ATLANTIC BEACH and FORT MACON STATE PARK, NC (OCT. 20, 2009)

How glorious it is to wake up and find the sun shining…
And know it’ll shine all day long!
Those cold and rainy days in Virginia are but a faded memory, and we’re (once again) in our elements, and loving every minute…
We’ve spent quite some time (off and on this last week) trying to focus on getting our reservations for Christmas and New Year’s made, and have had some trouble “nailing” things down, so, this morning we sat down in earnest: Checked the computer; made all the calls, and are now in custody of some firm dates…
We leave Marathon, FL, on Dec. 4, and drive to “Marina RV Resort,” Moore Heaven, FL, where we’ll spend 7 nights.
We’ll arrive at “3 Flags RV Resort,” in Wildwood, FL, on Dec. 11, for another 7 nights stand, then head over to “The Old Pavilion RV Park,” in Keaton Beach, FL, where we’ll stay 2 nights.
On Dec. 20, we’ll pull into “Pine Lake RV Park,” in Fountain, FL, for a 3-night stand,
and, finally, we’ll reach “Martin Lake Resort,” in Biloxi, Mississippi, on Dec. 23, where we’ll spend 14 nights…
That’s the plan, which shouldn’t change, unless the RV parks change them for us…
With that done, we got our shorts and sandals on and headed for the beach…
Since we took a trip to the South end of the Barrier Island yesterday, we drove North (about 10 miles), and took the causeway over to Atlantic Beach, then moseyed Northbound to Fort Macon State Park (at the very tip of the island)… There’s a good sized parking lot in the park, so no problem parking…
A few steps later, we lost the sandals and got sand between our toes… Wonderful to be able to do that again!
Encountered another wonderful (and surprising) feeling as we tested the waters of the Atlantic Ocean…
It was almost tepid!
Not kidding!
We strolled the beach, along the water’s edge, for a long while… Sometimes dodging fishing lines, stretched hopefully out into the sea, from fixed rods planted firmly in the sand…
Fishers watching expectantly… Hoping for the catch their day…
The whole scene was totally poetic, and we relished every moment… Even found some interesting shells…
All good things must come to an end, they say, so we headed home…
Drove slowly past some very colorful houses, which Lu couldn’t resist taking pictures of, and stopped at the Boardwalk, in “down town” Atlantic Beach, only to check it out…
Had a marvelous steak dinner at home (with all the trimmings), and that’s about all she wrote… (or I wrote)…
Have to mention that our very good friend, Mavis, had her birthday last Sunday (I thought it was today… Sorry, I was late, girl!), anyway, Happy belated Birthday, Mavis!
My cousin, Harald, in Norway, has his birthday today, so Happy Birthday, Harald! At least I got that one right.
Take care, and keep an eye out for us…
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