PUNXSUTAWNEY PHIL HAS NOTHING ON US!

February 1-2, 2013
Friday, the 1^st
St. Augustine/Fairfield Inn/I-95
The drive to St. Augustine was quite uneventful---we arrived about 3 p.m. and headed straight to the outlet mall and Tommy Bahamas—70% off swim suits was the only bargain this trip and I bought one.  The weather was 60F and sunny. Since we had not stopped to eat all day, we went to St. Augustine’s historic area and settled on The Floridian, advertised as using local beef, seafood, and fruits/vegetables. We did not realize it was an organic restaurant. The atmosphere was quaint and clean, decorated in 50s Florida décor. The burger and Tim’s meatloaf sandwich were tasty, no fries, spinach leaves instead of lettuce, no ranch dressing, sweet pickles-not dill, no pop. We survived.

Saturday, the 2nd/GROUNDHOG DAY

Cape Canaveral/Marriott Residence Inn/A1A—Astronaut Boulevard
The seaside ride to the Cocoa Beach area from St. Augustine is not a long one. We stopped by a flea market (nothing remarkable) and had lunch at our favorite, Dixie Crossroads, in Titusville (shrimp and more shrimp and hush puppies). Now we have such a good memory of Randy, Coleen, and Brooke being with us there last June, as well as at the Marriot and RonJons.

We took a drive almost to Merritt Island. Punxsutawney Phil has nothing on our day. We saw an armadillo on the roadside, munching on grass and scurrying along. I don’t remember seeing an armadillo in the wild before No shadow! We also saw osprey and lots of seabirds.

Now we are preparing for tomorrow’s cruise on the Carnival Sensation!

TK’s takes:  The local Publix had Gibble’s potato chips!!