2017 florida
No alarm, no hurry, we didn’t wake up until nine o’clock Central time. Then we had a lazy, no rush breakfast of French Toast. After we packed lunches and loaded up all the beach paraphernalia we headed out.
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2017 florida
We were up by 6 and on the road by 7. Which is impressive considering it is the earliest we have been moving all trip and right after a late night too.
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2017 florida
Scott was up by 6:30 and patiently waited for the rest of us to wake up. It was a bit of a rough night of sleeping. We had been used to sleeping in a comfortably air conditioned basement. It was only seventy-nine degrees, but incredibly humid. The frogs were giving quite a show and even Cody was hoping they might have an intermission so we could slip off to sleep.
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2017 florida
I was hoping for one more group workout before we left. Scott and Kayla were game and I’m glad they were. It was an incredibly peaceful morning with the sun just coming up as the fog drifted out of the valleys.
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2017 florida
The alarm went off at 4:30, we grabbed our swimsuits and were headed down the road to swim at the YMCA with Kayla by 4:45. We joined the crowd waiting to open the YMCA before the sun was even ready to start the day. Kayla needed to swim for an hour and a half. Scott and I made it a half hour. And by saying “made it,” I am stretching a lot. Scott was swimming most of the time. I needed to stop at least every two laps to take a peak at the sun rise out the propped-open door and breathe. We hit the hot tub for a few minutes and then Scott headed to the locker room to bake in the sauna for a half hour. I chose to head back to the pool and get in a few more laps. Kayla needed to head off to work and we headed back to home base in a sleepy hazy. While we were getting gas, I eyed the donut shop across the street. It was a good move because we had something to eat while were locked out of the sleeping house for a little bit. We took a seat on a front step and Scott fired up a podcast on preventing procrastination while we waited. There may be no hope for my procrastination though as I procrastinated watching the video and fell asleep sitting up. Cody’s karate-chop-sleeping kept me up most of the night. I could have moved from where I was attempting to sleep at any point in the night, but that seemed like way too much work.
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2017 florida
Ed surprised us with a breakfast casserole that was so good I may have eyed and eaten the leftovers the next day too. While the kids excitedly waited to hear what was in store for the day they ate some breakfast.
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2017 florida
7:45am we rolled out of the driveway for the second time this summer for a little cross-state jaunt. This trip will be nineteen days instead of the earlier trip of five days. The van is loaded down with all the usual gear except for the climbing equipment.
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2017 lake michigan
While he waited for breakfast Cody was working on…duct tape crafts…I know you are surprised!
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2017 lake michigan
Scott made some delicious French Toast for breakfast. While the kids waited for breakfast the created some more hearts and artwork out of wire. Cody wasn’t feeling the picture mode this morning.
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2017 lake michigan
The Indiana Dunes Campground provided a mostly peaceful night’s sleep. We even had neighbors who created a calm mood with their band. However, the regular freight trains and the hum of the interstate combined with getting used to sleeping on the ground made for a slightly sleepless night. I was wide awake shortly before six and finally convinced myself to try to outrun the mosquitoes and get some exercise. The lure of family snuggle time made me want to stay in the tent, but knowing we had a five hour drive up into Michigan gave me the final boost to get up.
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