Goodbye 2015, Hello 2016

So it was nice warm Fort Lauderdale for me for New Years Eve.  Saw the last sunset of 2015 as I landed and the first sunrise in 2016 as I departed.  Wasn’t here long but just long enough to have a evening with some co-workers and later spend some time next to the hotel pool and enjoy some warm evening temperatures. I’m not a fan of cold so this was a nice quiet way to bring in the new year. Don’t know what 2016 has in store for me.  Hoping it’ll be a good year.....Looking ahead and thank you Fort Lauderdale for nice winter weather.

West Palm Beach....

Out of all the Florida cities I’ve visited so far, this one is by far my favorite but it too welcomed me with less than perfect weather this go-around.  I’m starting to think Florida might not like me so much.  Either way, no rain just a cloudy, windy day. A few clouds won’t stop this island girl from finding her way to the beach. I took a long walk out to the ocean and took in the beauty it has to offer.  No matter where I am in the world, if I can find the water I can find a little peace. It was kind of nice having the beach almost to myself. Grabbed a few shots and saw the drawbridge up on my way back into downtown. Thank you West Palm Beach, I look forward to exploring more of this city in the future....

Fort Myers and the Rain.....

Sunny Florida decided to welcome me with rain on this visit to Fort Myers. Rain? Really?  Do you think that would stop me from going outside? Absolutely not. Had to play in the rain and capture a few shots.  Not a whole lot to see but water everywhere.  I did however see some cute holiday decor indoors. Wish I could’ve taken some of those stuffed animals home for my own personal collection.  Too cute!  Thank you For Myers, maybe next time you’ll decide to give me less rain. 

Early Morning Travel - Orlando, FL

So this past weekend I had a real quick stop into Orlando, Florida.  Landed when it was dark and left when it was still dark.  Didn’t see a drop of the city itself, just the inside of a hotel room and the back of my eyelids as I caught a few hours of sleep.  I have to say though, one of my favorite time of day to travel is those early morning hours.  I know it seems weird being that you have to sometimes wake up in what feels like the middle of the night just to make your flight on time and all you want to do is go right back to sleep, but traveling at that hour has it’s benefits. First off, if you’re living in a large city with rush hour traffic, you will have none getting to the airport at a really early hour, so it’s easy to get there on time if you don’t in fact hit the snooze button and oversleep. Parking is usually easier too. Then there is the airport itself. There is just a quiet peace about it. A place that you can often get lost in during the middle of the day, is suddenly calm and empty. Fellow passengers are half asleep so they too are just in a peaceful quiet state as well. They haven’t been up all day so they aren’t quite crabby and upset yet from the day’s drama, though some do occasionally wake up on the wrong side of the bed.  The plane is likely to be on time because if you’re on the first flight out, it’s just sitting parked at the gate and ready to go. The only downside really is that extra long coffee line you wait in, inside the terminal. Anyway that’s my opinion about early morning travel. Grabbed a few shots of the Orlando airport and early morning travelers to share with you. One of these days I’ll actually see Orlando in the daylight again.  It’s been about 24 years, so it’s about time.   

MCO early morning

Orlando Airport