Last Days

Last sunset

 
 
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The jetpack guy

Friday was a beautiful day. We had lunch at The Moon Under Water with friends from the Ottawa area, who winter in St. Petersburg. Linda O. and I were high school classmates and we've enjoying getting to know each other as adults. It was a steamy day, so it was nice to be sheltered from the sun on the restaurant's porch. The food was very good: a half-order of fish & chips for each of the man, a salad for Linda, and the "lunch express" special of soup, salad and half sandwich for me. After lunch we did a little grocery shopping and enjoyed the rest of the afternoon on the deck.




Torrential rain

The biggest thrill of the afternoon was watching a guy with a jetpack high above the water in front of our condo. After a spectacular sunset on Pass-a-Grille, we treated ourselves to ice cream at Paradise Sweets. I've (mostly) avoided rich foods this year but I did have a toasted coconut cone yesterday and it was both delicious and easy on the digestive system. Bob enjoyed his usual butter pecan -- last one until next year.

I got my swim in this morning well before 9:00 a.m. but soon after, the winds came up and the rain began to fall. Bob was sitting on the front deck watching the weather but he came in suddenly when a sheet of torrential rain threatened to drench him. Gulf Boulevard filled with rain again, and we imagined the little Corvette here, with water over the hood. Glad we left it at home, safely stored until mid-April.

We used our time to pack for our departure tomorrow and had a late lunch at Leverock's bore Mass at 4:00 p.m. Bob put most of our things in a cart and filled the car, with only a few items left for tomorrow. We expect to be heading north early Sunday morning.