Sunday on the Atlantic Coast

Dave and I got on the road by 9am, weather calling for rain, opted to only use the fans inside the RV again for the cats. Didn't get rain, and it only got to 80, did I say only? When we got to Phyllis's, got some chores and fixing things done that she wanted, headed to a Kosher market to look for some spices which was a bad idea - everyone in there buying and getting ready for Passover - was so crowded - then headed to the Atlantic Ocean. How fun was that? The surf was up, no swimmers because the rip tide was bad and only parasailing was going on - that's a huge parachute type sail attached to long strings and a surfer is hanging on the other end, surfing along. The wind literally pulls the surfer along and at times when a large wave hits, they go airborn. Was really fun to watch. Lots of people on the beach. After that we headed to a flea market. This flea market was not what you think. It was indoors, the size of a Sam's or Cosco, and every kind of vendor was there selling anything from shoes to clothes to jewelry, cosmetics, furniture, food, games, whatever - but not used - all was new. And not cheap! Where were the fleas? I heard one woman in line say that she just got off the plane to come here to the market. What? Seriously? This flea market was called Carnival, there is another smaller - just like it - called Festival. And yes, I did buy some things - as well as Phyllis bought what she was looking for.

From the market we looked for a nice restaurant, trying to get to a Cuban one we have eaten at before, but it was closed. Headed to an Italian restaurant, was amazing. We have dinner for tonight - had the largest portions.

All in all we saw the following cities on the Atlantic over the course of the day: Pompano Beach, Boynton Beach, Boca Raton, of course Delray Beach where Phyllis lives, and Lake Worth. Got back to the RV about 7pm, still no rain, cats are fine. By 9pm we saw tremendous lightning in the distance. By 11:30pm hard rain. And hard rain all night long. No lightning thank goodness.

We do cleanup today, laundry, some little shopping in town, then start putting the RV to travel mode this evening. We need to be on the road by 10am tomorrow and we are heading to New Smyrna Beach, just below Daytona Beach, on the Atlantic side. About 3 1/2 hour drive from here. Will stay there until the following Monday and then head to Georgia. Will be glad to head out of this heat and humidity.