Off toward Atlanta

On mine and Camille's way down to Atlanta, we stopped in Hilton Head for 3 nights of R&R. We got there in the afternoon and headed straight to an ice cream shop and then over to the lovely beach. It was so hot and humid out, and the water was just as warm. There isn't much relief down South from the heat. Gosh!

We had 3 lovely days at the beach. It really felt like we were on a vacation. Gosh, this job is awesome. (Helps having a car, too.) We stayed in a condo right next to the ocean. Camille found the place for us, and it was just perfect. A tiny little condo that had a deck overlooking the sea. Oh, beautiful.

Every morning, I would wake up for the sunrise, walk the beach for an hour and end on a bench swing reading my book. It was wonderful! I tried to do as much outside in the mornings, because come High Noon I would hide away for 2 hours while the sun was roaring and burning everyone to a crisp. But before that time would come, Camille and I would go for a swim to "cool down" and dry off in the sun. Then, after my lunch and hide out, I would layer on the sunscreen and head out to the beach for an afternoon filled with sunbathing, reading, cat-napping and swimming. The sea was stirred up from the hurricane. A big tree washed up onto the beach over our first night and the water was filled with sand. The beach went out for several feet, and it was shallow, so Camille and I went out pretty far. At night we went out for dinner, rented movies, walked the beach, looked at the stars and slept lightly, getting ready for our next day on the beach. My last night there, I saw a shooting star. And, in the morning, I saw a group of dolphins (or were they sharks?) swimming right off the shore. I took both of these as signs of good luck. The day we left, it poured! I was out walking and got totally drenched by the ran. When it rains down south, it just pours. Unbelievable! We had a pretty intense drive because of the rain. But we made it for our weekend in Atlanta, which is no longer is a drought because of this week's rain.

Friday night, we got together for dinner with our marketing company and Kashi. Both our companies came in to see the tour one last time this year, to discuss any changes and to look over our work. They are proud of us because we have never done so well this year. Dinner was yummy. We went to Repast in downtown Atlanta.

The event went smoothly even though there were thunderstorms all day Sunday. The Summer Shade Art Festival was held in Grant Park, which is Atlanta's oldest and largest park. It was quite lovely. And we all enjoyed having the bosses with us over the weekend.

And off to Florida! Whoopie! Back to the beach. One more week on tour...