florida......

ok, so my spouse and i had one of those confirming conversations last evening......after watching another installment of le tour......that one of the things we have in common is our lack of interest in beach vacations....especially beach vacations in florida.....if it is too hot to sit outside at home, why would a reasonable person pack up and drive 15 hours south to sit outside...especially with hurricanes a-comin......we can name names here.....the folks who have recently been and the folks who are on their way.......and the fascination with surf and sun and sweat.......falls flat with this family.....at least with those who direct vacation traffic....and pay for the basics......no....we have always been a national park/museum/historical significance family......and these locations are rarely on the beach....except for chincoteague in maryland......with the wild horses....now....that is a wonderful beach.....and so near to annapolis, williamsburg, maryland......ah well......we are not going anywhere until we take the middling child to college.....and then we may just trapse on up to valley falls on the vermont border....with no beach in sight......