Meandering up the Floridian coast

Considering the jetlag, we got up at a fairly normal time (7.30) rather than stupidly early, like is often the case coming to the US.

After a filling buffet breakfast, we hung around a bit in the room before checking out so we could watch the planes taking off. Turns out the hotel was literally at the end of the runway!

It's been a bit murky and as rain was expected further south, we hit the road to get past West Palm Beach and all the Mar-a-lago vicinity road closures (we didn't pop in to see if "he" was home).

Pitstop for simple burger lunch at a Dairy Queen, then went for a stroll by the beach . Bit black in the distance, so we moved on. The wind picked up, and the very dark clouds moved away, so we went for a longer walk on the beach to see the Blowing Rocks.

Some interesting layers of limestone and a ton of bright blue jellyfish that were washed up. 🪼

Naturalist Google advised they were Portuguese man o' war jellyfish. Good job that I only poked the blue balloon and not the tentacle, else we'd have been off to the hospital 🏥🤦‍♀️

Walking back from the blowing rocks and deadly dead jellyfish, it started to drizzle, then rain, then pour. By the time we got to the car again, we were a tiny bit damp.

As we needed to dry off, we turned up the car temp, and drove to the hotel via a supermarket to pick up some odds and ends.

And in happy news, after a few US trips of not being able to get any, I finally found my favourite flavour of crisps - Honey mustard pringles. 🎊🥳💃

The hotel is lovely, on the beach, and we have a balcony.

So lovely, that we ordered dinner in, so we could enjoy the sound of the waves while eating. 🌊🍽

I sat outside for a while, until it became too cold. You can see ships a long way out and hear the waves breaking. The beach has turtles, but not spotted any yet.

Listening to the ocean in the dark has been a nice prelude to getting on the ship tomorrow.Read more