This morning we enjoyed our view down the beach. Our suite is on the north side of the building and so we can only see up the beach. But no matter, it’s a lovely view. This morning was rather overcast but the light on the water was just beautiful. The temperature this morning was 62, but got up to 70 by noon. The wind, however, kept it pretty cool. I was glad to have my windbreaker as we set off on a beach walk this morning.
This is what our building looks like from the beach.
We set off heading south and had a really nice walk. The beach is really wide and there were lots of folks walking. And yes, we got our feet wet. I’ll tell you that the water is cold! Even Christine said it was too cold for her to get a swim in, and she’s swum at Kennebunkport in Maine and in Nova Scotia, so she’s endured some really cold water.
We walked down to Pier 14. There’s an amusement part there and a huge ferris wheel called the Sky Wheel.
We love the beach!
But we really don’t need to collect any more shells. We have gallons of them at home. However, we still keep bending over to pick up interesting looking things. I was fascinated by these shells that look ordinary on one side, but made me think of angel wings on the inside.
We see really interesting sights while walking on the beach. A women in beautiful native garb walked past us a couple of times and Christine got a wonderful picture of her. She was quite striking.
After our morning walk, lunch and a rest back in the suite, we took off again for another walk mid-afternoon. We walked north on the beach, but then veered off into a bit of a residential neighborhood. It was fun looking at the houses. There were lots of houses for sale and the neighborhood, just a few block from the high rises, was a mixture of large homes and little bungalows. We saw blooming azaleas and some fascinating seed pods on another bush.
And this was in a front yard, which made us think of home, the “carousel capital of the country.”
We then decided to go to the movies. Since we were already out walking, we plotted our route to the cinema complex which was a little over a mile from where we were. We saw the film Lion which is the story about an Indian boy who fell asleep on a train and wound up 1,600 kilometers from his family. He was ultimately adopted by an Australian couple. As a young adult he became obsessed with finding his mother. The movie is based on a true story. It was a very moving story and I recommend it highly.
After the film, we walked back to our suite, had dinner, and settled in for the evening.
Here are a couple of pictures of our suite. It is very nice and we like being here.
Tomorrow we have to attend our presentation. I can’t imagine what they are going to try and sell us, since we’re already owners, but we’re practicing our “no” so we won’t make any commitments. Stay tuned for the results.
Thank you!