At 4pm on Saturday afternoon we left Raleigh to drive all evening and night to Naples, FL. Samuel slept again all night but Luke and I had a rough time and had to switch driving back and forth a few times. Finally at 5 am we arrived in Naples at the home of Adam, Monica and Jane (Adam and Luke are friends from Penn State). We had 5 days of fun in the sun and boy was it hot! Thankfully we were smart about sunscreen and time out in the sun and all three of us avoided getting burnt. We spent most of our evenings hanging out with our friends and their beautiful little girl, Jane, who is 5 months younger than Sam. They were pretty fascinated with each other!
On Sunday afternoon we went to the beach and had fun just hanging out in the calm gulf waters.
Monday we went to a wildlife preserve where we saw huge cypress trees and three alligators (thankfully they were in the water and we were on a raised boardwalk). Sam didn't enjoy the nature walk very much as he was really hot and sweaty.
Tuesday the three of us headed to Sanibel and Captiva Island which is just off the coast of Ft. Meyers. The islands were beautiful and are known for their shores that are full of sea shells. We didn't do much shell searching but did walk along the beaches and enjoyed the beautiful views.
Wednesday we did some shopping in downtown Naples which is a beautiful and quaint little town. We enjoyed a nice lunch at an Italian restaurant and while all of the Floridians enjoyed their lunch outside, we sat in the air conditioned restaurant! Later that afternoon we went swimming in the pool where our friends live. Sam loved being in his crab floaty and was even making it move by kicking his legs. I think we have a swimmer in the making!
Thursday we had lunch at Skyline Chili! This was a favorite place of ours when I lived in Cincinnati and we couldn't pass up the chance to have it again and we were not disappointed! Then we attempted to spend the day at the beach again but as soon as we got set up (umbrella up, towels spread out, Sam sunscreened up), a huge storm rolled in and sent us hurrying to the car. Thankfully the weather cleared up and we went back to have a picnic dinner there and to see the sunset. Sam sat on the sand and got used to the feeling of it on his legs and feet. He even tried eating it which produced a funny face and a "yuck" sound!
It was a little more than a year ago that we were in Naples celebrating Adam and Monica's wedding and we were so happy to travel there this year to meet their new baby girl. Thanks for a great week in hot, sunny Florida guys, we hope to do this again soon!
2 comments:
Welcome home! Glad to hear that your first vacation was a success - it looks like you had a great time! I can't believe how adorable Sam is - I can't wait until the boys can sit up and eat sand and interact with us. His smile is just too cute!
This all looed like SO MUCH FUN!!! I am so glad it was sucha great trip! Next on the list....DALLAS!!! Haha
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