Bright and early Monday morning we left New Orleans and headed to Panama City Beach, Florida. Ladd rented a condo for us for a week at “Dunes of Panama”. We arrived earlier than anticipated and were allowed to check in early.
“Dunes of Panama” is absolutely GORGEOUS! Our condo has two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a large living room, dining room, kitchen, and a great balcony that spans both the living room and master bedroom. The balcony overlooks two beautiful pools, a white-sand beach, and crystal blue ocean. I LOVE it! May we move in, please?
After we unpacked and settled in, I sat on the balcony in sunny, 79 degree temperatures and called my parents to tell them that this was heaven! (I wish I had won the lottery so I could fly my parents here!) Ladd and I then walked the beach and drove around a little to explore the area.
At 5:00 we went to the airport to pick up Tommy and Donna, who flew in from Texas to join us for the week. We had only met Tommy and Donna “on line”, (our “Ecuador Connection”), but we immediately felt at ease with them and knew they would be great friends! We brought Tommy and Donna back to the condo to get settled and then headed out to dinner. We went to a local restaurant called “Dee’s Hang Out”. Ladd had the catfish special, Tommy had an oyster plate, Donna had a shrimp plate, and I had crab cakes. Lots of delicious food and fun conversation!
Back at the condo we sat on our great balcony for a nightcap to finish the day. I love this part of Florida and this dream retirement/40th anniversary trip!
P.S. Tomorrow we get to see and spend time with our son, Dean…a SUPER-DUPER SPECIAL TREAT! We can’t wait!
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