We hoped in vain to see some manatees before we left. There’s a small park on the lagoon side of Cape Canaveral where the manatees sometimes sun themselves, but none was there the two days we visited. On Thursday we walked along the beach and had a last lunch at a beachside restaurant with Grandma,…
Sunday we drove with the family to the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. We didn’t see any alligators, but we did see roseate spoonbills (kind of like a flamingo but with a funny-looking beak), herons, vultures, and I think flamingoes but they were a little too far away to know for sure (could have been…
After a three-hour nap this afternoon, the kids and I walked along the shore – stepping carefully to avoid the numerous shell fragments. We watched a Disney Cruise depart and then returned to our motel for a dinner of peanut butter and crackers. We had flown from Denver to Orlando on Thursday, taking a taxi…
After renting a car and driving to Castle Rock this morning, we (even I) played at Rhyolite Park and then ate lunch with our friend Sally. We then drove back to Rhyolite and went on a short hike before heading to Laurel’s final orthodontist appointment (to get her retainers). Then it was off to the…
At Charlie’s suggestion, we walked to the 16th Street (Pedestrian) Mall in downtown Denver today and took an RTD bus to the Pearl Street (Pedestrian) Mall in Boulder. A young man was walking down Pearl Street shouting, “Free hugs!” A bearded young man was sitting outside a restaurant and wished us a good day. I…
We rented a car last Thursday to drive to Colorado Springs for our dental appointments. It was REALLY cold as we waited for the Enterprise driver to pick us up to take us to Enterprise. We were able to have lunch with friends in Castle Rock last Tuesday, lunch with friends in Colorado Springs last…
Our Denver apartment has plain, white walls; so the first order of business Friday (after the Capitol) was going to the Denver Art Museum and its gift shop to get some prints for the walls. The prints are pretty small, so we bought another one in Castle Rock today. We can fit all three in…
Travels with Charlie and Laurel 