Vacation, Part 2: Florida and the Bahamas

Sunset on Key Largo

On our way home from the Stone Mountain Games, the Professor mentioned that he still had one more week of vacation, and that we could go somewhere else. Where would we like to go? I asked for someplace warm. Early the next morning we got up, threw our dirty clothes back into our suitcases (broken washing machine, remember?), and headed south to Florida.

The Professor had a niggling idea that a short cruise would be fun, but when we tried to arrange it, it seemed that we were a tad too late. We headed toward the Keys instead. Florida turned out to be as warm and balmy as Mexico, and we really enjoyed the quiet time for just the two of us.Dinner at Islamorada Fish Co, an outdoor restaurant on the gulf.

On Monday, we stopped at a rest stop and I browsed the brochure racks for info on the Keys. But another brochure jumped out at me: Celebration Cruise Lines was advertising 2- and 3-day cruises to the Bahamas, out of Fort Lauderdale. The Professor called right away and booked us for Wednesday, two days away.

Meantime, we decided to make a run for the Keys anyway, and see how far south we could get. In that day and a half, we made it all the way to the end of the highway and back up to Fort Lauderdale. It was beautiful (except for Key West, or rather "Sodom and Gomorrah").

Our quick cruise to Nassau, Bahamas was fun too. We really like being transported from one location to another while we sleep. We snorkeled on the reef outside of Nassau, shopped in the outdoor market, and wandered around the town. We also ate well onboard, and relaxed on deck.

In downtown Nassau

Back in Florida, we had two days on the gulf coast before we had to head home, back into Coldsville.