We sure had a tough time leaving the Keys…..but made it as far as Boca Raton, to visit old family friends-Stephanie and Milan. They had us and their daughter, Michelle over for a delicious home cooked meal-which we enjoyed immensely! And after a fun afternoon sent us on our way with a bag of homemade cookies.

Next stop was Cape Canaveral, where we stayed for two nights. We spent 8 1/2 hours at the Kennedy Space Center. What a fascinating place-I sure wish we had taken our kids there when they were little. Tyler would have loved it! On our second night there we ate in a Greek restaurant, which we have missed so much these past weeks. We shared a combo dinner called a Mezedakia-It had lamb chops, gyro and pita, stuffed grape leaves, spanakopita, tzaziki and a village salad, and had a nice bottle of Greek wine. Yum! There were only 3 tables taken in this place, while the McDonald’s across the street was packed. Go figure. Come on people, try new things, it’s good for you!

Rick picked our next stop. Ponte Vedra, between St. Augustine and Jacksonville. We found a beautiful resort called Sawgrass Golf Resort and Spa, home of The Players Championship. What a place! It’s just a shame that they were booked for the 4th, so we only got to book 3 nights here. It’s hard to believe that today is exactly 3 weeks on the road from our second take-off. Time really does fly! We plan to continue north toward Savannah and hope for a last minute place there on the historic Riverfront where the big celebration is-so far it’s not looking so good……but you never know!