Cocoa Beach, Florida, Getaway

We picked up our Super 8 millimeter film conversion from David Wright is East Orlando last Saturday, and since he is located roughly half way between where we live and Cocoa Beach, we had planned in advance to continue on to Cocoa Beach for the weekend.

Why not, right?

We took the 520 all the way in and stopped at The Cobb Theaters on the way to the beach to see a movie. (See movie review section) After the show, we checked in at the Cocoa Beach Hilton, with oceanfront accommodations. Lucky for us our room was available because check in time is not till 4:00 PM and it was only 1:45PM.

We donned our beach attire and went down to the Tiki Bar. It was a hot afternoon so we sat under cover to avoid most of the sun, although I did take in some rays for about an hour.
We asked the barmaid to make our favorite, Lazy Days Lemonade, and she did the best she could. Throughout the afternoon every batch tasted different, but after a while we didn't mind too much.

We spent the afternoon people watching, eavesdropping on other people's gossip, and talking to some colorful characters. One of my favorites was an elderly man who ordered a Grey Goose shot, neat, and told the barmaid that his wife could smell the ice cubes on him if he had any so please no ice. It was a very pleasant afternoon and the weather was perfect, although it was a very busy place and too many children were running around for it to be peaceful.

We went up about 6:00 PM, looked out at our magnificent view of the ocean for a while and then got cleaned up to go out for dinner. We had reservations at Silvestro's. (See restaurant review section)

After dinner, we came back to the room and decided to turn in early (10:00 PM) so that we could get an early start the next morning.

We were on the beach around 8:15 AM and spent most of the time in the water. It was somewhat on the cool side. But we got some sun, and stayed cool by staying in the ocean. Battling the waves gave us plenty of exercise too. It was fun and therapeutic at the same time. After a little over an hour of "cleansing" in the ocean, we came back to the hotel pool and enjoyed it for some time while it was still quiet.

Check out was at 11:00 AM so we went up about 10:30 and cleaned up to check out and go to breakfast. We had been recommended a place called Barrier Jacks just down the street from our hotel. We had a breakfast fit for a king, including eggs, bacon toast, hash browns, pancakes, toast and orange juice. It was very good.

On the way home we decided to travel the way folks in Florida traveled in the 60's before the highways were in place using the back roads. We went up A1A then over to US-1 to SR 46 and took that across all the way to Ken's house. It was a beautiful drive and it really added only a few minutes to the return trip.

Once home, we watched a DVD (Charlie Bartlett) and later we made our traditionally Saturday dinner, on Sunday: Steaks on the Grill, baked potatoes, and an avocado. Delicious dinner.

It was a very nice getaway but as always it is good to come back home for the most comfort.
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