Day 12 - A Trip I Would Like to Take

Day 12

I am not particularly well-traveled, but I have gotten to visit some fun places. There is one trip I would really like to take. Mr. L is highly unlikely to accompany me on this particular adventure, but he is who I would most like to have along.

One day, I would like to fly to Key West, rent a red Mustang convertible and drive the entire length of US 1, to Maine, or wherever it goes. I have driven A1A from Jacksonville to Melbourne and from Stuart to Jacksonville. I enjoyed it both ways, but  it does add lots of time to a trip that has an actual destination and timeframe. I just want the travel to be the thing.

I would neither stay nor eat at ordinary chain hotels or restaurants.  Nights would be spent at vintage B&Bs or old-style motels where they actually use keys and not plastic cards. The proprietors would be friendly and anxious to share local yore. A day or two would be spent basking in the unique ambience of each little coastal town. Meals would be eaten at Mom and Pop diners or local greasy spoons talking to the locals.  If an antique, or clothing or craft or gift shop caught my fancy, I would spend as much time as I wanted perusing all that particular store had to offer. Perhaps, a purchase or two would be made.

As the topography of the beaches changes driving up the coast, opportunities to stop and take photographs or paint a very rudimentary watercolor or just lie in the sand and feel the warmth of the sun on my face would be seized. There would be no time constraints; just the freedom to follow whims as they present themselves. Aaaahhhhh, perfection.

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