Taking the Day Off

Penny was supposed to run off with Pam today but Pam backed out. So I ran off with Penny.

We did our normal Target run and then headed out past Seaside on Rt 30A to find Deer Lake State Park. http://www.floridastateparks.org/deerlake/

We found the park with no trouble but were disappointed because it didn’t appear to live up to the description we had read about it on line. It does have a beautiful trail to the beach. It is either sidewalk or boardwalk all the way from the parking lot to the beach—a distance of a half-mile or so. That part of the park is beautiful and not a disappointment. What we didn’t find was a 10-mile trail/bike path that was supposed to border a dune lake. We did find a 1.5-mile nature trail but it was nothing special.

We had lunch with local flavor at the Café 30A. It’s a little restaurant at the corner of 30A and Rt 395. They take your order at a counter and you seat yourself at a table. When your order is up the server yells out your number and you wave her to your table. The place was loaded with building contractor workers, county sheriffs and fire and rescue people. It wasn’t a place where snowbirds congregated. Being Friday and Lent we both had a grouper sandwich and fries. The food was good, the atmosphere interesting. An example of how laid-back the place was is after we placed our order I asked where the men’s room was. The ladies room was in plain sight but I couldn’t find the men’s room. The lady at the counter said, “We make the guys go outside.” Of course she was joking. You pay for your meal by the front door when you leave. When I got there no one was in sight. We could have walked out and no one would have missed us. Again, it was laid-back and everyone on the staff and even the customers were friendly and courteous. It was a relaxing lunch break.

We hit Fresh Market on our way home to restock our apple supply. This week we are trying Pink Lady apples.

Back at home we looked at the pictures we took and had a light dinner.

My butt is still giving me problems – not much better than yesterday. Walking was OK so the river run is not out yet.