Days 55 – 79 – St Augustine, FL
The first weekend of January found us packing up the truck and heading south to Tampa. We were staying just for the weekend, as we got to catch a Tampa Bay game. I won’t go into much detail to save it for an NFL post … plus I am still sad they are going to the Super Bowl and knocked my team out. We enjoyed the time in Tampa, for the most part. This Covid era of things is definitely strange. Having to wear a mask the whole time suuuuuccckeed. After the game Sunday we were looking forward to a relaxing drive back to the trailer Monday morning. No rush, we just wanted to get back safe and take our time. That all changed when at 6am Dan woke with a start, as the hotel fire alarm was going off! Hurrying to grab the essentials needed we had brought (laptop, dogs, my wedding ring, gun LOL) we rushed out the door to the truck to wait it out. Thankfully the hotel was fine, just a kitchen fire, but we were quick to gather the rest of our belongings and get back to St. Augustine.
The remaining time in Florida was spent enjoying the company – Wes, Anke and Mike; lots of fun days of golf and delicious eats while we could get in the fresh seafood. A few highlights were playing at the LPGA golf course – the course was great to play and guess what it was COLD – AGAIN. Some of the coldest golf of our lives has been on this trip LOL. That time we brought a blanket, which was perfect for me and was put to good use all day! I was able to get in my January 5k – this time with Anke in person! (We’ve been doing virtual runs together since July 2020)
We also made sure to hit the Golf Hall of Fame, which was fun to see and take in the history of the game. One cool part was to see Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer play the King & Bear back in the day. It was a short video, but seeing them hit on a course Dan and I had just recently played was really cool. The course was incredible and is one of the best I’ve ever played. The HOF has a replica of the 17th hole of the Players tournament and we each took our shot at this elusive hole … FYI Dan and Wes were much closer than I was and receive itty bitty buttons to prove it LOL. I’ll blame it on the clubs – without my own I just didn’t hit as well LOL.
Our last weekend the weather was much nicer, and we finally got to enjoy a dinner on the water. The views and the company were perfect. We also got our last round of Florida golf in, playing a course really close to the beach. Which of course meant we got that wind off the water and though it was sunny, you know the story, it was cold. That night we soaked up more time around a campfire and shared laughs as we said “See ya soon” to our dear friends. The following day was spent getting ready to leave and crying into my wine as I watched the Packers lose. (joking of course, but I was/still clearly am sad over that loss)
On to Gulf Shores Alabama!
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