Had good energy yesterday. I rearranged some stuff and he put up the shades in the three front living room windows.

I was lucky enough to have decent energy today too and we went down to Honeymoon Island in Dunedin. about an hour south of here. You could look across the water to Tampa and Clearwater. This wasn’t the greatest beach I’ve ever been to, but it’s the best one since we’ve been here. It was more “real.” Instead of just a boardwalk by a seawall or a teeny tiny strip of a beach full of rocks and shells that hurt to walk on, this place was more like a regular beach, but it didn’t have big waves. The beach was still a bit rough on the feet though, and I wished I’d brought my water shoes. Even the sand bar was rough because it was more defined and firmer. At least in some areas, it was. I also wished I brought my rainbow journal for the hour’s drive as it’s still easier to write in a car than type on the phone. At least I had headphones and music to drown out most of the fucking car stereos.

Tom didn’t go in the water much, but I went in up to my waist in a couple of areas. The only shitty thing was that I lost one of the bracelets I made because it had an elastic band. The water was slightly chilly but refreshing after being in the bright sunshine. It was surprisingly murky too, and I guess that’s because there weren’t big waves to move the water around more and clear it up. This is part of why it doesn’t always smell the greatest. But there were still decent-sized waves. More than I remember, most days in Connecticut. It was enough to make it fun, but not dangerous or scary in any way like in Hawaii.

My new suit fit great and was very comfortable. It’s probably the best suit I’ve had in decades. As I enjoyed the sun and sea in the 78-degree sunny weather, I laughed knowing how cold it was in past states I’ve lived in. It was 49 and raining in CH, and 37 and snowing in Klamath Falls. LOL.

It was so much fun and it felt so good to get out for the five hours that we were gone. We agreed to make a point of going to the beach every other time I’m on days or so.

Although we had enough charge to get there, we decided to charge up a little bit before we got to the beach so that we could cruise around if we wanted to. Then we went to the fast charger after we left that’s near Baskin-Robbins and got some ice cream.

We got huge burgers with a huge price tag along with fries at the café on the beach before we left. Of course, even out on the deck, we had to listen to blasting music while we ate our $50 lunch. While I didn’t appreciate the free entertainment, the food was good.

I also don’t appreciate all the helicopters I’ve heard since we got back. This is like the fifth or sixth one. What the hell is going on out there? The planes are back to being annoying as well. They’re unpredictable. I haven’t been able to figure out any kind of pattern as to why I don’t hear planes some days and other days I do. I know it sure has been quieter without the people across the street. I definitely don’t miss hearing them come and go so many times a day.

Unfortunately, I’m still prediabetic. We tested my blood sugar when I got up and it was 111. I don’t think a lot of these doctors who have always been skinny realize that some of us can’t just up and lose weight, just like a lot of politicians don’t realize that no, not everybody can pay their medical expenses just because they can.

Another thing we wished we had was an umbrella, so we decided to get a $30 umbrella to take with us the next time. But since beach chairs are kind of ridiculous and we don’t mind sitting on our towels, that’s what we’re going to do. Besides, we’re going to spend most of the time in the water anyway.

We’re getting some pretty pink floral contact paper to place on the inside of the doghouse since the silver foil panels with the writing all over it are so ugly.

Tomorrow morning we’re getting COVID booster shots, so hopefully we won’t have side effects. This time it’s going to be Pfizer.