Road Trip 2008

This year for our summer holiday Corey wanted to drive down to Key West, FL with stops along the way so that the drive wouldn't be too taxing. I suggested Siesta Key, just south of Sarasota, as the first stop. About a 9 hr drive from here. Corey's sister flew in to Sarasota and grabbed a cab to a small place I found on the internet that we rented for a couple of nights. I should have made more pictures, but this is the only daytime shot I managed to get on the iPhone. It's just of Corey and Mindy as we were walking to the restaurants/bars and came across a couple of colorful houses along the canal. I like Siesta Key for its beach and for the idea of a home along one of these canals, where you could park your boat in relative calm, compared to Gulf waters. These canals are popular in other parts of Florida as well. The beach at Siesta Key is really nice, with warm water and an excellent entrance (no rocks, just white sand). I'll try to upload a pic from Corey's camera later. After Siesta Key, we drove down to Miami where we stayed at the Ritz-Carlton right on South Beach. Yeah, we semi-splurged there but got lucky with room upgrades. After that it was Key West and then after three days' stay we left Mindy to catch her flight while we drove up to Cocoa Beach. The beach at Cocoa was only so-so, so we decided to get up early on Sunday and head home. Another 9 hr drive just in time to unpack and pick up the cats from their "hotel". I'll post more later on the trip details as I pack for Finland...