2014 Spring Trips

2014 Spring Trips

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If you live in Florida it becomes difficult to leave the state. This is no surprise to people who live here but is a bit of a shocker to those who don't. After this winter all of our friends up North can't wait to leave. For us it often brings the reply - why?

After arriving in Florida we experienced one of the windiest falls anyone can remember. So much wind and kiting and windsurfing that I actually developed "Kiters Elbow". When the wind died in January it was just in time to allow me some time to rest.

I didn't realize that until this winter when we finally did get out of town for three quick trips that happened more becuase we had to do them than we actually wanted to do them. Again strange to a northerners ears - not so strange for a Floridian.

February 8 -17 - Left For Denver Colorado to ski with our kids. Our son Will decided to leave New York and strike out west for San Francisco. He came through Florida on the way and so this became the perfect excuse to take him and our other son Chris for a family ski trip. We did these through our lives and it was an opportunity we had to grab. There probably won't be to many more of these.

Vail was excellent and we had a wonderful time staying at our usual haunt the Holiday Inn Apex. Nothing fancy but super convenient. A treat was to run into Clay and Nancy D. and Alex doing pretty much the same thing. Another treat was getting to know Monica R.

February 19 - 22 We took a friend up on a chance to fly to the Bahamas and stay a few days on Stocking Island. It was a super quick trip and we didn't want to leave but the stay was worth it. We met new people and will go back.

February 26 - March 5 - Jackson Hole WY - With David and Mary BB and their son Caleb and daughter Emile. We were the beneficiary of an empty bedroom and their hospitality. Last minute airplane tickets be damned, sometimes you just have to go.

The snow was epic and we even got to ride with our long time friend Mike McLaughlin. He is a snowboard instructor at Jackson and has lived there for 20+ years.