoa today, had an awesome time, got a bit sunburned and covered in sand
• stopped at whole foods on the way back, grabbed some steaks and asparagus for dinner
• didnt drink last night.  this was the second time this week i did not drink.  taking two nights off (or even one) is a record for me on my annual vacations.  slept great.  going to have a few tonight
• desperately trying to hit 1600 miles by the end of the week, it isnt going to be easy but i might be able to pull it off
• tomorrow going to fat one's again
• we are all lining up to use the massive shower to get sand off of us, i am last 
• the ocean really wore me out today, along with the long drive.  i do love that drive so much, going down 528 and driving through cocoa.  in my dreams i live there.

thats all for now.  got to fire those steaks shortly.  getting hungry.

2018 / day #1 - time to get this party started!

yesterday drove from tampa back to orlando.  returned rental car #1 and waited about 45 minutes to finally get rental car #2.  now I know why I paid so much less! They wanted $10/day WHETHER I USED IT OR NOT to get the toll pass activated.  and you had to buy the whole week.  so if i went through one toll, I'd pay $70 plus the amount of the toll.  makes perfect sense!  I'll have to investigate if the pay tollo app still works in florida (edit: it does).

went to tu casa for lunch then grabbed a bike share.  rode 5 miles, went back and checked in, unpacked and hung out a while.  went to the store and dropped $50 then picked up the girls at about 930.  was super tired but got a second wind and went for a bike ride around 11pm - felt great!  slept 10 hours and just got a coffee and took a dip in the pool and whirlpool.  feeling great!

bar bill - back home - the end :)

beach run

this is vacation, dont you know?

• day 3 has commenced and morning has broken
• did another 9 mile ride and i feel quite spoiled that i can take up such frivolous activities on a daily basis
• did my 4 mile loop again last night which is terryfing on dark roads that are 50 mph, need to try and knock that out a little earlier, id rather ride in traffic than in that kind of darkness
• hope to hit a thrift store or two today
• hope to go to the beach tomorrow
• feeling good and fine

how i wish...

Took a laundry basket downstairs to smooth out the sand in the volleyball court then wrote our message in the dark with the corner of a cardboard box.  Was difficult to take a photo from 5 floors up through a screen with little light but it's intelligible.  How I wish, how I wish you......

ironcase lives on!

now having survived 5 trips back and forth! got the bike assembled but still need to test ride, im sure it will need a ton of tightens/loosens to be comfortable and 'right'.  still, everything is intact. 

feeling some deep phisolophical feelings upon my arrival today.  thinking of some really weird and lonely years in here and also thinking of the good times with others, and now this year totally different.  typically exhasting travel day today with numerous flight delays eventually ending in about 90 min behind schedule.  got a great price on a rental car and the car itself is very comfortable.  took a wild backroad route from the airport that avoided all highways AND tollways.  hit the pool and dropped a regretful $90 at the bar on drinks and kind of half assed foods but it had to be done in light of all the madness of getting 3 people from chicago to orlando with their belongings.  so on all fronts it was a success.  time is limited before i keel over from exhaustion.  tomorrow start fresh and really start to lay it down properly.