The McCarty Metro - Road Trip

The McCarty brothers all congregated in Florida for their annual brothers trip. This year we were able to see Steve & Kristen's new digs. As in previous years, most of the brothers flew into Fort Myers and Punta Gorda, and also like the previous 4, Kelly and Larry drove down in style to FL in Kelly's Chevy Trax.

This is a recap of the trip on the road with Kelly & Larry.

On a single digit temperature Wednesday morning, Kelly started his drive from Detroit to Nashville in his Chevy Trax where he found Larry waiting patiently with his "bad boys home" bag and some beverages.

I hung out with Larry and Gina for an extra day. It was a blast! Larry, Gina, and I went out to a trivia night at Kat's Bar in Mt. Juliet, TN on Thursday, where we were joined by Rob, Sara, Bobby, & Charlie. We were the grand prize winners that night dominating all the other teams winning a Kat's gift certificate.

On Friday morning, it was only 7 degrees in Nashville. Larry squeezed into the Trax and we were on our way to sunny (and warm) Florida

After a 12+ hour drive, we made it to Steve's place which is beautiful. We decide to have some dinner at the Bahama Bar, then back to the house for a couple cocktails and a soak in the hot tub while enjoying the stars, and the night views overlooking the water.

The next day, Saturday, we had a chance to see the house better. We went out to Seed to Table for some lunch where Steve met a friend. We spent some time on the boat in the afternoon, and experienced some great food, and the night life in the area at Keys Dueling Piano Bar, and Pelican Larry's had a great band.

On Sunday, the rest of the brothers arrived. Over the next 4 days, we had a blast talking, laughing, boating, eating, drinking, golfing, going to a baseball game, boating, drinking, gambling, hot tubbing, swimming, and just doing what brothers who care about each other do when your sick and tired of the cold weather up north.

After the brothers left, Steve, Larry and I went to check out some comedy acts in Fort Myers that evening, then went back to Steve's for one final cocktail and hot tub under the stars.

The next morning, Larry and I packed up and made the 12 hour trek back to Nashville, and then I finished the trip back home to Detroit the following day. While on the road, Larry and I played the McCarty Metro License Plate Game, and here is our tally! If you would like to download your own copy of the License Plate Game for your next road trip, the link is at the bottom of this page!