As I mentioned last week, we had an invite from Kate & Chris in Florida to head down and share their rented “villa” with them for a few days – and what a fabulous place it was!
They got a great last minute deal, giving them four bedrooms so ample room for us to visit too – the place was really nicely designed, in a great location (Cape Coral, on a canal), lots of space, pool and hot tub, and luckily complete with amazing weather!
A boat was optionally included, and Kate & Chris took full advantage – so did Margaret; though I was less keen I did come on a couple of trips. On the last day we took a (very long) boat trip out to Cabbage Key for lunch – got some speed up on that boat, when not avoiding Dolphins, Manatees, or shallows!
A road trip to nearby Sanibel left us all very hot, though the ocean temporarily helped with cooling off …
Other highlights included outlet shopping(!), a BBQ, baby frogs, and lots and lots of relaxation, interspersed with the occasional sound of Thunder (a powerful speed boat which passed the home a couple of times each day, its massive engines rumbling so much that the building shook!)
And hints of Manatees in the water behind the house:
THANK YOU Kate & Chris – really enjoyed the break; looking forward to doing it again 🙂
M&I / GBMINI 