We were up early on Saturday morning and got to watch the sunrise over the ocean, such as it was, because of cloud cover. The first order of business was to procure some needed items. We found what may have been the largest Walmart we’ve ever been in. Then, returning closer to the condo, we visited a somewhat more familiar Aldi supermarket.
The sun had burned off the clouds by the time we returned, and we set out walking up the beach toward the lighthouse. Because it was cool, I was in jeans. The tide was coming in, so more than once I misjudged how close to the water I could walk, and my pant legs got soaked.
The air warmed quickly, and we got quite warm on the way back. Walking in the fine sand reminded us of walking in snow. We sank in deep with every step, and felt we could have benefitted from snowshoes!
Mary had read about a sandwich shop nearby that is located in a gas station. We placed our order at a window outside, but had to go in to pay at the counter where others were paying for gas and other merchandise. Out classic Cuban sandwiches were then handed to us through the order window and we brought them back to the condo to eat.
Mid-afternoon we walked on sidewalks beside the A1A highway to the municipal pier. The pier was busy with tourists and folks casting lines into the water with fish poles. Out at the end, three brown pelicans were mingling with the tourists and posing for photos. They were quite tame and allowed people to get very close. But when a young boy caught a fish, two of the birds became rather aggressive and tried to get it for themselves. The kid’s parents were swinging fishing poles at the birds to keep them away.
We snacked in the evening and took it easy. We are still recovering from the long drive, and my phone tells me we walked a total of 5.8 miles today.
Sunday morning was cool, about 50 degrees, which the TV weather-casters here described as “frigid.” Clearly, they have not been to Minnesota. But it was about 10 degrees cooler than average for the time of year here. Things were pretty quiet, as nearly everyone was staying in. We did, too.
Mid-day, we took a short walk inland to the waterway canal, found a little park, and watched the boats going by for a bit. Then we set out on a walk the opposite direction up the A1A.
We saw a sign for an open house at a townhome complex, and decided to explore. The realtor told us that the 3000 square-foot, 4-bedroom could be ours for about $825,000, plus monthly HOA dues of $1,000. It was very nice, but we decided not to move to Florida.
Eventually, after passing some very large and expensive waterfront homes, we found our way to a little park near the lighthouse where we could watch boats leave the waterway and head out to the open sea, and vice versa. Then we returned to the condo for a bit more down time.
By late afternoon it had gotten warm, and we decided to walk down the beach in the opposite direction we had take the day before. I got smart this time and changed into shorts. It was a very pleasant walk.
We had take-out fish sandwiches from the restaurant downstairs that were very good, then spent the evening reading.
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