Surprise Trip to Florida

I went to Florida last week with only 4 days notice!! I found out that I got work coverage for that week on the Tuesday and flew out on the Saturday. I've never planned a holiday with 4 days notice before. My folks are snowbirds down there every winter for a couple of months so was going to visit them and relax on the beach. I didn't even get a hold of them until the Thursday!!

They are up in the panhandle of Florida at a place called Destin, which is the coldest part. They stay at a golf resort called Seascapes which is right on the ocean with beautiful white sandy beaches that go on for miles. The weather was sunny every day, but spring like (around 21) and cool at night. The ocean there is very cold so couldn't swim in it - just dive in the waves. I did take my bike down there to get some training in. FYI for any of you that travel with bikes - Delta Airlines will let you take a bike as a second check in so you don't have to pay extra for it. I thought this didn't exist any more so that was a nice surprise!!

So I did some training, recovered from my cold, and hung out on the beach. I did play 9 holes of golf with my mom. She did tolerate playing with me since I'm not very good. But, I did get par on a full length par 4 hole - with a water trap near the green!!! Yeah, it was a surprise and not consistent with any of the rest of the holes. Imagine if I practiced. Oh well, it was fun to spend the time with her. There are some outlet stores right by where I was staying so had to do a little shopping. Anyways, it was a great surprise and I heard that it was a great week to be out of a really rainy Vancouver week.