YYZ to FL and back, in six easy photos

As promised, here are a few photos I took on my recent Florida trip, disposable film camera in hand.

It was snowy before I left, although I got out of Toronto in a window between the ice pellets in the morning, and the 30+ centimetres of snow that started in the late afternoon. This same storm pounded the midwestern US, causing all kinds of problems for people changing planes in Chicago, Detroit and similar places.




The hotel was rather nice, with quaint little round balconies:





The view in the other direction gives you some idea of the flatness of this part of Southwest Florida:




The beach was nice too, and I even managed to find a couple of shells to bring back for the kids.




The flight back was uneventful:




And, of course, it was snowing again when I got home.





So there you go. These and a couple of others are in this Flickr set.

Florida

I'm in it, it is warm, and as usual I'm sleeping poorly in my hotel room as the bed is too springy and the pillows too soft. But as I say, it is warm, and unlike some of my colleagues from British Columbia, the midwestern USA and other points in that general direction, I actually got here more or less on time.

One acquaintance, who lives in Iowa, arrived here in the middle of the day on Friday. Having left home on Wednesday. Seems there was a bit of snow.

However, all is mainly well, I am learning lots about complicated and newfangled DNA sequencing technologies, and am slated to return home tomorrow, nearly-full disposable film camera in hand, so we'll see whether that yields any halfway decent pictures. I have high hopes for the shots of the fireworks on Thursday night, but realistically they'll probably be all out of focus and useless.

Not much else to report... might go for a nap now. Later, all.

Ow. And also, argh.

To quote myself over at another web forum where I probably spend waaaay too much time:

Ow: my neck is fankled up and sends shooting pains down under my right shoulderblade every time I move the wrong way (i.e., about once every two minutes on average).

Argh: there is a winter storm watch for tonight and tomorrow, which will probably result in me getting stuck in the airport with a delayed or cancelled flight. On my way to Florida, of all places.

That is all.