As I mentioned last week, we had an invite from Kate & Chris in Florida to head down and share their rented “villa” with them for a few days - and what a fabulous place it was!
They got a great last minute deal, giving them four bedrooms so ample room for us to visit too - the place was really nicely designed, in a great location (Cape Coral, on a canal), and luckily complete with amazing weather!
Inside, with Margaret & Kate chatting in the open-plan kitchen area:
The pool area:
A boat was optionally included, and Kate & Chris took full advantage - so did Margaret; though I was less keen I did come on a couple of trips:
On the last day we took a (very long) boat trip out to Cabbage Key for lunch - got some speed up on that boat, when not avoiding Dolphins, Manatees, or shallows!
A road trip to nearby Sanibel left us all very hot, though the ocean temporarily helped with cooling off …
Other highlights included outlet shopping(!), a BBQ, baby frogs, and lots and lots of relaxation, interspersed with the occasional sound of Thunder!
(a powerful speed boat which passed the home a couple of times each day, its massive engines rumbling so much that the building shook!)
THANK YOU Kate & Chris - really enjoyed the break; looking forward to doing it again 