VegeCation Wind-down :o(

Friday already, hard to believe how fast the second part of the week went.  I clearly recall on Tuesday thinking wow, not even half over yet <sigh>.

 

Our friend Lee came down yesterday from Jacksonville, and we made our ritualistic pilgrimage to Breakers for the best darn burger in central Florida :o)  After that, we felt a need to take a walk, so headed down to see the results of the beach rebuilding effort along the Atlantic coast (Jacksonville to Miami).  They dredge from a local inlet, and take the dredged material, send it several miles through 18 inch piping, and “spew” it on the beach.  After sufficient “spewing”, a bulldozer reshapes the upper half of the beach.  It is very cool to watch, and wonderful to have the beach restored.

 

After our beach walk, we settled in for some quality chat time, discussing topics from finances, to politics, to book writing (Lee is writing an e-book regarding ‘do you really want to start a company [Chapter 1], and if so, here are the skills that you will need [the rest of the book]).  We are pulling for him to have his book be a success.

 

After a nice chicken barbeque (quite good if I do say so myself [patting myself on the back] :o), we settled in for some board game play.  Silly me, I agreed to a word game, and Beth whipped our a#%&s. 

 

Today, we had a leisurely morning, and then headed to Bethune Park to see the Manatees and Dolphins.  The park is next to a salt water estuary, and there were at least five manatees frolicking in the shallow, shadowed water.  Always a favorite visit for us on our Vegecation.  Then it was on to JB’s Fish Camp [Beth is reading over my shoulder and indicates that a Fish Camp is where minnows go to learn to be Fitch <LOL with a roll of my eyes>] where we have our Friday lunch.  Today was fresh OOOYYYsssttteeerrrs on the half-shell, and some fresh Fitch (Beth had a fried sampler platter, I had stuffed shrimp).  Beth finished the piñata stuffing with a piece of key lime pie, after which I had to inquire if I should get a hand-truck to get her to the car :o)

 

After lunch, we wished Lee farewell, Beth laid down to attempt to settle her belly gurgles, and I went for a hour run on the beach.  When I got back, and cooled off a little, we headed down for our last ocean dip. 

 

Tonight will be Swordfish steaks on the barbie, some shrimp cocktail, a little wine, and topped off with some Irish Cream liqueur, and a “see you next year” cigar.

 

Hope you are having a wonderful weekend.  We will be traveling tomorrow, and most likely will not be able to log-in until tomorrow evening (we get in to the South Bend airport at about 7:30 P.M.).

Tags: BBQ, Board Games, JB's Fish Camp, Breakers, Ocean