Winter had started early last year and was bitter to even the heartiest Northerner. My husband and I were ready to trade the heating in for air conditioning and head for a tropical vacation. And we did. We both work online, so we took our work with us. So, a few days after Christmas, we took an overheated but cheap flight that we had found online to a tropical destination few people had heard of yet. It was great to get away from the ice and snow and be at a place where you actually need to run the air conditioning to be comfortable. Never in my life have I been in a situation where I had to run the air conditioning in winter. It was amazing. We had a wonderful time. We are early risers and we chose that time to get our work done. We had both lightened our work load for that week so we didn’t spend too much time on work. After working a few hours, we would go out to eat and go for a walk to find some entertainment, usually air conditioned. Even though it was winter, it was still pretty warm in those parts. Fortunately, there was plenty of shade and things to do in the historic downtown area. We spent the hot afternoons in air conditioned museums, art galleries and theaters before heading to the beach in the late afternoon and early evening. After a few hours of beach going, outdoor dining and walking, I was more than ready to go back to the motel room, find a movie and soak up the a/c. I really hope we take another working vacation there again this year.