Roadtrip!

A nasty flu wasn't going to keep us from vacation so we headed out on Friday with plenty of prescriptions and tissues at the ready. We made it to Franklin, Tennessee before calling it a night. The hotel we stayed in allowed pups and MacKenzie even got her own little bed. Lovely.

Pretty girl with a nice bed

Keeping sick poppa company

We went to bed early and tried to fit off Jackson's illness that way. It didn't work. We kept the road trip going anyway.

Dreaming of Space Camp

We stopped at the world's coolest rest stop in Alabama. I've loved this place since I was a little girl on trips to and from Florida with my family. One day I'll be there because I'm on my way to Space Camp. I believe. I believe.

Anyway, we continued our winding road trip so that we could visit the University of Alabama's campus in Tuscaloosa. We were impressed to see that the cemetery across the street from the stadium was the final resting place for some very serious fans.

Rest in peace, fans

Rama Jama's
A local legend

Get down on it!

We ate at the famed "Rama Jama" just to have the whole experience. It was not an impressive stop in my opinion, but it was my first experience with fried green tomatoes. Jackson thought the burger he ordered was pretty good.

The stadium was so small ;)

Nick Saban statue is a must!

We hung around campus for a bit exploring then stopped at the bookstore before getting back on the road. The campus was incredible really. I was beyond impressed. Generally state schools do not do it for me. This one did. We had another 5-6 hours on the road to our stop for the night in Tallahassee. Ugh. We saw more of rural Alabama than I ever cared to, honestly. We made one interesting stop at a gas station in Southern Alabama, but other than that there was no real excitement.

Another hotel bed

The next morning we quickly toured Florida State's campus since we were in town and root for hard for them during football season with our friend Kortnee.

Chief Osceola 

This was the coolest monument!

MacKenzie with her pop

It was too early for any bookstores to be open so we just popped around campus on a self-guided tour before getting back on the road to Naples.

No trip to Florida is complete without a stop at Sonny's BBQ

We made a quick stop for lunch at my favorite place and then kept going down I-75. 

"ARE WE THERE YET?!" -MacKenzie

We finally made it around 3 on Sunday afternoon. We were exhausted, I was now sick and we never wanted to see a car again. We made it, though. Hooray! We chilled for a bit and then got cleaned up and headed to the beach for sunset.

MacKenzie's first beach sunset

MacKenzie had never been to the beach before and she was just not sure about it. The sound of the waves coming in was just a little too much for her.

MacKenzie running from the waves

Lovely sunset

It was so nice to be at the beach, but we were both sick and exhausted so our stay was short.

MacKenzie made herself at home

We are looking forward to a quiet week of sun and sand.