the airbnb supplied bikes for riding on the beach, which was about six blocks away. for our first morning we rode past the shuffleboard courts, where i found out you need a membership in order to use them. greg has never been interested in playing shuffleboard; i think his family has always considered them a silly game for the elderly "snowbirds" that come from the north for the summer. however, i love playing shuffleboard. i have wonderful memories of playing at jones beach with my family when i was very little and all through my teen years. it was always a fun time and the fact that there are these lovely shuffleboard courts in his home town that i've never shared with my children while they grew up makes me feel a little wistful . . anyway, biking on the beach is one of the most fun things a person can do, in my opinion! we began each morning like this and it just felt so good.
this morning's ride was followed by a brunch at heath's health food store which was only three blocks away (this airbnb was in the best spot). greg had a sandwich and i ate from three different salads: broccoli, bean, and kale. afterwards, we drove to pick up his mom. she had made an appointment for us to see the new assisted living place she hopes to move to by august or september. it's in the older section of town by the main street and shops and the river park. she would be able to walk around the area on her own or with friends and visit the town's history museum, ice cream shop or the many gift shops or stroll by the river. the place she's in now is a little more isolated and one needs a car to get anywhere, and her eyes are no longer good enough for driving. it was a very nice facility and her room even has a little balcony (what i would give for a balcony). after that we drove to the tractor store (which his sister manages) to say hello and set up a time for getting together, followed by a walmart visit . . and then back to the assisted living.
greg and i ate at a restaurant called river deck, which was nice as it was right on the river and we could eat outdoors.
as you can see, it was very cloudy!
we shared a salad . .
and i had salmon and greg had fish and chips.
driving back to the airbnb we would usually pass the flip flop shop . . (if we took the north bridge) . .
we weren't sure if we would make it back before the rainstorm, but we did . .
we brought our dessert home . . key lime pie . . (which i had with a cup of numi green tea).
just a rainy florida evening . .
