We had an absolutely lovely week-end. We packed a suitcase yesterday and grabbed all the meds and hit the road. Drove down to Daytona Beach via the coast road. From Jacksonville Beach to Flagler Beach the view isn't that great, mostly mega-mansions. But from Flagler Beach south we were right along the Atlantic. There was a tropical depression skirting the area and it was windy and the waves were huge with lots of them.

After lunch we headed back north. We had decided to stay in Daytona but it was Biketoberfest and there wasn't a room to be found. Lots of motorcycles but no hotel rooms. Stopped at the pier in Flagler Beach and the waves were so strong at times we could feel the pier shifting. Unlike the pier at Jacksonville Beach, some of the planks have been professionally personalized. There was a marriage proposal on one but most were memorials. I didn't ask but I think that as the planking needs replaced the new one can be purchased and inscribed, which is actually a neat idea.

On the way back home we decided to see if we could get a room on Jacksonville Beach. Stopped at the Quality Inn Suites and got a King suite. All of the rooms are oceanfront with private balconies and we were on the 5th floor. I could have sat on the balcony all night. The waves were still pounding after dark and all you could see were the whitecaps. I wanted to leave the door open all night, but it was too noisy! I did hear the wind off and on all night and when we woke up and I looked out it had been raining. But, we dried off the chairs and had our coffee on the balcony. The waves were still big and the sky was dark with storm clouds and absolutely gorgeous. The only thing that would have made that stay better was to have some lightning!

We got home about noon and haven't done much of anything all afternoon. Fixed some dinner a little while ago and watched the ALCS ballgame. Getting ready to watch the NLCS game, at least part of it. We do have to get up earlier tomorrow. It's biopsy day and we have to check in at Mayo at 8 am.

We both needed the getaway and I would have been fine if we had come home last night. Just getting away for the day did wonders for me! Maybe that will hold me until the first of November when we head off to meet Don and Shirley at their camp in Homassa for the week-end.

I'll let you know how the biopsy goes, and of course on Tuesday when we get the results.