A Typical Day at Sunrise Resort (for the 70 plus set)

Maybe today will be a fairly typical one.  I slept well for which I am grateful because there have been a few nights lying awake until the wee hours.  I threw some clothes on and walked across the street to Tradewinds Resort to get my free Tampa Bay Times.  Our resort has an arrangement with them so that we can use their facilities-some free, some at 10% off.

Breakfast was basic--cereal and coffee.  I read the paper and checked online for more news.  I did a load of laundry.  (It takes some trial and error to learn to use other machines.) The 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle is always there to challenge us.  We walked about a half-mile to The Dollar Tree and Publix for some fruit, milk, and other sundries.  Our lunch was sandwiches and fruit.

 I read a chapter of Jim's RH Charles manuscript and made a few comments  and then wrote a review of Gilead on Goodreads having finished it last night.  I read a Wikipedia article on Dali after visiting the Dali Museum yesterday and read what others said about Gilead.

Jim talked about doing a nine hole golf course at Treasure Island later today but decided a week day might be less busy.  He wrote more on his RH Charles manuscript, one of the projects he brought along

I read The Buffalo Coat by Carol Ryrie Brinks (author of Caddie Woodlawn) and practiced mindfulness trying to relax and slow down that heart rate!   We "puzzled" some more and then drove to a public park where we successfully fed the parking meter with a Visa card.  We were proud of our success because we have been challenged
by this in the past. We had a lovely, peaceful walk in a less commercial area.


Supper of leftovers (take-out fried chicken for Jim and last night's Snapper Sea Grill stuffed flounder for me) was as good as the first time around.  Tonight it will be sports on TV and Washington Week in Review.  We'll try to do a NYT crossword puzzle online together but on separate laptops. We often take an evening walk on the Tradewinds Resort's paths to the Gulf--just getting in a few more of our 10,000 steps goal.



So this is the beach life when you are 72 years old.  We revel in the beauty around us--the views of sunrises and sunsets, the changing color of the water in the bay, the deep blue sky of mid-day, and the warm temperatures.  We walk every day. We got along without a car for a few days but have rented a deep blue Nissan Maxima from Hertz right across the street and are exploring the area a bit more.  At first we wondered if we would get bored and three weeks would be too long of a stay.  The longer we are here the more I think it may not be long enough!