Relative Something

So far, so good, on the burn control. Did you notice the general lack of writing here recently on the topic of planning and packing for this trip to Florida? That is primarily because I didn’t do much in the way of planning or packing. Yesterday morning I realized that we didn’t bring any sunscreen. Oops.

That’s okay, Cyndie’s mom came through. I had a couple of choices, but went right for the hard stuff. Kids SPF 50. Worked like a charm, because I was out in the bright sunshine for hours on end and didn’t suffer any ill effects from exposure.

No matter what else the week may hold for us down here, the trip can be called a true vacation because of the fun we had today. Riding around on the Segway is awesome! Definitely addicting. I just want to get back on the darn thing and play some more.

The tour of Naples was secondary. Actually, our tour guide didn’t appear to be a big fan of talking about the noteworthy details of the area. I think his forte is the Segway. He was a great teacher and superb guide in navigation. For novices, our group of 7 people ranging in age from 12 to 73 did surprisingly well. After about 90 minutes of cruising around, we were all pretty comfortable and able to execute quite a variety of maneuvers. We were told that the route covered about 6 miles, but that may be exaggerated a bit. It was certainly farther than we could have walked in that amount of time, that’s for sure.

The four of us then had a nice lunch outside at a dockside restaurant, and on the drive back to our place, stopped for some out-of-this-world-delicious ice cream. Back at the house, there was some time to add detail to Cyndie’s side of the family tree I’ve been growing on ancestry.com, and then we did battle on the Cross Crib board game version of cribbage. After 2 days of competition of men against women, we are at a 1-1 draw.

I could head home today and be happy with the trip. But there’s more! Two of Cyndie’s brothers will be arriving this week to join us for more fun adventures in playing in the sun and eating more than we should, later than we should. Is this a vacation, or what?