Huybers Retirement Adventure: The Beach!

When Ron was away in Europe for 2 ½ weeks, I would take the dog and walk up to the mail box every day. One day a lady was also walking her dog to the mail box and we started talking. Her name was Mary and she only lives 2 houses away, which is like a city block away when you’re in the country. She seemed very nice and I told her if she ever wanted to come down for an ice tea she was more than welcome to do so.

The other day, Mary showed up at the house and asked me if I wanted to go for a walk on the beach for an hour. I said sure and off we went. Along the way, Mary pointed out the different houses and who lived in them. They were all related to her. It was an interesting drive. When we arrived at the beach, I found it to be very nice and couldn’t stop thinking how Ron would love this place. It was a very sandy beach with no rocks to speak of. There was a bit of a creek running from a pond, on the next property, into the ocean. As we walked the shore line, I realized that there were very few people on the beach that day. I think I only counted 6 the day I was there with Mary. We walked along the shore picking up the odd flat stone for a project that Mary was making. The water was very warm. I could hardly wait to come home and tell Ron what I had found.

Today was a beautiful day with the temperature hovering around 24 degrees with a slight breeze. Ron couldn’t wait to go check out the beach I had told him about. We packed up the dog, a blanket, a towel and headed out to a beach. The best part of this beach is that the tourists don’t know about it and it’s only 7 minutes away! I would tell you the name of the beach but then word would get out and it wouldn’t remain so private. But if you come and visit us, I will make sure to take you there!

When we got to the parking area, we found that it was pretty full. There is enough room to legally park about 6 cars. We walked out to the sandy shore and I could see the smile on Ron’s face. “Now this is what I’m talking about!” he said. The beach stretches about a mile long before you come to the red cliffs. There were a few families scattered about but with that amount of beach we weren’t even close to them. Ron took Bailey for a run on the beach … and through the water! Normally Bailey won’t go near the water but for some reason he was having so much fun that he forgot he didn’t like the water! Of course when Ron brought Bailey back to the blanket, he was full of sand!

We sat on our blanket for a while and imagined having visitors coming to PEI and taking them to the beach. This would be the perfect spot. It was like having your own private beach. After a couple of hours we packed up and drove home. I made lunch and we ate it out on the front deck. Ron kept commenting on how THIS was the way he imagined being retired but at the same time thinking he would never achieve it. We still can’t believe that we are retired at times. But we know one thing is for sure …. Life is good … Retirement is better!