Beginning – Middle – End: Repeat

Monday December 9, 2013
Sebastian Inlet State Park
Vero Beach, Florida

 

 

Warm weather and back at the beach have helped me slip right into my favorite routine.  

We’ll have been in Sebastian Inlet State Park for a week tomorrow and most days have gone just like this.

 

 

STEP ONE

 

Up before sunrise, walk or ride the bike over to the ocean.

 

 

 

 
Walk along the shore.
     Look at shells.
     Photograph the sunrise.
     Feel so happy you sing something like  Morning has Broken, Here Comes the Sun or It’s a New Day.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STEP TWO

Stop by the ranger station on my way back and check out the posted daily beach information.  Remember this is a BIG fishing park but notice the first thing in the list of what’s biting.

 

 

 

 

 

Return to the coach, to drop off the camera.  Then head out for a run or a very fast walk WITHOUT the camera so I don’t get slowed down by these guys also getting an early start on the day.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Back for Breakfast

 

 

STEP THREE

 

Pack up for the beach and head on over.  Bring  lunch or flip a coin for who’s going to come back and get it.

 

 

 

 

STEP FOUR

 

 

First thing, get at least your feet in that water.

If the weather is GREAT go on in and play away.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then settle in with
     a beach chair,
     a good book,
     plenty of water,
     snacks or lunch,    
     camera and
     binoculars.

 

 

 

 

STEP FIVE

Do some of each of these activities:

watch the mesmerizing waves

The waves on Thursday were particularly great.  They seem to have a back spin and would go rolling out to meet the next incoming wave and crash into it.  We spent most of the afternoon watching them. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Watch the surfers

 

 

 

 

You can also go for a walk all the way down the beach as far as you can see.  
You can go beach combing
people watching
read your book
and of course take a nap.

 

But often despite being at the ocean for three or more hours, we sometimes don’t have time for any of these because we just can’t take our eyes off the waves crashing, the surfers riding and the fish jumping.  Not sure which ocean fish jump.  Are there ocean mullet?   Hope some of you fishermen will clue me in to what I was seeing.  These look like silver streaks jumping into the on coming waves.  Jumping feet into the air.

But of course this is a repeat activity so I can squeeze a few of the others into “tomorrow”.  

 

 

 

STEP SIX

Eventually you must go home and fix dinner.

 

 

STEP SEVEN

 

 

 

 

After dinner, walk right outside your door about 40 yards straight over to the inlet and enjoy the sunset from the bench if the noseeums will allow it.  Otherwise keep walking while you enjoy the beauty.  You can walk out on the short fishing dock for a different view.

 

 

Here you go ladies, remember him, how about this for a THE END to one perfect day at the beach???

 

Tomorrow…….repeat!

 

I wonder if I will ever get tired of this.