I am leaving on Wed. Jan. 14th to fly to VA, where I will meet up with the boyfriend and his dive club. Then, off to Florida to dive with the Manatees, among other things, on this quick dive trip!

I was sent to Florida for two weeks of training. It was hot and very humid the whole time. The Marriott was really nice. Huge golf resort - too bad I don't golf! I didn't have a rental car, so didn't get out much until the weekend Mom came up from Ocala to spend the weekend with me. We celebrated her 70th birthday by driving her car to St. Augustine and checking out the sights. We had lunch in a Mexican restaurant across the street from the fort. We went on the t...

Myself, and Jeff and Paula Lyons, and Jeff's brother, Bob, rented a van (yes, we wimped out on taking the bikes), and drove to Daytona for Bike Week. We stayed in a quarter-million dollar house in a gated community FOR FREE. It was a great deal that Paula got from a guy she works with. We also drove down to Key West for a few days, and to our dissappointment, it was cold and rainy the whole time. I had lugged my scuba gear down there in hopes of getting at least ...