SPRING BREAK 2008

Our family was accustomed to Spring Break vacations. We only missed one when we were caught by surprise by some taxes that we were going to have to pay. And that was back in the early 70's. So when the calendar said Spring Break, we headed south.

This year, too, we headed south on Spring Break. We only had two to pack for, but we added two more friends from Florida to go cruising for 10 days on the Caribbean.

Our ports of call were Aruba, Panama, Costa Rica, and the Cayman Islands. Not a bad way to go. Yes, we spotted the guy featured in the picture. He is that ugly, too. I was surprised to learn the Panamanians, anyhow, eat iguanas. Of course, according to Luz, our guide on our Panama Canal and Panama City tour, they taste like chicken. Actually, they are prohibited from dining on the blue iguanas since they are close to being endangered if they're not.

As for me, the most exotic thing I ate was salmon. But it was so good, cooked over oak embers. What a great taste. Of course, to some (even in our small group of 4), they might cringe at my eating anchovies on salads and pizza every chance (almost) that I had.

Sand, water, good food, good friends--Spring Break is still good. Even at my age.