Huybers Retirement Adventure: Busy Week!

This past week or so has been really busy. When we ordered the washer and dryer we decided not to order the pedestals as they would have been $200 each plus tax. I thought that was too much money for pedestals … besides, I knew I had married a very smart and talented man and thought he could make me some for a lot less. I was right. Ron took out a pad of paper and started to design the stand for the washer and dryer.

After Ron built the stand, I was given the task of painting it. We decided to paint it white so it would go with the rest of the room. The base boards and window trim were all in white with the walls being a soft yellow. It turned out great. Ron even made little squares with the center cut out for the feet to sit in. This would prevent the machine from slipping off the pedestal if the machine vibrated to the point of shifting. He did a great job.

When delivery day came, only the washer was delivered. The dryer somehow missed the truck and isn’t going to be delivered until tomorrow. The washing machine was put up on the pedestal and Ron arranged his little squares under the feet of the machine and screwed them into place. That machine wasn’t going anywhere! It looked great! Of course the first thing we did after setting the washing machine on the pedestal was a load of laundry! J

Today was a beautiful day with a high of 26 degrees. Ron had a great idea of going to the beach early. Being Wednesday, we thought it would be fairly quiet. When we arrived at our favorite beach, just 6 minutes away from our house, we were quite surprised to find … we were the only ones there! It was around 10:00 a.m. and the parking lot was empty. We took Bailey and walked along the shore to the end where the red cliffs were. After taking a few photos we decided to walk back to the other end of the beach. We started to see people arriving onto the beach. It’s such a long stretch of beach that a few more people wouldn’t make any difference.

As we walked to the other side we came discovered some interesting things along the way. Somebody must have had a lobster cook out on the beach because we found the remains of the lobster shells strewn about the beach. Why can’t people take their garbage home with them? What I found interesting though, was the size of the lobster. This lobster must have been huge! It could have fed 2 or 3 people I’m sure. I’ve never seen a lobster claw so large before. I hope it was good. J

We also discovered some interesting holes in the side of the cliff. It looked as if they had sliced the side of the wall off and cut through some animal homes. There were all different sizes of holes. We thought they might be fox holes, rabbit holes or even rodents holes. We stood there for a moment in case anybody was home but nobody wanted to come out and say hi to us so we carried on.

We came to a little hide-away nestled in among the red cliffs and sat for a while. We kept looking out into the ocean and saying how lucky we are to be able to do this. The breeze from the ocean kept the heat from the sun from getting too hot. After about an hour or so, we decided to go back home and have some lunch. When we stood up and started walking back, we found that the rest of the world had woken up and the beach had filled up considerably. It was time to leave.

Today, like many others, has been a good day. It’s like being on a permanent holiday. I wish more people could experience PEI like we have been seeing it. It truly is an amazing place to visit … and to retire in. J