A New Adventure

The house is clean, our bags are packed, boarding passes are printed, and preparations have been made. All we have to do now is sleep.

After a few errands in the morning, we'll head to the airport. The 2010 version of the Ware Family Vacation includes air travel (and there was much rejoicing)! Those that know me, know that I travel a fair amount for work. Facing the prospect of (many) expiring Southwest Rapid Reward Awards, we decided the best use of them would be to make good on a promise we made to our daughter last summer.

You see, last year the four of us piled into the Mazda 626 and made a 6100+ mile pilgrimage to the Pacific NW and many of the national parks of the American West. When we finally made it to the beautiful beaches of the NW we were able to look, but not to swim. The girl was incredulous (what good is a beach if you can't swim?!). So we promised her that even if we had to go to the gulf (yikes) that we'd get her to a beach where she could swim and bask in the sun. Fort Lauderdale should fit the bill.

This will be the first trip to Ft. Lauderdale for 75% of our clan. I made my initial visits here while sailing on big gray ships. I told the missus that I'll take her to many of the wonderful places I saw in my time of service. This is just the first of many to come.

Thanks for reading.