Like Doug said, the kids and I had a very relaxed vacation. I took Doug to work daily and then went to get donuts for breakfast and do some shopping for lunch, unless we met with Doug and went out for lunch. The kids slept most days till 10 am or even noon. Charlie worked on his Eagle Award and Joy worked on her Silver Award, while Yifat checked Silver Award reports of other girls in the troop. During the later hours of the day, we enjoyed picking up Doug for a nice dinner and then watching movies or science programs on TV, such as Cosmos. We got very much into the Southern mood: hiding at home during the heat and getting out more at night.
Few trips we made in the area included a trip to the Sun Harvest store. The factory, where citrus is sorted, packed and shipped, was closed for the season, but they have a store with very cute gifts. Joy got very charming shell earrings, Yifat got a citrus soap and we all enjoyed many, many samples of juices. Joy and Charlie loved the lemonade and Yifat loved the orange juice. We also got ice cream: key lime flavor for Charlie, chocolate for Yifat and vanilla/orange for Joy. It was awesome!
Another trip we made was to Lover's Key, which is a beach in Fort Mayers, as well as a state park. We swam and got ice cream, which seems to be what we did really any time we got outside in Florida. The water was warm and, unlike in the Bay area, swimmable (!!!), the sand was soft and almost white…Heaven! Joy complained bitterly about the lack of waves, and I have to agree with her that some waves would have been really nice, but it was still super great!
Lakes park was also a great destination. It's a park by Doug's house with lots of wildlife, as well as a small area for water sprinklers, a big lake with rental paddle boats and canoes (or was it kayaks?), hiking trails, a train museum and a kid-size train etc. We ended up renting a bike for the 3 of us, though the kids were so generous and decided not to slave mom too much paddling, so they ended up biking on their own. They spent 1 hour biking together and another hour, taking turns on a single-person bike. Needless to say, ice cream was involved also in this outing…
Yifat's favorite night in Fort Myers, though, was going to another Fort Myers' beach with Doug and the kids. After a walk on the beach, we went to the Smoky Oyster Bar and got the best oysters ever Yifat has had. Due to a mistake of the server, we actually got double the amount we ordered and it was just an amazing food. The music in the place was a lot of fun and the drinks were great. We sat there, while outside it rained and thundered, and it was really a wonderful evening.
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