Happily, the stormy weather waited until I got home. It was a glorious sunshiny Friday and Saturday. It was perfect top down convertible weather and I loved every minute.

We went on a giant "lost" just randomly driving this way and that exploring. I loved it.

We hiked and went across the "Land Bridge" that crosses I-75.

Then on to Jacksonville Beach. It wasn't my initial destination. I was thinking of Savannah or the islands off the coast of Georgia however we started out late and with the hike it was hard dark by the time we got to the beach and decided that watching the NCAA Men's Basketball at a Sports Bar was more fun than more miles. It was. West Virginia won! I picked them to win the National Championship so I am thrilled. It is a beautiful beach. I noticed that the sand there is more like brown sugar while ours is white sugar.

On Saturday morning I totally scraped the idea of going further north and decided heading down A1A would be fun and it was fantastic. We even passed a castle. You can read about it at www.castleotttis.com It was definitely a double take moment. We turned the car around to take a better look. It is right across the street from the ocean.

We made it to St. Augustine. The aroma of fresh bread drew us to the Spanish Bakery. Happily, some mini loafs were coming out of the oven. They made for a succulent picnic. If I could only have one food for the rest of my life it would definitely be bread. When I have traveled it has been my saving grace as I am not very courageous when it comes to unusual foods and flavors.

After we left St. Augustine we headed back to St. Petersburg. Today has been a liquid sunshine day so I am glad I decided that I would save the splurge of a second night for another time. It would have put a damper on a great time to drive home in stormy weather.

Tomorrow, Monday is a day of possibilities. I am excited and blessed to have survived such a wonderful life adventure for so many years and am ready to add new adventures.