Amelia

Travel December 29, 2011

Hi from Amelia Island! Matt said the surprise exceeded expectations! We arrived in a little over 7 hours and found a sunny, 60 degree day in Florida.

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We had a little bit of trouble checking into our room and ended up having to wait a while before we were moved to the correct room (the one we were assigned to hadn’t been cleaned yet). However, I was very impressed with the costumer service at the Omni and they even sent up a cheese platter while we were waiting. We also checked out the resort gym and got in a quick workout before finally getting to our room to get ready for the evening.

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Matt and I popped open this year-old beer that we picked up on a visit to Newport.

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The view from the room ain’t bad.
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We’ve also enjoyed two awesome lunches on the island: a pulled pork and fried green tomato salad yesterday…

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And a veggie burger and lentil salad today.

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Last night, we split a big order of fish tacos,

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after drinking the famous pirate’s punch at the oldest bar in Florida.

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We obviously enjoyed margaritas with our dinner (these were huge) and retired early-ish last night after listening to live music at the lobby bar.

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Before lunch this morning, we took a six mile hike around the marshlands of the state park here.
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And now we’re eyeing these, trying to decide if they’ll spoil our dinner. The one on the left has cookie dough on top in lieu of icing!!!!!

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Resting before happy hour. See ya.

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  • Allison
    December 29, 2011 at 5:28 pm

    Beautiful views and delic looking food- I think anyone would be veryyy happy with a surprise like that!

  • Mom
    December 29, 2011 at 8:59 pm

    Gorgeous pics! Love the walkway out to the beach.

  • Dad
    December 29, 2011 at 9:38 pm

    Except for the abundance of Spanish moss, that sure looks like the Bald Head Island maritime forest walk.

  • Kat
    December 29, 2011 at 10:49 pm

    Cookie dough instead of frosting might be an abomination to some, but I am all in. It looks like you two are having a fab time!

  • lou
    December 30, 2011 at 6:13 am

    go to moon river pizza if you have time -its the best! cool atmosphere also

    • Laura
      January 3, 2012 at 3:56 pm

      It was on our list, but we just didn’t have enough time!!!

  • Kate
    December 30, 2011 at 8:01 am

    Have been reading your blog for quite some time now and just wanted to say hi and stop being a “lurker”! So excited for you that you are having a wonderful vacay and that you’re making a job switch! Happy New Year!

  • Jess
    December 30, 2011 at 11:48 am

    Yay for beach time! Have fun 🙂