Bob and Wendy arrived at the Jacksonville airport Thursday evening for their annual visit...
I arrived (back from a six-day business trip to The Netherlands) around 2:00 AM Friday morning.
The bad news was that from the time I embarked on my trip home, until I walked in the door at home - a trip that was literally "trains, planes and automobiles," - 26 hours had elapsed. The good news was that the trip was so long and tiring, and the hour of my arrival so late, that I was able to go right to sleep, and never really suffered any jet lag.
Friday
The weather was somewhat cool and wet. We didn't end up getting to go to the auction preview which was a bit of a disappointment, but not crushing. Since the weather wasn't great, we spent the day just visiting with each other.
Saturday
The weather was once again somewhat cool and wet.
We drove to Hugonot Park and rode around on the beach. It was very windy, so we elected not to get out of the truck so we wouldn't get sandblasted.
On the way home we stopped by the BlockBuster and picked up Gone Baby Gone. It was well written, acted, directed, etc., but it was vulgar (which is something coming from me) and depressing.
Sunday
The weather was absolutely beautiful: sunshine, blue skies, temperatures in the low 70's. We overslept a bit due to the changeover to daylight saving time. Even so, Bob and I arrived prior to the gates opening at the 13th annual Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance. We were able to quickly locate the will-call tent and pick up the tickets I had purchased on-line.
As usual, the show had a dazzling array of amazing automobiles. As usual, my favorites were the classic cars of the late 1920's early 1930's - especially the Duesenbergs, Auburns and Cords.
An unexpected treat for me was the Breitling aerobatic plane's performance. Breitling has been a sponsor / exhibitor at each Concours I've been to, but this was the first year I saw them do an airshow. It was quite long and really good.
Another unexpected treat for me was the 1970 Johnny Lightning race car, which brought back fond memories.
While Bob and I were enjoying the show, Jeanie and Wendy went shopping. To each his (or her) own I guess...
Monday
All too soon, the visit was over and it was time to take Bob and Wendy to the airport so they could catch their early morning flight home. It was really great having them here and we're already looking forward to their visit next year.
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Posted by David at April 03, 2008 03:05 PM