Day One: Vacation

Day One of our vacation: July 2, 2007

Departed: Home
Arrived: Gulfport, MS

We left at 4 a.m. and headed northward. Granddaughter wanted to know if we were going to Tallahassee, so we did so. I don't know what she was expecting, but we took them by the university (see photo).

Then we headed out I-10 and got all the way to Gulfport, MS. Kiddies were pretty good, although they got cranky as the day wore on. But we were in the car about 12 hours (with a picnic near Mariana, FL).

We got to the hotel and the kids went nuts jumping on the very plush beds. Then we spent a little time swimming in the pool -- but a thunderstorm came up and when I heard thunder, I made them leave.