Last weekend my husband and I decided to take an impromptu trip, and drove to Amelia Island, six hours away. It is as north in Florida as you can get before hitting Georgia. Between life and family and work, we were feeling burned out, so we just…hopped in the car. The deal was to be in the moment—no business, or drama, just us, as a couple. It was a blast!
I love road trips. When Covid happened five years ago, there was so much fear everywhere. Stay home, stay healthy, the virus was in the air, wash your hands, wear a mask. There were riots, and political unrest. It felt like something from a dystopian movie. Christopher and I decided to heck with it and hopped into our SUV. The rules were that you had to remain in one place for two weeks so if you had the virus, you didn’t spread it. We were careful, and ended up staying with friends and family from here to North Carolina, to Chicago, to San Diego, to Washington. Instead of letting that fear trap us, we chose to let it empower us instead.
Time away doing something new was a huge refresh for our mental health. We had never been to Amelia Island before, and were so surprised by all of the green, and parks, in addition to the lovely coast. Well, we didn’t realize that there was a big storm, so some of our outdoor activities were curtailed, but we still had fun.
We stayed at the cutest Airbnb called the Sea Cottages. We had wonderful meals from beach food at Sliders, to breakfast at the Beach Diner. I would love to have done a ghost tour, but they only offer them on Thursdays LOL. Right? It was a little strange, and not your typical tourist hours. We stopped at the Book Loft (of course we did!) and gathered ghost stories at the oldest bar in Florida, the Palace Saloon.
I can’t wait to go back again 😊
Do you have somewhere near you that you can drive to that is a vacation close to home?
This Friday, we are back to the grind, but it was really a wonderful getaway.
<3
Traci