A very lazy day...

Tuesday, January 19. What else, sun.

Up, and down to the beach to greet old Sol as he peeked over the crater at 7:47 again, right on schedule. He has been doing the exact same thing for hundreds and thousands of years, we are but fleeting mortals aren't we?

The foot traffic on the road at that time of the day is mostly joggers and fast walkers so we crossed over and took a beach trail to our appointed spot to avoid those fit and fleet-of-foot souls. I just love being in the water as the sun pops over, not too sure why but perhaps we have done exactly that so many times with good friend Don Gray and his wife, CJ.

Back home for an overly healthy breakfast, so much so that I had a belly ache most of the morning. That nixed our idea to go up to a marsh and protected area for a morning walk and possibly a swim. By the time I was feeling better it was too hot to go walking, so we read and lazed the afternoon away.

We did slip out at 4:00 when the sidewalk was completely empty of people. We walked about a mile for a yogurt cone. My gosh, 10.09 for two small plain cones. Oh well, that is our allotment this trip, and the next. And so gone was any benefit from the walk!

We both had a rather disturbed sleep for parts of last night. That accident, although we had no apparent injuries, apparently had a bit of an effect on our subconscious. I could not get the screetch and then a pause and then that heavy bump out of my mind, nor the look on the pedestrians face. Fellette also had some restless moments. That is why we wanted to get a fresh start and clear our heads this morning.

Last night's Mai Tai Party at the pool had an added feature. They filmed the grounds and activities by means of a drone.

Local entertainment.

And Elvis appeared for a few songs as well.

A swim before local sunrise, always a pleasure.

Every so often some pounders come in, never turn your back on the ocean.

I can't get enough of that morning scene, we first witnessed it with our three young kids in 1971.

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Botanical Moment: A Travellers Palm. [Ravenala madagascariensis.]

It has a story attached to it that, in the wild, it would grow facing south, helping lost travelers get oriented. This is not true, but that is how it got it's common name.