VegeCation

We made it down without too much problem yesterday.  Our flight out of Cleveland was delayed about 30 minutes, so we did not get off the plane until about 3:30 PM.  By the time we got the rental car, and were on the road, it was 4:00 PM.

Funny thing was is that the traffic was horrendous, we thought it was due to construction, but turns out, it was actually due to the Shuttle launch.  We were able to get to just outside Titusville at launch time.  We joined numerous other vehicles and pulled off to the side of the road at about 4:55, for the 5:02 launch.  As can be seen in the picture, it was awesome.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We stopped at the local liquor store, got some cool beverages, and headed to the timeshare.  After checking in, we were able to get unpacked, and then headed off to the grocery store.  For this trip, we made a list before we left, and we stuck to the list.  It was also so great that due to a "health survey" at work, we had a $150 AMEX gift card.   We were able to get all our groceries for $180 ($30 after the gift card:o), even though we may need more charcoal and beer before the week is over.

After grocery shopping, we headed to PJ's for dinner.  Beth had snow crab legs, and I had the sampler plate (snow crab, mussels, clams, oysters, and shrimp).  It was very good, but we were so full (as Beth said, to the "Gills"), we had no room for dessert.

A wonderful first day.  Today was very low key, I went for a one hour run on the beach, and we sat around the pool for a while (we both finished our Dean Koontz books).  At about 6:30, I fired up the grill and we had some delicious ribs for dinner (salad and baked potato as extras :o)

Hope you all had a great Sunday, I know we did :o)

Tags: Florida, Ribs, Shuttle, VegeCation