Following the hustle and bustle of packing up, cleaning out and preparing for a vacation away, Morgan, Steven, Romi, Ima and Abba (aka Auntie and Uncle) loaded up the luggage and headed off in Yoshi for a great breakfast at Miss Shirley's Cafe. Between the breakfast sliders and cinnamon roll French toast, it was a totally indulgent way to begin our fancy-schmancy Caribbean trip. We made it to the airport in plenty of time for Steven to treat the family to Jamba Juice. We had a short, easy flight (Romi napped) and had no trouble finding JoJo at the Orlando airport. We gathered up all the luggage (Oy!), loaded up the minivan and headed out on the Florida toll roads in search of some fun, sun and relaxation. We hit no traffic (hooray) and easily made our way to Melbourne, even if it was raining. Following a quick stop for Shabbat food supplies, we headed to the Doubletree. The cookies were delicious and helped tide us over for dinner. We loaded up a luggage cart, Kelley slipped on the wet walkway (good to get the injury out of the way), and we settled into our rooms. What a great view! We got to enjoy not only the beach and the soothing sound of the waves, but we even saw dolphins!
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| The view from our room |
Needing to eat before sundown, we jumped into the van and headed to Squid Lips. What a find! Kelley got her much-desired dinner on the water at sunset and we feasted on coconut-pineapple bread, homemade potato ships with balsamic vinegar and bleu cheese, and the most amazing twice-baked sweet potato covered in maple syrup, spices and whipped cream. Really.
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| Dinner at Squid Lips |
JoJo and Romi explored the pirate ship while we admired more dolphins. It was a great start to what would turn out to be a truly incredible week!
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