On Saturday, I got an early start by seeing the Hot Air Balloon Festival over Paradise at 6AM in Lommokalee, Florida then as we were traveling back home we discovered the Muscle Car Museum in Punta Gorda and I got to see several of the 1967 Camero Convertibles (my favorite car) and then it was pie at Yoders in Sarasota (as seen on on TV's Man vs Food). I have missed adventures.

For more than 2 months I have been excitedly anticipating a return to my Monday adventures. It was amazing that the opportunity came just a few days after my fun Saturday.  I got to go to the Mote Aquarium in  Sarasota and enjoyed a 2 hour nature boat trip. We even stopped at an island and got to explore. They threw a net into the water and the naturalist pulled in seahorses, various fish including a puffer fish and even different varieties of star fish.  All went back to their home in the water.  The Aquarium had a deep sea dolphin (I didn't know they existed. I never knew a breed could go down 3000 feet, yes thousands!). They had two manatees, so cute(I thought they were fat but it is 1,300 pounds of muscle all from eating romaine lettuce. Who knew?).

It has been two fantastic adventures. Now it is back to work on my book and breaks for walking and Zumba tonight and Thursday. I remain hopeful that my scale will one day reflect a lower number and my manuscript will be done by my self-imposed deadline of May 4th.