Escape

After 40+ inches of snow and the chaos that follows, we were super happy that we had already planned a trip to Florida for President's Day weekend. Granted, it didn't get above the 60s while we were there, but the sun was shining and there was no snow on the ground!

We braved the beach for a couple of hours the first day we were there (I was glad I had a sweatshirt, which I pretty much wore every day).


The next day we went down to Everglades National Park, where we took a sweet airboat ride and checked out some alligators (an American safari?).




After our ride, we drove through the park to see what there was to see. The Everglades are pretty cool. We had a picnic and did a short walk among a bunch of birdwatchers, then headed back to Ft. Lauderdale, where we to see the Broadway show "39 Steps." Good fun.


And then we landed back in DC, where the ground was just a sheet of white. I have never been so ready for spring.