April 6, 2010 - Vacation in Florida 2010

For our Spring vacation this year, my wife and I decided to go back to Florida.

This time we went to Longboat Key, a beautiful barrier island on the west coast of Florida, surrounded by the Gulf of Mexico and Sarasota Bay.

The weather was perfect, the beaches were wonderful.

• We stayed at a really nice Inn
• Each morning we took long walks
• Each day we spent time in the sun, in the ocean, in the pool
• Each evening we watched the sun set over the Gulf of Mexico
• We took in a Grapefruit League baseball game - the Red Sox crushed the Orioles in Sarasota (go Sox!)
• We spent some time shopping and eating at St. Armands Circle
• We went to Siesta Key Beach - home of "The Best Sand in the World"
• We went to some really nice restaurants

One thing I experimented with this year - no reading! 

Usually, I bring at least 3 books for vacation reading.  But this year I wanted to try something different.  Rather than bringing the usual reading material, I loaded up my iPod with podcasts.  Not bad!  Some really interesting lectures and discussions about science, politics, sports.  I think next vacation, I will go back to bringing books, but will also continue with the podcasts.  Oh, and I need a different set of earbuds.  The ones that come with the iPod get uncomfortable (at least for me) after a while.

A truly wonderful vacation.  One of the most relaxing vacations I can remember.