Day of Rest

We didn't drive an inch today. Following a leisurely breakfast and a not-so-leisurely search for lost keys, which had a happy ending, we went for a walk to get to know the neighborhood.

We're on a pencil of land connected by bridge to the mainland and, since we're near the end of the pencil there's not a lot of territory to cover. The actual end area is a State Park with an interesting fee structure: $3 for a vehicle with up to eight passengers. People who walk in: $2 each. Of course if you just enter the beach from our area and stroll along for a while, you'd never even know when you are entering the State Park.

The beach itself is very long and we have it nearly all to ourselves. This is definitely a quiet and peaceful area. Today was a day of utterly cloudless skies, warm temperatures, and the forecast is for a week in the eighties. So we are pleased.

Below are photos from our walk. (1) Carol taking a shade break, (2) Me on the beach. The photo is over-exposed. Too much sun. Sounds so good: Too much sun. (3) an unusual tree by the beach that made a midlife career change.