August and September were pretty much the same, except September has three more letters. Daily schedule never changed: wake up, exercise, coffee, read, second walk, breakfast, shop every ten days or so, lunch, read, nap, walk, BBC news at 6, dance at 7, cocktails at 7:05, dinner 7:35! Not grueling, not exciting, not much to write about! Which is why we jumped at the chance to drive to Florida to help out with some of Megan’s needs such as appointments.
We hopped in Petite Rouge on the morning of October 1st and headed south. We got to South Carolina and spent the night near Hilton Head. We walked to shake off having been seated for nine hours and were amazed that everyone we saw was acting like it was 2019. Restaurants jumping, no masks, outdoor bars packed with folks singing while sitting rather close together; we were dumbfounded. Cindy had packed our cocktails and dinner so that once we got in the room we didn’t leave. The next morning we were offered a very lovely breakfast and since no one was near us in the breakfast room we sat and enjoyed a hot meal before getting back on the road. Our first meal out in seven months!! Stupid Covid!
We arrived in North Port on Friday afternoon Oct. 2 and checked into our rental home that Cindy had found online a few days prior. It is a lovely three bedroom, two and a half bath Florida home with a huge pool, hot tub and lanai. In the past two weeks Cindy used the pool twice to cool down after a run and I put my feet in just to say I used the pool. I have spent most of my time in the kitchen cooking meals for us and for Megan and her son Blake. We bring their dinners to them at about 4:30 and sit with them - at a distance with masks on - until about 6. Sometimes we head over to see Valley, Kent and Aidan for a quick hello and then head back here to make our dinner. The location has changed the routine has not. Stupid Covid!
We have rented another home in North Port because this one is not available and we’ll move there on Saturday; it seems to be quite similar to this one which has been very good for us. Planning on departing on the 24th and arriving home on the 25th at which time we’ll hibernate in West by god Virginia at least until the end of November when we’ll most likely come back here for a month or so. It seems so weird to be here and not to be able to kiss and hug and sit close and chat over wine and dinner. Stupid Covid!
Stay well, stay happy and this too shall pass. Cindy and William
