“It’s probably the most convenient time of year to catch a sunrise,” K argued as she began her argument last night that we should get up early enough to watch the sunrise over the ocean. With it so close to daylight savings time switch, the sun rises at a very reasonable 7:30. It took surprisingly little convincing, so at 6:50, we were all up and heading to the beach.

We weren’t the only ones. An older gentleman — “older” probably meaning my age by now or just a touch older; I keep forgetting I’m in my fifties now — was out setting up his fishing gear, and a few others were venturing out, coffee cups in head, to watch the sunrise.

I was hoping the large cloud mass on the horizon would make for a more beautiful sunrise than it actually did. Still, having the four of us there made it a memorable way to begin our first day here at Ormond Beach, which is only a 1.5-ish hour drive from UF, where L is studying.

After a half hour on the beach, we returned from a solid breakfast of bacon and eggs with biscuits before all decided that 9:00 am is a perfect time for a late-morning nap. We’ve all been sleep-deprived over the last few weeks, and since we had absolutely nothing planned for the day except some time on the beach, we all trundled back to our bed

In the afternoon, the kids took another nap (we did come here, after all, to relax) while K and I went on a walk.