On the Road Again!

Really more like Kindle Day and lunch at Denny's. The sausage, bacon and egg with pancakes combo for $5.99 was perfect for lunch. Last full day here and we had a lie-in. A relaxing day before lunch and after. Claire to the pool and me the not so calming afternoon watching Arsenal at Napoli in the Europa League. Albeit on a Spanish language channel as I can't find it in Ingles. Except despite advertising the game last night they are showing Valencia and Villareal. Grrr. And so thoughts turn to dinner. Where tonight? Taco Bell have joined Wendy's on the ❌ list after Claire was "unwell" after the last visit. Wendy's went there in 2014 after the greasiest slimiest burger ever .. In the end we went for a drive up and down the streets of Weston. Firstly to Walgreens for more turmeric to take home and then to Publix. Fried chicken and potato salad.  

Into double figures now. Day 10. Always the countdown to going home. It must be my age but I am finding a mere 220 mile drive to be tiring. It should be easy. The car is automatic.  Just sit and use two pedals.  It has cruise control to take even that job away from the driver. But. It's the sheer volume of traffic.  The rules of the road that seem to be few and far between.  Overtaking on both sides. Lane discipline that even in India or Vietnam would be sniffed at. Disregard for red lights at junctions... it all adds up to needing 360° vision. Today we had a lie in. The studio has stunning views and it was sunny all day.  A leisurely shower and coffee and then out to brunch.   We both like Perkins or Denny's.  No Perkins around here so Denny's  it was. Light lunch of egg and bacon with a pile of hash browns and a couple of pancakes. Nice. Then to Publix for "stuff". Bagels for breakfast. Pre-prepared salad for dinner. Yum. A bit of time on t...

By the time we got up at around 8am the rain had stopped.  The puddles in the car park looked to have been kept topped up during the night. Breakfast at Rodeway Maingate is included. Don't expect a luxury experience though.  With the room rate of $31.99 plus taxes a night you can't really expect free/included anything. The room was decent.  Two large beds. Aircon. Hot water. Free wifi. After bagels and coffee we packed up and let TomTom take us to Silver Lake.  Really just hoping to get access to storage for our cases. In the end unit 236 was ready and so we checked in early. Plenty of time before the football to do some shopping, food, and maybe get lunch. There are only so many times to eat out.  We like to eat in and watch TV.  A chance to unwind and maybe gave a beer. We did a Publix shop and unpacked that. The 3 in 236 denotes 3rd floor.  Luckily in the US ground is 1. So only two flights of stairs to lug everything up. Next we went to lunch. At a...

Day 9 - OMG! We checked out of the apartment and set off for breakfast at Denny's and then we were off.  Of course we had a chance to have a final run on the 101 before exiting onto the 87 to Winslow via Payson. Of course we had to stop and stand on the corner.... From here we went to the Painted Desert and Petrified Forest. Amazingly we got lucky and got in free. The 27 mile loop is very interesting and scenic. The Indians that lived here used to paint on the rocks and these are preserved here in the desert. In the other half of the park are the rocks formed of trees from millions of years ago. And then to Holbrook for a night at the Wigwam Motel. The interior is a bit spartan but very comfortable.  Some of it does look straight out of the 1950's. We headed off out looking for dinner and found on the corner opposite Joe & Aggie's a small group of Hopi Indians dancing in a free show.  We took a few photos and joined the "plate competition" to win a cake but we...

Since the scare stories about hours to wait to fly anywhere I have always been a little paranoid about turning up late to the airport. So we were up at 7am a full five and a half hours before our first flight from Fort Myers to Toronto.  I packed the car. The Mustang is a fine car but luggage capacity is not good.  The overall mpg, titchy US gallon was 24.6 on the onboard computer with a high of 30.4 on a long boring 55mph limit zones. Not bad for a big engine. In fact it was more economical at 50 than 35. Both popular limits in Florida. We stopped for breakfast at a Denny's on Gladiolus Drive.  This is a nice chrome jobbie. Nice not belly busting breakfast and then off again. Next stop to fill the car. Guessed at $35 since Weston. Took $23.11! Then TomTom took us to the airport and we waved goodbye to Sally. Back in the hands of Alamo. With all insurances she cost us $800 for 16 days. GULP!!!! And now enjoying a Dunkin Donuts coffee (too bloody hot!! Take note UK coffee ...