VACATION!!!!!

[hlmauera]

I am staying in a condo at the Inn at Spanish Head. It is glorious and free. My boss as a thank you some years ago offered me the use of the condo whenever I wanted it, provided it wasn't rented. So with all the stress at work I thought it would be a great time to take a vacation and de-stress. Robert and Carrie managed to get some time off too so the three of us are enjoying this opulence together. The coast is literally off the back stairs and our balcony over looks the beach. We are on the ninth floor, which is actually the ground floor from the road side, and so we have a private entrance. We will have to explore the tidepools when the tide goes out but we've already taken a walk on the beach in bare feet. I let the ocean lick over my feet and it decided it wanted a taste of my knees too. Cold! But oh so much fun. We hooked up the wireless right away and checked in but then spent a peaceful couple of hours just kicking back and reading books. It feels good to just power down. I'm very happy to be here finally and to have such good friends with me. It's really quite heavenly...I imagine this is how the other side lives. ;>D Better let this be all for now. We have reservations at the restaurant on the roof at 7:30.