Second Day of Drive Home

Sunday, Mar 17
Today is Happy St. Patrick's Day! 💚

We were up at 7am and ate breakfast in the lobby at the Super 8...small waffles with banana, juice, and coffee.
On the road to Farragut, TN by 9am.  Arrived there at 1:15 after a short traffic delay due to an accident....we passed what looked like a car that had burned, but fire had been extinguished. 
We stopped at Kroger's for some flowers and dinner supplies before heading to Cecilia's to celebrate St. Pat's with her.  She had a Forsythia bush full of yellow blooms and  beautiful daffodils blooming at her front door. Spring has arrived!

We celebrated being together and the holiday with a Corned Beef dinner with cabbage, potatoes, onions, and carrots with glasses of wine.  Shared a large St. Pat's cupcake for dessert.  A fun day with my sister.

We stayed at Super 8 near the interstate in Room 126.  

Drive Home Day 2

Today we began our day at 6:30 and the second day of our drive home.  We had a quick breakfast of waffles and bananas in the lobby of the Super 8.

Al rested a bit longer after breakfast because he was not feeling very good so we did not leave until
9:30.  Our drive today is to Farragut, TN to another Super 8.

We arrived at 1:30 with out any problems or delays.  We stayed in room 126 -remember for next time.  We then went to visit Cecilia and we all then drove to Norris to visit with Mother, Jack, and Loy.

Cecilia's Home

Unfortunately we had to drive through congested traffic on I-40 due to road repairs.  We never saw any ongoing work but 3 lanes were closed to the repairs being done.  We stayed in Norris until 5:30 and the headed back to Farragut to have dinner with Cecilia.   We stopped at Bonefish Grill and picked up dinners. We shared an order of Bang Bang Shrimp.  Al had Lobster tail with drawn butter, au gratin potatoes and spinach.  Cecilia and I  both had Salmon with mango salsa and au gratin potatoes and green beans.  Dinners were served with a warm bread and pesto dip.  We enjoyed with Pinot Grigio wine.  Fun dinner!
Early to bed to rest for the last day of drive home.

First Day of Travel to Captiva

 Thursday, Feb 2, 2017
      Hello and welcome! Al and I are traveling again to Captiva Island for 6 weeks of sun and sand on this beautiful island.   This begins my daily diary/blog of our annual trip to Captiva Island on the west coast of Florida west of Ft. Meyers and Sanibel Island.  I will be writing about our daily activities  and adventures in Florida.  Please join us as we enjoy our stay. This is my first post since our last Captiva trip in 2016.

 We left around 8:00 am in the morning getting up early at 5:30.  We had packed the car yesterday all except food for the trip, computers, and toiletries. The morning was a cold 24 degrees and a bit snowy.  The sky was cloudy and remained that way  all day.   Our first stop was Farragut, TN to visit Cecilia, my sister.  We arrived at the motel about 4:30 and checked in at the Super 8 at 11748 Snyder Road, right off  I75. 

 

We then headed to Cecilia's and then to a fun dinner at Calhoun's. 

 Al had Hickory Smoked Bar-B-Q ribs(half slab) served with slaw and baked beans.  Cecilia and I both had Southern-Fried Catfish and Spinach Maria which is the best spinach!!!  I ordered the Macadamia Nut Banana Pudding with 3 spoons....it was a huge dessert (more than we three could eat) and outrageously delicious!

We had a great evening with Cecilia and look forward to another visit with her on our return in 6 weeks.
More Travel to come tomorrow.