It's said the bloggers are so compulsive that they'll blog in the middle of the night, at people's houses during dinner parties, and on their vacation.
Well, count me in. This is Day 1 in Tampa, and here's my report.
We awoke yesterday at 6 to make it to SDF by our 9:45 flight. We found ourselves on a "Delta Connection" flight on a Canadair regional jet from Louisville to Cincy. Total flight time: 22 minutes. Seems kinda wasteful, really, when there's a Southwest Airlines flight from Louisville direct to Tampa twice a day. But oh well. :-)
After a 2 hour layover in Cincy during which we watched the first bit of "The Godfather" on Whitney's laptop, we had a 2 hour flight on a 737 down to Tampa. This was the longest flight of my life, but at least it was on a relatively spacious 737. They even threw 8oz of Coke and a bag of pretzels at us.
Once we got to Tampa International (TPA), we got our bags and got on the shuttle van to the Radisson in record time, got our room and took a long nap. :-)
So here's the thing: This hotel is in the middle of an industrial area with no eateries, restaurants, nor so much as a McDonalds within walking distance. It's also as far from a beach as you're likely to get in Tampa. >>sigh<< So, for last night at least we were trapped here as the monsoon raged outside. I'm heading back to TPA on the shuttle van @ 9 to get a rental car from Thrifty. Thought we could forego it, but it looks to be an absolute necessity.
On the bright side, the weather today is beautiful, and I'm looking forward to a long afternoon of relaxing and working on a bit of a tan.
Well, count me in. This is Day 1 in Tampa, and here's my report.
We awoke yesterday at 6 to make it to SDF by our 9:45 flight. We found ourselves on a "Delta Connection" flight on a Canadair regional jet from Louisville to Cincy. Total flight time: 22 minutes. Seems kinda wasteful, really, when there's a Southwest Airlines flight from Louisville direct to Tampa twice a day. But oh well. :-)
After a 2 hour layover in Cincy during which we watched the first bit of "The Godfather" on Whitney's laptop, we had a 2 hour flight on a 737 down to Tampa. This was the longest flight of my life, but at least it was on a relatively spacious 737. They even threw 8oz of Coke and a bag of pretzels at us.
Once we got to Tampa International (TPA), we got our bags and got on the shuttle van to the Radisson in record time, got our room and took a long nap. :-)
So here's the thing: This hotel is in the middle of an industrial area with no eateries, restaurants, nor so much as a McDonalds within walking distance. It's also as far from a beach as you're likely to get in Tampa. >>sigh<< So, for last night at least we were trapped here as the monsoon raged outside. I'm heading back to TPA on the shuttle van @ 9 to get a rental car from Thrifty. Thought we could forego it, but it looks to be an absolute necessity.
On the bright side, the weather today is beautiful, and I'm looking forward to a long afternoon of relaxing and working on a bit of a tan.
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