GET-A-WAY !

Because living in South Florida for 9 glorious years isn't enough of Heaven, H and I still like to "escape" every now and then. Because we live here there are always the bills to be paid, phones to answer, beds to make and laundry to get done. So even on the MOST PERFECT days it still isn't really like a vacation.  And that is why Keri and Steve gave us a gift certificate for a wonderful little hotel in Vero Beach.
Last Christmas, when our kids still didn't believe Ger would kick some Cancer Butt, Keri and Steve thought it would help Ger to heal if we had an opportunity to travel and feel "normal". That didn't happen but the knowledge that we COULD get away was a carrot on a stick to both of us. "Hey Ger, maybe we'll go to Vero after this month's chemo!", "Radiation is almost over. Maybe you'll be up to a trip to the hotel!", "Now that chemo is ending I bet we will be able to get away!". And on and on it went for almost a whole year.
The gift card was expiring in 10 weeks and still we hadn't gotten away. And so last week I called and made a 2 night reservation and let every thing else work around that. Ger is feeling GOOD ! He is very much "recovered". Still slower and older than before the whole Cancer Crap but he feels GOOD!
And so we left Wednesday morning for our 2 nights at the Caribbean Court Hotel, which turned out to be PERFECT ! Vero is only an hour north of us and an easy ride. Our biggest problem was finding the place. We had the address, were on the correct street yet drove up and down the small stretch or beach road unable to find the hotel. Turns out it is hidden behind a virtual jungle of plants and flowers. The two story buildings are covered in Bougainvillea that hides it from the rest of the world. Our room was on the second floor with a kitchen that overlooked the gardens.  It was WONDERFUL!
For a day and a half we just sat by the pool and RELAXED ! We met some lovely people from England, Arlington, MA and Delray Beach, Fl.  Go figure . . .  everyone was on holiday and loving our little hied-a-way. There was a schmancy restaurant which none of us chose to dress up for but rather everyone found their way to the piano bar where we could dine on the same fine food in a much more relaxed atmosphere while listening to some enjoyable music by a talented pianist.  Aren't we just the continental POSH folk!

Sitting looking at the ocean

And what a view it is !

Relaxing by the pool

A touch of Heaven