When I woke up this morning and turned on the TV to check the local news and weather, I realized that the reason for the lack of hotel rooms was not only because of all the high school wrestlers and their families, but the killers of Ahmaud Arbery will go on trial Monday in Brunswick. I'm sure there are plenty of news and media reporters here to follow the trial. We had breakfast and loaded up the car and got on the road. We stopped at the Florida welcome center for our free glass of orange juice, but we all remarked that it didn't taste fresh squeezed like it used to. We got on Route 301 right after Jacksonville - not very exciting, but a change of pace from the highway. We did pass by several lovely horse farms. In Ocala we got on I-75 and headed south. When we got near Tampa we waved to our friend Kelly. We got to Siesta Key a bit early so went for a short drive and then loaded up at the grocery store. We expected to see most people without masks, but I would say at least 2/3 of them were masked - probably all the Yankees and Canadians down here to get out of the cold weather. We packed the groceries around our feet and on our laps and went back to see if we could get the key. Check in was supposed to be at 4, but they finally had the room ready around 3:45. We were happy to get into the unit. We are on the seventh floor and have 2 bedrooms and 2 baths. There is a lovely balcony, a pool, tennis courts, and a private beach across the street. Russ and Cathie went into town to pick up grouper sandwiches and a large salad to share for dinner. We are planning a card game while listening to the Olympics (as long as it is not curling!). Most of our ride today was overcast, but it did get up to 70, but only saw sunshine near Jacksonville. We hope to go on a bird walk tomorrow so will put some pics on.
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