On Wednesday we headed over to Cedar Bay Marina where we rented a deck boat to do some backwater cruising along the Marco River and the backwaters of the Gulf of Mexico. I got a quick lesson on how to drive the boat and a big laminated map and off we went. We ended up anchoring at a small island named Keewaydin Island. In fact, we had the whole island to ourselves and we swam in the calm inner waters and went shelling on the Gulf waters. Again, Tyler filled another whole bag of hand picked shells. We saw more dolphins swimming during our boat ride, but still no manatees.
From there we headed back home for the boys to take their naps, which Tyler skipped. When Max woke up we headed back over to The Esplanade to eat on the water at a restaurant called Guy Harvey's Island Grill. Lisa and I had chicken sandwiches and Tyler had some chicken fingers. Max ate his usual crackers and had some of Ty's chicken as well. We finished off our visit to The Esplanade with another round of Cold Stone Creamery ice cream. Tyler dropped his whole cup on the ground and decided he was finished after we tried to revive it. On our way back to the car we saw a lime green Ford antique in the parking garage. I'm not sure when it was from or what type of Ford it was, but it said "Custom" on the side and it looked like it was from the 40's or 50's.
We wrapped up the night by watching American Idol. David Cook, our favorite, ended up taking home the bacon. I'm sure I'll get some e-mails from a few folks out there congratulating me on my victory. I've heard from numerous people that I resemble him in some way. We were both glad that he beat David Archuletta because we'd be more likely to see David Cook in concert than David Archuletta.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Vacation in Marco Island
Currently, my family and I are vacationing in Marco Island, FL. Located about 50 miles south of Ft. Myers this domestic vacation destination is really living up to the reputation that preceeds it. We arrived on Saturday, May 17th and rented a Ford Edge to head on down to our rental home. The place we found is called Tranquility and is rented by Jason Byington of White Sand Getaways. I'm a pretty critical type of person and I must say that I cannot find anything wrong with our rental home after living here for four days now. The pool, hot tub, and lanai are beautiful. Clean, spacious, modern, and high-tech. There's a fully wired office with PC and printer along with a 60" big-screen TV. The outdoor sound system rocks and has is fed by an stereo complete with iPod sound dock. Right up my alley. As for Marco Island, it's basically a ghost town now. I guess the snow birds are gone and it's "too hot" for many here now. So far the weather's been sunny and 88 - 92. Humid, but breezy, so pretty nice.
Sunday, May 18th
We woke up in the morning and headed over to Mackle Park with the boys. The house has four mountain bikes and a pull-behind trailer so Lisa and I trecked over to the playground and fountain play area with Tyler (3) and Max (1). Mackle Park is only about one block from our house. We were both pleasantly surprised by the park as it was not only the largest playground both of us had ever seen, but very fun, completely made of composite material, and safe too. The water fountain play area was awesome too. It's a colorful 50 ft. circle with several fountains. The kids romped around in there and had a blast.
After that we headed back to the house for some swimming. We later ended up exploring the island and stopped at Tigertail Beach far about a half-hour. We weren't immediately impressed with the beach, but later found out that we weren't on the actual beach. Instead we were on the inner beach created by high tide and would've needed to cross a narrow channel before seeing the actual beach. I think we'll try that later in the week. Last, we went to a restaurant on the water called the Snook Inn where there was live music playing and had some sandwiches.
Monday, May 19th
Woke up early with the boys and headed over to Caxambas Park to catch a catamaran with Captain Corey of Off the Hook Adventures. From 8:30 - 11:30 we went shelling. Ty and Max both gathered tons of conch shells and we even learned a little bit about Marco Island and the birds that make the mangroves their home such as Pellicans, Bald Eagles, and Herons. We spotted several pods of dolphins playing in the bay. All in all, it was a very memorable morning.
After that the boys took their naps and we headed back out to Cold Stone Creamery for ice cream at The Esplanade. There we spotted some nice boats and a few fish off of the piers.
Tuesday, May 20th
Woke up and headed over to the park with Tyler. Max and Lisa went to grab some more groceries and then came home for Max's nap. When Max woke up, Tyler and I were just about home from the park. Then we headed over to the Marriott beach where we went in the water and played in the sand. That lasted for about an hour and a half and then we came home, the boys took their naps and then Lisa made a great spaghetti carbonara dinner for us.
To be continued...
Sunday, May 18th
We woke up in the morning and headed over to Mackle Park with the boys. The house has four mountain bikes and a pull-behind trailer so Lisa and I trecked over to the playground and fountain play area with Tyler (3) and Max (1). Mackle Park is only about one block from our house. We were both pleasantly surprised by the park as it was not only the largest playground both of us had ever seen, but very fun, completely made of composite material, and safe too. The water fountain play area was awesome too. It's a colorful 50 ft. circle with several fountains. The kids romped around in there and had a blast.
After that we headed back to the house for some swimming. We later ended up exploring the island and stopped at Tigertail Beach far about a half-hour. We weren't immediately impressed with the beach, but later found out that we weren't on the actual beach. Instead we were on the inner beach created by high tide and would've needed to cross a narrow channel before seeing the actual beach. I think we'll try that later in the week. Last, we went to a restaurant on the water called the Snook Inn where there was live music playing and had some sandwiches.
Monday, May 19th
Woke up early with the boys and headed over to Caxambas Park to catch a catamaran with Captain Corey of Off the Hook Adventures. From 8:30 - 11:30 we went shelling. Ty and Max both gathered tons of conch shells and we even learned a little bit about Marco Island and the birds that make the mangroves their home such as Pellicans, Bald Eagles, and Herons. We spotted several pods of dolphins playing in the bay. All in all, it was a very memorable morning.
After that the boys took their naps and we headed back out to Cold Stone Creamery for ice cream at The Esplanade. There we spotted some nice boats and a few fish off of the piers.
Tuesday, May 20th
Woke up and headed over to the park with Tyler. Max and Lisa went to grab some more groceries and then came home for Max's nap. When Max woke up, Tyler and I were just about home from the park. Then we headed over to the Marriott beach where we went in the water and played in the sand. That lasted for about an hour and a half and then we came home, the boys took their naps and then Lisa made a great spaghetti carbonara dinner for us.
To be continued...
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Oh yeah, I have a Blog
Today I remembered that I have a blog. I'm going to try to keep up with it so that people on the web can read what I have to say. It's not much, but today I replaced the easy anchors that hold my powder room's toilet paper holder with full-out toggle bolts. Little did I think that people would so forcefully tug that soft fluffy paper off of the wall.
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