This is the first family vacation that I remember......being constantly carsick, throwing up repeatedly on the way to Daytona Beach in the un-airconditioned vehicle full of Mother, Grandmother, Grandfather, Aunt Louise, Uncle Paul and Me......Then facing my fears of the wild ocean and my salt-intolerance; abhorrence of bright light; then-undiagnosed near-sightedness; sensitivity to just about any and everything; inablity to sleep on rough, starched hotel sheets; heat stroke; and pavement-blistered feet, burned through my cheap rubber flip-flops; terror of fish in general; and up-chucking intolerance of stinky Florida tap water.........I seemed a real gardenia, yet Aunt Louise really loved her "sensitive nephew"! She was always so kind, generous and understanding and I felt accepted and understood rather than like the hapless neurotic and compulsive kid breaking out in rashes to critical glance and judgmental tone.
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What a wonderful picture and description of the trip:-)
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