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    Spring Break, part 5

    And then came the final bit o’ celebrating Phil’s birthday. Originally, the plan was to go deep-sea fishing on a half-day boat with my dad and Mikey, but then my dad suggested lake fishing on a pontoon boat instead so that all the kids could come. Turned out that was the better idea, although Grandma wasn’t able to join us this time.                                                                                                …

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    Spring Break, part 4

    And just like that, our last morning of the getaway was upon us. We endeavored to pack in as much as we could into those last few peaceful hours.                                       Then we headed over to Shell Beach to treat ourselves to a couples massage before stepping back into reality.                                               More to come…

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    Spring Break, part 3

    Our first full day of Phil’s big-birthday-getaway-and-relax went something like this… We slept in (what?), woke up to breakfast delivered to our room (what!), and ate it while sitting on the patio outside our cottage and enjoying the morning view (what.). Then we went for a leisurely walk along the wooden boardwalk and saw what there was to see. Of course I took pictures of everything… with my phone. And of course my phone is currently not cooperating and letting me get the pictures off my phone. So those will be added here… someday. Anyhow, after all that, we decided to head into the little town of Cambria to do…