Sunrise in Florida

One of the great things about living in Florida is seeing the sunrise over the ocean or one of the many waterways.  It is hard to see the sunrise in Pennsylvania with all the hills and trees.

Last week when my friend Terry, from college, was visiting, we decided to go see the sunrise at the beach. We left the house not sure if we would be able to see much because there were lots of clouds, but we lucked out and there was a small clearing of clouds on the horizon just big enough for all the early birds on the beach to see the sunrise. 

After a short walk on the beach, we walked up to where the snack bar was. We had seen a sign the day before saying they opened at 8 am for breakfast.  We were sitting and talking and before we knew it, there was a line forming. Evidently breakfast on the beach was more popular than we would have thought.  We got and in line and ordered and  the food was very good.  I had a hot chocolate, since it was a cool morning.  You could order eggs and other breakfast foods.

I am glad Terry came to visit.  Besides having time together, her visit caused me to remember all the things I wanted to do when I came to Florida, but now was not taking the time to do, like visiting the beach and other parks.

Here is a picture of Terry & my granddaughter Hallie at the beach. 

I decided that I needed to put time in my week to visit the beach.  I decided that Wednesday mornings I could go to mass and then make a short visit to the beach before my 10:30 am tap dance class.  So yesterday, I did just that.  Today, I decided to take  a bike ride and see if I could see the sunrise on the canal near my house.  Sure enough, I saw a beautiful sunrise by just riding down the path next to the canal a short ways.  Then, I kept riding all the way to the turnpike.  From there, I found I could ride on the sidewalk over the turnpike to the plaza. I wish I had grabbed my wallet before leaving the house so I could have bought something to eat before riding home.  Next time  ...