The Guebert family made our annual Spring Break trip to Florida to enjoy the sunshine and get away from ALL THE SNOW!! Following is a summary of the week:
Saturday:
Travel day to Florida. Despite not getting in until 10:00 PM, Sophie insisted on getting in the pool for a Midnight swim. Thank you to Grandma and Papa for turning on the pool heater for us.
Sunday:
Valerie and Rodger took a charter deep sea fishing trip while the girls stayed home with Grandma. Rodger didn't exactly haul in the big one but had a great time. The biggest problem were the dolphins eating fish right off the hook!!
After returning from our fishing trip, we cleaned up and headed to our favorite ice cream stop, Scoops, for a late night treat!!
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| Rodger had to get the Banana Split!! |
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| No, this is not a real gator |
Monday:
Our neighbor, Lisa and her girls, were vacationing at South Seas Island Resort on Captiva, so we drove up to Captiva to spend the day. We had lunch at the Mucky Duck and dinner at Key Lime Bistro, which was absolutely amazing. Here are a few pictures from the day.
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| The girls enjoying South Seas Island Resort's Pool |
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| Sophie and Ellie loving the Big Water Slide |
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| On the beach |
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| Valerie's Bloody Mary |
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| Can't eat at a place named Key Lime Bistro without having a slice of Key Lime pie!! |
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| And the beautiful sunset to end the day |
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Tuesday:
We decided to rent a boat for the day on Tuesday. The weather was absolutely perfect and we were able to get out on the gulf and boat up and down the shore. We boated up to Sanibel and had lunch at the Sanibel Marina. We had to recreate the picture from last Spring Break with Abby by the Mariner statues.
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| View of The Brooks Beach from out in the Gulf |
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| At Sanibel Marina for Lunch |
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| Pulled the boat up on the beach at Lover's Key for a little fun |
Wednesday and Thursday:
After packing up the van, we headed up to Orlando for a couple of days staying at the Grand Cypress Hyatt Regency (wonderful Hotel). Our first day we visited Aquatica, which is a water park adjacent to Sea World. Thursday was a day at Sea World.
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| The Girls enjoying some of the many rides at Sea World |
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| Sea World did not have their regular Orca show but they did have a Trainer Demonstration show. |
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| The Sealion show is a Must See!! |
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| Walrus from the Sealion show - 3,000 lbs of fun |
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| The Dolphin show was really great! |
Friday:
All day at Disney. Started at Epcot to get pictures with Anna and Elsa - 2.5 hrs wait. Spent the remainder of the day at the Magic Kingdom.
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| Merida from BRAVE |
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| Flower and Garden Show at Epcot |
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| Flower and Garden show at Epcot |
Saturday:
On our way back from Orlando, we stopped off at Busch Gardens in Tampa.
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| Madagascar Live!! |
Sunday:
After an amazing brunch at the Club, Rodger and Tom went golfing while the girls enjoyed the pool.
Monday:
Early morning flight back to Chicago. Here is how we felt after this trip - need a vacation from the vacation!!
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