Our Trip So Far

We left on time to drive to Dallas on Friday afternoon; however, Joe drove through blinding rain most of the way. As we arrived at the off-airport parking, it was raining so hard we had to wait a few minutes to board the shuttle. When we actually got up to the airport the rain stopped for several hours. We ate dinner in the airport then went to our gate to wait out the last 30 mins or so. Some Asian family was sitting in the "pod" behind us when this AWFUL smell hit us. It was the most foul-smelling something, kind of like a diarrhea-diaper. One by one everyone in our area got up and moved to another seat. I kept praying that they weren't getting on our plane. They had 2 small children too. As we moved to another seat I realized where the smell was coming from - they had brought some food with them in tupperware containers. Thank goodness a gate change was announced and they got up and moved to the new gate. They did not get on our plane. It smelled like they were eating s**t. NOT JOKING!! Then we had to wait for our plane an extra 30 minutes or so, we get on the plane and have to wait another 30 minutes or so (for the caterer) - needless to say by this time our plane was backed up due to the previously mentioned rain and the caterer delay. So we were 2 hours late getting into Fort Meyers. We got in around 1:15 am and the car company didn't have the correct car we were supposed to have and tried to shove off a smaller one that all our luggage wouldn't fit in. We had to pay extra for a larger car (we will be writing the car company and complaining). We spent the night in Fort Meyers and then on Saturday morning went to the Miramar Outlet Mall and shopped for several hours. Later in the afternoon we drove the 70 miles up the coast to Siesta Key and checked into our condo. We're on the 10th floor and every condo has a great view. Will post some pictures later. Today we slept late after staying up late to watch the Thunder-Mavericks game last night and then spent most of the day on the beach. Went to eat dinner at one of our favorite places "The Olde Salty Dog." Signing off for the evening, I'm tired!