We had an uneventful flight on Southwest from Reno to Orlando, arriving at MCO around 4:30 PM. We rented a car at the airport and drove over to the International Palms Resort in Cocoa Beach, the hotel where Katie and family were also staying. After saying hello to everyone, we all had dinner at the restaurant at the hotel. A cold front came thru today and it was quite cool and windy. Katie and the boys were still able to roast some marshmallows after dinner.

Wednesday came and it was time to go home after seven weeks away. We had a mid afternoon flight so we did not have to rush. We had three suitcases and we knew we would have to pay for one. We also knew that at least one of them would be overweight. We were charged $35 for the extra bag. When attendant weighed the bags the 1st two came in at 49 pounds. The last one was a whopping 56 pounds. She said it would be an additional $100 unless we took the excess out. We ...

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