Florida - 4 Last Day
Last night the movie we watched was 'Yes Man' with Jim Carey - I know, not a likely choice. But Chuck must have been in the right mood for that kind of humor. I tried to get video of him laughing uncontrollably, but lighting was too dim. A photo will have to suffice.
It rained during the night, and was spritzing this morning. However, it was warm so we decided to go out to walk and run on the beach one last time. The wind had been blowing hard all night and the sand had been cut away by the waves so that you had to step down over a foot to get down to the harder wet sand. The spritzing pretty much let up while we ran or walked, so we didn't get too wet. It was humid and felt like a warm, windy summer morning at home. Chuck said he could smell the ocean, which is good, since he hasn't been able to smell much since his sinus infection started. I couldn't smell the ocean so he was doing better than me with that.
This beach is very well-maintained, and I wondered what they did when the sand was washed away like that. While we were working out, a guy on a tractor with a blade came by right along the edge of that drop off. He was pushing the sand down so that it would make a new, slanted area instead of the cliff that was currently there.
There were still quite a few jellyfish on the beach. With the rough sea and the wind, many had gotten tangled in seaweed and washed ashore with the seaweed. There was a pile of seeweed full of blue jellyfish all through it. I had wondered how long their tentacles were because most of them kind of washed ashore with the tentacles tangled in a bunch underneath them. But I saw one this morning with tentacles stretched out three feet long.
Chuck had talked with a lifeguard yesterday about the jellyfish. She was trying to convince a swimmer that it might be wise to stay out of the water. The swimmer was not very convinced. Later she told Chuck that she was allergic to the jellyfish sting, and that if she had to rescue anyone she would end up in the hospital.
After showering, we headed out for our only breakfast out---at IHOP. It was huge, but delicious. Didn't need lunch at all today. This is our 'after breakfast' photo.
We mostly enjoyed hanging out around our room today. We took turns napping/having devotions in the courtyard area. Here are a couple more pics of the courtyard where we are staying. I usually use one of those picnic tables to sit while I'm having my devotions.
We took several walks. On one of those walks we went back to the windy beach. By now the wind had increased even more and the sand blasted against our legs. There was so much spray in the air that if you licked your lips they tasted like salt. I couldn't keep my glasses clear. But it didn't deter the para-surfers. There were probably 6-8 out there at different times. It was fascinating. They reminded me of snowboarders because they could kind of hot dog as they hit the waves. There was one that was particularly good. Every time he would hit a big wave he would lift up out of the water and twirl or somersault or grab his board and swing it up into the air. Sometimes as he came into to the shallow water and turned around he would do something that made him fly into the air as much as 20 feet high. We took some video but I don't know yet if it is any good.
We took one more walk late in the afternoon, up and down side streets around where we are staying, checking out the other nearby accommodations. I don't think I mentioned that this area is very big with people from Quebec. There are only a few guests at this resort that aren't usually speaking French. There is a resort in another street nearby that has the word 'Montreal' as part of it's name and a sign in front that the owners speak French.
But French isn't nearly the only language we've been hearing. There of course is Spanish, but also lots of Russian or other slavic languages, German, and we think we might have identified Italian the other day. There is no assuming that you share any common language around here.
This area is very pedestrian and bike friendly. There are bike lanes all around the shore area, and also a lot of them as you get farther into town as well.
We came back and watched 'Bride Wars'. Another stupid comedy. We have a hard time agreeing on movies so stupid comedies are what we end up with. It did have an unexpected twist at the end, but most of it is pretty much like the trailer.
Chuck wanted some pictures of the car yet, so here those are.
We went out for supper at Billy's Stone Crab. This was the only place we'd found that seemed to be dedicated to seafood. When we walked in and saw that the waiters were all wearing tuxes, I got a little bit worried. Chuck stayed pretty cool. We checked out the menu, figured out what we could afford, and had some very very good seafood. He had mahi mahi stuffed with crab. I had stone crab legs. We shared broccoli hollandaise.
