October 10th - Sunset Bay State Park

Carolina’s Notes
We got up and threw on clothes. We slept a total of twelve hours. We went to bed at ten o’clock last night and awoke this morning at ten o’clock. We ate breakfast and headed out to the laundromat. The weather is proving to shape up nicely. We’d like to kayak on the bay. On the way home from laundry, we stopped and ate clam chowder. The place we stopped at was ‘High Tide Café LLC’ and their chowder is delicious!! Then we decided to enjoy the sun before it escaped us so we ventured straight to Cape Arago State Park and we visited Simpson Reef and Shell Island Overlook. It was a special treat because seals and sea lions were hanging out on the rocks inland. Tony and I walked the trail and basked in the sun while seal watching. I was totally engulfed watching these seals. I even admired them. These seals were playful and whimsical. Tony & I were able to enjoy each other and the outdoors in the sun. Then we got back to Harry to put our clean clothes away. Tony & I wanted to take in today’s sunset at Sunset Beach. Tony fixed tea and an English muffin with preserves for the event. Sunset Beach’s Sunset was magical! As we watched the sun go to bed, we noticed that it moved from left to right before it went down. Of course this movement was noticed over the hour and a half that we were sun gazing. We compared this sunset to our beloved Lake Michigan Sunsets. This day was spent enjoying life’s pleasures that go unnoticed time and time again. Even Tony & I during our first month on the road just did the sight seeing and jetting from place to place. It wasn’t until we got to Sunset Bay State Park that we just stopped to watch God’s gifts to us humans. Boy, am I grateful I finally stopped. I enjoyed it so much that I was able to convince Tony that we should stay one more day and he agreed.

After sunset, Tony and I went back to Harry. Tony fixed dinner and a roaring fire. We spent time talking to each other over that roaring fire. I was just trying to take time to talk to him about my feelings concerning us and this sabbatical that we’ve undertaken. He tried to reciprocate without hurting my feelings or me misunderstanding him. He was terrified of spoiling a perfect day. We managed not to spoil the mood. We have no TV so we journalized and ate our nightly helping of ice cream. I realize that my Edy’s Slow Churn Ice Cream at night won’t shed my unnecessary fifty pounds but ice cream helps me sleep. Edy’s helps with the guilt because it is half the fat and calories as compared to regular ice cream. I might have to give up my helping of starch at dinner to enjoy ice cream guilt free. I’d like to get up and run the path to Sunset Beach and back to Harry for some long awaited exercise. It has been far too long for me being disciplined enough for a daily exercise routine. Brother, I sure do miss it. Anyway, by the time I was done catching up on notes it was time to settle down for bed.

Tony’s Notes
Carolina says it all. However, it was very interesting to watch the Sun on it way down. It curved across the sky. We had watched sunsets on Lake Michigan many times, but the Sun moved straight down. It was a neat experience, and I was pumped up on my expensive Ginseng Oolong Green Tea we picked up in Seattle.