Sister Trip to Florida!

This is my sister Errin and I on the beach at Cape Canaveral.

We flew down to Orlando on March 1st and rented a car and drove

over to the Cape to stay with my other sister Elaine and her husband Tom

for a week. They live in a townhome complex right on the beach.

Elaine is my half sister and her health is not the best.
She cannot walk on her own anymore and her memory
is getting poor. Even though she was mixed up from
time to time, she never forgot who I was!

Elaine, my nephew Tom, my brother-in-law Tom, Errin and I
at Grills for lunch. They have the best breakfasts and the best
seafood. Yum! I love Grills!

We can watch the cruise ships go out because we're right by
Port Canaveral. Here goes the Disney ship!

A cat sitting on the fence that surrounds the complex.

There were beautiful flowers everywhere!

I can't wait until I can see flowers here at home

but this was a nice taste of spring.

A lizard sunning himself on a rock. I was on a

birdwatching tour at the Merritt Island National Wildlife

Refuge when I saw him along with tons of beautiful birds,

alligators and a rattlesnake!

A wonderful old hallway at the Lightner Museum

in St. Augustine, Florida.

The dining hall in Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida.

I think I could used to eating in such elegance, couldn't you?

Firing the cannon at the old Fort in St. Augustine.

St. George's Street is the pedestrian street lined

with stores, restaurants and candy/ice cream shops.

I saw this pair of shoes just sitting there when we

first arrived and I couldn't resist taking a photo of them.

I wonder if their owner was walking around barefoot.

Errin posing by the "friendly" alligators.

Cute, aren't they?

Elaine liked having her nails painted. I don't paint

my own nails but I did a pretty good job, if I do say so!

Another glorious sunrise on the beach. We tried to

walk on the beach at sunrise every single day we were there.

Heavenly!

My ride in Florida.

Heh heh, not really...

A fun car parked outside the tourist mecca of

Ron Jon's in Cocoa Beach, just down the road.

Another gorgeous bird, a Snowy Egret

that we saw on our morning walk. Isn't he handsome

with his beautiful plumage, black legs and gold feet?

We are back home now. Back to reality of cold and snow for a few more weeks at least. I don't care because we had a fantastic trip. Elaine and I shared many special moments. My favorites were when we prayed together when she went to bed at night. Errin and I had a wonderful time together as well. It was her first visit to Florida and I enjoyed showing her around. I love my family and am blessed that we were able to visit, connect and create special memories.