After supper we turned on the Olympic Ice Dancing Finals while we got as much packed up as we could before morning. We shared the last of our Klondike bars, and finished our pop.
We'll be in Kansas tomorrow. It will be good to be home.
It rained during the night, and was spritzing this morning. However, it was warm so we decided to go out to walk and run on the beach one last time. The wind had been blowing hard all night and the sand had been cut away by the waves so that you had to step down over a foot to get down to the harder wet sand. The spritzing pretty much let up while we ran or walked, so we didn't get too wet. It was humid and felt like a warm, windy summer morning at home. Chuck said he could smell the ocean, which is good, since he hasn't been able to smell much since his sinus infection started. I couldn't smell the ocean so he was doing better than me with that.
This beach is very well-maintained, and I wondered what they did when the sand was washed away like that. While we were working out, a guy on a tractor with a blade came by right along the edge of that drop off. He was pushing the sand down so that it would make a new, slanted area instead of the cliff that was currently there.
There were still quite a few jellyfish on the beach. With the rough sea and the wind, many had gotten tangled in seaweed and washed ashore with the seaweed. There was a pile of seeweed full of blue jellyfish all through it. I had wondered how long their tentacles were because most of them kind of washed ashore with the tentacles tangled in a bunch underneath them. But I saw one this morning with tentacles stretched out three feet long.
Chuck had talked with a lifeguard yesterday about the jellyfish. She was trying to convince a swimmer that it might be wise to stay out of the water. The swimmer was not very convinced. Later she told Chuck that she was allergic to the jellyfish sting, and that if she had to rescue anyone she would end up in the hospital.
After showering, we headed out for our only breakfast out---at IHOP. It was huge, but delicious. Didn't need lunch at all today. This is our 'after breakfast' photo.
We mostly enjoyed hanging out around our room today. We took turns napping/having devotions in the courtyard area. Here are a couple more pics of the courtyard where we are staying. I usually use one of those picnic tables to sit while I'm having my devotions.
We took several walks. On one of those walks we went back to the windy beach. By now the wind had increased even more and the sand blasted against our legs. There was so much spray in the air that if you licked your lips they tasted like salt. I couldn't keep my glasses clear. But it didn't deter the para-surfers. There were probably 6-8 out there at different times. It was fascinating. They reminded me of snowboarders because they could kind of hot dog as they hit the waves. There was one that was particularly good. Every time he would hit a big wave he would lift up out of the water and twirl or somersault or grab his board and swing it up into the air. Sometimes as he came into to the shallow water and turned around he would do something that made him fly into the air as much as 20 feet high. We took some video but I don't know yet if it is any good.We took one more walk late in the afternoon, up and down side streets around where we are staying, checking out the other nearby accommodations. I don't think I mentioned that this area is very big with people from Quebec. There are only a few guests at this resort that aren't usually speaking French. There is a resort in another street nearby that has the word 'Montreal' as part of it's name and a sign in front that the owners speak French.
But French isn't nearly the only language we've been hearing. There of course is Spanish, but also lots of Russian or other slavic languages, German, and we think we might have identified Italian the other day. There is no assuming that you share any common language around here.
This area is very pedestrian and bike friendly. There are bike lanes all around the shore area, and also a lot of them as you get farther into town as well.
We came back and watched 'Bride Wars'. Another stupid comedy. We have a hard time agreeing on movies so stupid comedies are what we end up with. It did have an unexpected twist at the end, but most of it is pretty much like the trailer.
Chuck wanted some pictures of the car yet, so here those are.
We went out for supper at Billy's Stone Crab. This was the only place we'd found that seemed to be dedicated to seafood. When we walked in and saw that the waiters were all wearing tuxes, I got a little bit worried. Chuck stayed pretty cool. We checked out the menu, figured out what we could afford, and had some very very good seafood. He had mahi mahi stuffed with crab. I had stone crab legs. We shared broccoli hollandaise.
After supper we turned on the Olympic Ice Dancing Finals while we got as much packed up as we could before morning. We shared the last of our Klondike bars, and finished our pop.
We'll be in Kansas tomorrow. It will be good to be home.
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