Settling in Melbourne Beach

The rental property is excellent and fully equipped. We are located a short walk to the beach and have access to a well maintained heated pool at the end of the street.  Roger, the property owner dropped by to welcome us and make sure we were comfortable.  We have local telephone and arranged for a cellphone through T-Mobile and internet service with Barry.  Ron and Arabella invited us to supper with her visting daughter, son-in-law and grandson Lucas. 

It is very relaxing, to get up and check the computer email and news links, walk the beach, go for a bike ride, read a book and have a cocktail at one's leisure.

The girls, Arabella, Sheila and Helene went garage sale-ing on Saturday morning.  Barry and I went boating in their Carolina Skiff on the Indian River.  We boated over to the Coastal Treasure bar to visit with Loni, the bar keeper from Cincinatti Ohio, real name Missy but referred to as Loni from WKRP, with quite a frontal and blonde.  The beer is cold and only $1.00 a glass.  Upon the way back, the boys have two crab traps in the river and we pulled two crabs which were boiled up and devoured.