We were t.i.r.e.d. to be honest so that 7:00 alarm was hard. Our goal was to leave the hotel by 9:00. The hotel did an amazing job with breakfast. We had to turn in "order" forms the night before and pick up our sack breakfasts in the morning. They provided juice, Sausage and Egg Muffins, Blueberry Muffins, Granola Bars and Apples. The rooms all have microwaves so it was perfect for eating up the Sausage Muffins. I actually preferred this breakfast option to the normal breakfast that you have to "attend" and pick your things . .. .except I did miss my bagel and cream cheese!
We pulled out a little later than planned - at 9:30 - but that was ok, We weren't really feeling too rushed. Our first stop of the day was Nissan Stadium - where the Tennessee Titans play. A fun thing is we got to drive through a tunnel just before our exit.
Then, we hit the road! We traveled from Tennessee into Alabama.
Nate took some great photos along the drive. We played lots of rounds of the ABC game which was fun and listened to lots of music.
We finally made it to Florida!! We were so excited to see the sign!
The bridge!!!! This is the bridge that made me realize that I have a slight fear of bridges that cross the ocean HA! I can handle the Mackinac Bridge any day of the week but this bridge - wow. Maybe because it was so low and close to the water - I'm not sure - but it was crazy. This was the first bridge we had to cross - we had one more to go before we got to "our" island!
Our condo! We were all the way up on the 11th floor - just one away from the top. It was amazing!
And, our view. After a two day drive, this view was breath taking. It was warm out, with sand and palm trees. Finally an amazing vacation with the family!
So, we had to unload a TON of stuff into the elevator and get everything into our condo. We were starving so we headed back across the smaller bridge to a Waffle House. Yep, that's right - when in the South, eat at Waffle House HA! It was perfect for our night. Our breakfast for dinner was amazing and filled us up! Our last stop was Publix so I could pick up the fresh/fridge items for the week. Publix is pretty cool and has some fabulous prepped food (Like Street Tacos with all the fixin's!)
Once back at our condo, we could finally relax and I enjoyed sitting out on our balcony, watching the moon reflect on the water and listening to the waves.
