Baked Beans for Breakfast!

One of the really fun things about being out here on AMI at this time of year is seeing the smiles on all the people from up north who are down for a little winter break.  Sure they cause a little extra traffic and you can't always get into a restaurant as easy but they're good for the economy.  I can only imagine what it must be like for these folks to get on a plane in Buffalo, Minneapolis, Detroit or some other place way up in the frozen north.  A few hours later you hop off in Tampa, Miami or Orlando where it's a balmy 78-82 degrees.  I don't think you could get the smile off their faces with a jackhammer, at least not until about a day or two before they realize vacation is almost over and it's back to the snow shovel for another month or two before spring arrives. 


As usual we've had a great time out here on the island the last few weeks.   Denver, Daytona and DeLand were certainly a blast as well but it's time to pull out the backpacks and suitcases again.  


Saturday morning we're flying to Texas where we will spend the weekend with Ben.  He's arranged for us to stay in one of the cabins out at North Texas Jellystone Park where he works.  The cabins are pretty darn spiffy and it will be a lot of fun.  He's doing a great job and is actually going to be presenting at an upcoming annual meeting in a few weeks which is pretty cool.


Monday we'll be driving up to Fort Smith to see Sweet Baby James (almost eight months old now).......and Sarah and Joey as well!  SBJ is really quite talented now.  He's figured out that he doesn't need to crawl to get where he wants to go, all he has to do is roll.  Smart kid, doesn't scrape his knees that way!


Next Thursday we're off to the land where baked beans are served for breakfast!  We'll be spending time in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.  I'm not sure who started that whole baked beans for breakfast thing. I personally have always thought they looked better sitting by some good bar-b-q but you know how those Brits can be at times.  I've seen them served by themselves or slapped on toast.  Either way I'm happy to let you know that I've only observed them as a breakfast food and much to Beth's appreciation haven't partaken.    Baked Beans for breakfast and a few hours later "Brexit" starts taking on a whole new meaning!


We're starting with a few days in London.  One of our London days we're going to take the Eurostar (train) over to Paris.  Most of our time in the UK will be spent in smaller cities like York, Polperro, Bath, Conwy, Windemere before finishing up in Edinburgh.  We then fly to Cork, Ireland and spend a little time in the very coolly named city of Dingle before heading on to Galway and Howth which is a neat little fishing village with a great coastal walk that we're looking forward to doing again.
Should be a doozy of a trip as long as I can stay away from those baked beans.
http://www.visityork.org
https://www.visitcornwall.com/places/polperro
https://visitbath.co.uk
http://www.conwy-wales.com
http://www.visitcumbria.com/amb/windermere-lake
http://edinburgh.org
http://www.cork-guide.ie/corkcity.htm
https://www.dingle-peninsula.ie
http://www.galwaytourism.ie
http://www.visitdublin.com/hooked-on-howth-Dublin


One of the funniest comedians I've ever heard.  This is a pretty funny little piece on the British.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9nmIMrzJFA

Breakfast of Champions!



SBJ!

A couple of wild parrots in the backyard today.

Beth's Aunt Sally and Uncle Dwayne being chauffeured around the island by their daughter Shelly.





Not sure how he was planning on eating this Sheepshead