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Yesterday was pleasant, but today was glorious! At about 6:30, we got dressed and went down to the beach to watch the sun rise. To our surprise, it wasn't too cold and we we didn't have to shiver while we waited. Behind us, the full moon was still high in the sky. It was a breathtaking moment.
We had breakfast at the Waffle House and then rode down toward Patrick Air Force Base and stopped at a park overlooking the ocean. We amused ourselves watching a family with four children, all of whom loved the water. The youngest, a boy of about six, ran in and out of the water, up and down the beach, with joyful abandon.
The sky was blue and the waves, filled with sand, washed against the beach. There are many more shells in that area than in front of our hotel, but I had nothing to put them in so resisted putting them in my pockets. A fishing dolphin swam south, way out of our sight, and then an hour or so later he was back, still working the shore. The gulls and pelicans were fishing too. The gulls are most fun to watch: they hit the water feet first with a huge splash and, when successful, often fly of with a flapping fish in their bills.
We spent most of the afternoon in and around the pool. A trio of brothers amused us with their games. The two older siblings were allowed to swim to the deep end, while the child of kindergarten age stayed in the shallow part of the pool. They all loved the water and were good swimmers, and they reminded me of us Ryans when we were kids.
An early dinner at the Durango (why did I order Mexican at a steakhouse?). I'm so tired this evening that I will not get to see the debut of the new Tonight Show. Instead, here I am watching The Bachelor! Tomorrow, we are planning a day trip to Daytona Beach to see something of Bike Week. If tornadoes are still forecast by the time we get up in the morning, we'll change our plans.
The sky was blue and the waves, filled with sand, washed against the beach. There are many more shells in that area than in front of our hotel, but I had nothing to put them in so resisted putting them in my pockets. A fishing dolphin swam south, way out of our sight, and then an hour or so later he was back, still working the shore. The gulls and pelicans were fishing too. The gulls are most fun to watch: they hit the water feet first with a huge splash and, when successful, often fly of with a flapping fish in their bills.
We spent most of the afternoon in and around the pool. A trio of brothers amused us with their games. The two older siblings were allowed to swim to the deep end, while the child of kindergarten age stayed in the shallow part of the pool. They all loved the water and were good swimmers, and they reminded me of us Ryans when we were kids.
An early dinner at the Durango (why did I order Mexican at a steakhouse?). I'm so tired this evening that I will not get to see the debut of the new Tonight Show. Instead, here I am watching The Bachelor! Tomorrow, we are planning a day trip to Daytona Beach to see something of Bike Week. If tornadoes are still forecast by the time we get up in the morning, we'll change our plans.
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