And we arrive

The hotel is nice, an interesting little location tucked away amidst golf courses, offers to swim with the manatees, and other Florida occurences. We are checked in, and I am sitting at the business center waiting for ID competitions to start.

So due to my laptop being annoying, there was no post from Washington airport, where I got a bunch of dirty looks for the size of my carry-on, nor from Tampa airport. When I arrived, I met up with Pam and Cathy from Batavia and went about trying to figure out where the shuttle was going to pick us up, the hotel being a drive away from the airport. After some trials and tribulations, and meeting up with JCI NY Treasurer Kim, we discovered a whole group of other Jaycees waiting at one of the shuttle pickups. After waiting, our ride arrived. And what a ride. A full bus, tricked out inside, owned by a Ranch nearby that specializes in horse riding lessons and providing other vacation services so that families can all be entertained. The bus was a tight squeeze at first, with all the Jaycees and our luggage, but that problem was rectified when the rest of NY here right now and I hopped into the stretch limo they provided. It came complete with a gentleman in a cowboy hat behind the wheel. Pictures will be uploaded later if I can punch my laptop into functioning.

Well wish me luck, debate competition is scheduled for this evening. I am going to go get out of this suit coat, I feel like a used car salesman...