Here goes nothing 4

March 1^st 2017

Well back at ya one more time. We have now completed the first leg of our return from “Nothingness”. Let me tell you, this doing “Nothing” is quite time consuming and requires a fair amount of physical input. I think, though, I have become somewhat accustom to the whole concept and can appreciate how some people would find vacationing to be a requirement in life. That is not to say I will grab wholeheartedly onto the concept but will find it considerably more difficult, in the future, to condemn the practice as frivolous and financially  irresponsible.  OK, enough nonsense, I’ll just tell you about it and you can judge for yourself.

From Orlando we drove down to the Port of Palm Beach where we boarded the Grand Celebration, a cruise ship, bound for the Bahamas. The trip was only 3 days and 2 nights and only made one stop, in Freeport, in The Grand Bahamas. It was a fun filled 3 days with almost nonstop entertainment and all the food you could eat all of the time. We spent time just lying in the sun, splashing in the hot tub and just staring at the stars in what seemed the darkest of endless nothing. How appropriate, we thought, for midway through a trip designed to experience the fullness of “Nothingness”.

As I promised “ Applejack goes to the Bahamas”

Now, that's a boat

Going cruising 

On The Grand Bahamas Island

Where's the paddles

Sun bathing on the upper deck

Returning from a cruise of a lifetime we drove from The Port of Palm Beach to Daytona Beach, Florida where we spent the next few days looking out over the white sand beaches of the Atlantic Ocean, just trying to catch up on some rest.  We did see the Daytona International Speedway as we drove past on International Speedway Boulevard  but aside from spending a couple of hours walking the beach we did almost absolutely “Nothing” and found that to be fully relaxing as we prepared for the final destination of our quest for “Nothing”, Cancun Mexico.

And now “Applejack goes to the races”

Things fly by

Swimming in the Atlantic

Walking on the beach

We left Daytona at 4:30 in the morning to drive to Orlando Int. Airport and from there we flew to Cancun Mexico. Yes, my arms were tired by the time we got there. This portion of our “nothing” filled vacation was the highlight of the trip. We did some walking on the beach and the gulf course, where we found a good number of iguanas and even saw a saltwater crocodile sunbathing on the shores of the lagoon. We took a lot of pictures of iguanas and I’m sure the Mexicans wondered why, because it would be like taking pictures of gophers in Saskatchewan. We spent an awesome 5 days and 4 nights in one of the most awesome places in God’s great creation. Should we decide to do “nothing” ever again I think that will be the place to do it. We are now in Virginia, heading home and will catch up with you once we reach the Homeland. 

God bless you all, please keep praying for us as we pray for you.

Now the last stop “Applejack goes to Mexico” 

Waiting for my first airplane ride

Dining in style

Where's the sun block

iguana

iguana

Our new time share, We can spend a week a year in this luxurious
resort accommodation. for an astronomical monthly maintenance fee. And it's apparent
how well that's worked so far.