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Great photos! Is it just me, or does Mizner park have a Disney-esque feel to it? I kept thinking it could have been at Hollywood Studios! (Or maybe I just think everything is Disney when I read the boards.... )
Just caught up. Are you guys still there now or back home? I agree with you...I'd rather travel than have fancy schmancy clothes! Besides grocery, the biggest part of my budget is allotted to travel!!!
Sorry about the pictures Cheryl! I treasure my pictures and hate to lose any The many that you have are just beautiful. One day we'll have to do a Florida road trip...
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Why do these kids look so pathetic?
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I'm with Terri--I really like Publix and because there's one close to my house (we have THREE in Madison, Alabama) I only go there about 4 times a week. They have nice people working there, too.
Wednesday 16 December – part one: what’s that noise?
For the first time this trip, we had a room booked that included breakfast and we made the best of it. The spread was actually very good, with a range of items as varied as cheese omelette, muffins, grits and pastries. We left the breakfast area feeling very stuffed.
We checked out and set off for Delray Beach first. Some photos on the way:
This wasn’t on our itinerary for today, but as we were ready to go early and Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, that we were heading for, didn’t open until 10.00, we thought that we’d go there first. I had read that it had a lovely beach and a great main street, complete with gas lamps and it was really neat. It’s a beautiful town, just like Boca Raton and Palm Beach.
We drove to the beach and put some money in the meter and went down to the beach. This is really what you think of when you think of beaches in Florida, complete with the lifeguard huts. We walked down to the sea and took some photos there. Although it was early, the sun was already blisteringly hot. Bear that in mind. As soon as I got back in the car, I smothered myself in sun tan lotion. I did not want to burn. :
We headed towards the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens and the closer we got, the more threatening the clouds became. We had only been saying half an hour earlier that it didn’t seem possible that the forecast today was for more rain, as the sky was so beautiful and blue, but my goodness, things can change quickly here. Some more photos on the way there:
Funny, but sick at the same time! On the way into the complex
We headed straight off to explore the gardens, figuring it could rain at any time. We were here just after opening and, as a result, the place was deserted. We had already been warned that a) there was no refund if rained, which was fair enough (I actually found it a bit disturbing that they have to tell people that, I would think that’s obvious, but maybe not...) and b) that the tour was seven eighths of a mile long, which seemed fair enough. There were lots of seats as we went around, so I took the opportunity to regularly sit down. I needed to, as it was extremely humid and hot by now and that was really getting to me. I was also very glad of the various water dispensers that they had scattered through the park. That was a very good idea.
As we walked, we kept hearing what sounded like the buzz of power lines. We finally saw a gardener at the rock garden, who was raking it perfectly and asked her about it. She explained that the noise we could hear was crickets, which was interesting and something I have never heard before.
OH thank goodness! I was worried that the "noise" was something wrong with the car! Maybe that's what's in my head because I got a flat yesterday--I can't wait to see the garden pictures!
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