{"id":1418,"date":"2009-10-07T19:14:12","date_gmt":"2009-10-07T19:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hamzy.net\/blog2\/?p=1418"},"modified":"2009-10-07T19:14:12","modified_gmt":"2009-10-07T19:14:12","slug":"florida_trip_09","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hamzy.net\/blog2\/?p=1418","title":{"rendered":"Florida Trip ’09"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nIt’s been far too long since I have visited the family. So I coordinated a good time a couple of month ago and hoped that no hurricanes would show up then. Which none did! In fact, I escaped some cold and rainy weather in Austin while South Florida was warm and sunny.\n<\/p>\n

\nI was supposed to fly out on the 6th of October, but fate intervened. I had just got into my car and started the trip down to the airport when I received an automated call from American Airlines informing me that my flight had been canceled. So I pulled over into a parking lot and called AA. Since I was on the last flight to WPB, I had no choice but to schedule for the next day. And, thankfully, Super Shuttle rescheduled with no charge as well.\n<\/p>\n

\n\"Dodge<\/img>\n<\/div>\n

\nSince I was vacationing, during my birthday, I decided to splurge in the car rental. I picked the “large” version of the car on the web. And, when I arrived, the agent talked me into the Dodge Challenger. Which looks awesome. It is definitely a homage to the 70’s muscle car. However, I did not like how the car handled or drove. It is a really large car. It feels like you are driving a super-sized Cadillac. The handling is not tight and the acceleration was weak. But I was still glad that I tried it out…\n<\/p>\n

\nI spent my vacation visiting family and friends, going to the beach, and eating at Cuban restaurants.\n<\/p>\n

\n\"Mom<\/img>\n<\/div>\n
\n\"Me<\/img>\n<\/div>\n

\nMy Mom got a new dog.\n<\/p>\n

\n\"Dad<\/img>\n<\/div>\n
\n\"three<\/img>\n<\/div>\n

\nMy Dad has five dogs now. Good luck trying to get them all into the same frame. Two are new and, sadly, one has inoperable cancer.\n<\/p>\n

\n\"Grandma\"<\/img>\n<\/div>\n

\nMy grandma is still going strong. Although I suspect that she trades off height for vigor.\n<\/p>\n

\n\"Me<\/img>\n<\/div>\n

\nSo is my Aunt Jill.\n<\/p>\n

\n\"Me,<\/img>\n<\/div>\n

\nI was happy to see Sean again and finally meet Bunny. Too bad my friends are all spread out over Florida.\n<\/p>\n

\n\"Lake<\/img>\n<\/div>\n

\nThe beach was awesome. Every day was warm and sunny.\n<\/p>\n

\nI swam a lot. Which is a lot more difficult in the ocean. You have to deal with waves and jellyfish. Which freak me out when I smack into one of them with my arms. Thankfully, they weren’t the stinging kind.\n<\/p>\n

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Swimming at South Palm Beach<\/a> from Mark Hamzy<\/a> on Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\nI also walked a lot.\n<\/p>\n

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Walking on South Palm Beach beach<\/a> from Mark Hamzy<\/a> on Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\"Sun<\/img>\n<\/div>\n

\nI even did some yoga. How can you resist doing sun salutations during sunrise?\n<\/p>\n

\n\"Old<\/img>\n<\/div>\n

\nI drove by my first house. It was completely different. The front is now a wall of ficus bushes. And the siding has changed. Sigh. At least I have my memories…\n<\/p>\n

\n\"shoe<\/img>\n<\/div>\n

\nI did have one piece of equipment failure during the trip. My shoes started to come unglued a while ago. I thought nothing of it until one day during my trip when both soles came off as I was walking.\n<\/p>\n

\n\"no<\/img>\n<\/div>\n

\nAnd I took one interesting picture during the sunset when a sign reflected the sun into a rainbow…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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