Beach day
I was going to make Friday my day to spend on the beach. It's my final day and it seemed fitting. However, the weather isn't cooperating and there's a pretty good chance of rain in the afternoon. I can't complain, though. It rained part of my first day and looks like it will part of my last, but in between it's been about perfect. Normally the beginning of May on the Gulf coast is what I find on the very outer edge of weather I can stand to be outside in. But that held off a bit--it looks like it's getting here next week--and this week has been warm but not hot, with cool breezes and low humidity.
Anyway, so today was my beach day. I rented an umbrella from a place on the island that puts it out on the beach for you in the morning, then comes and picks it up at night. So you don't have to do anything but book online, and you can use it all day or just an hour or two. (They also rent lounge chairs and boogie boards and jet skis.) I was out there from about 11:00 to 3:00. I got to have shade on the beach, or no matter how much sun screen I use I will fry. It's also just 1,000% more comfortable. I'm willing to spend $17 to avoid cooking in the blazing sun all day.
I was the only white person I saw on the beach who didn't resemble a boiled lobster. I don't know what SPF these people are using, but they need to go up at least 10.
I don't know what this boat was doing so close to shore. And he's right next to a sandbar I don't think he could see, the water was literally only a few inches deep. I know because I had just been out on it; you have to walk through waist-deep (waist deep on me, I'm only 5'4") water to get to it, but then it's like you're on a tiny beach surrounded by water. Anyway, everyone on shore was looking at him and wondering if was going to ground himself on it.
I don't know what I'm going to do tomorrow. I had thought I might go into Mobile one last time, but I might wind up just hanging out, reading and killing the box of wine in the fridge. When the weather's nice like it has been, during the day I turn off the a/c and open both sliding glass doors in the unit, so even sitting on the couch it's almost like you're outside, too.
Anyway, so today was my beach day. I rented an umbrella from a place on the island that puts it out on the beach for you in the morning, then comes and picks it up at night. So you don't have to do anything but book online, and you can use it all day or just an hour or two. (They also rent lounge chairs and boogie boards and jet skis.) I was out there from about 11:00 to 3:00. I got to have shade on the beach, or no matter how much sun screen I use I will fry. It's also just 1,000% more comfortable. I'm willing to spend $17 to avoid cooking in the blazing sun all day.
I was the only white person I saw on the beach who didn't resemble a boiled lobster. I don't know what SPF these people are using, but they need to go up at least 10.
I don't know what this boat was doing so close to shore. And he's right next to a sandbar I don't think he could see, the water was literally only a few inches deep. I know because I had just been out on it; you have to walk through waist-deep (waist deep on me, I'm only 5'4") water to get to it, but then it's like you're on a tiny beach surrounded by water. Anyway, everyone on shore was looking at him and wondering if was going to ground himself on it.
I don't know what I'm going to do tomorrow. I had thought I might go into Mobile one last time, but I might wind up just hanging out, reading and killing the box of wine in the fridge. When the weather's nice like it has been, during the day I turn off the a/c and open both sliding glass doors in the unit, so even sitting on the couch it's almost like you're outside, too.