After a record breaking 9+ feet of snow in Boston this past winter, a knee replacement in February and another knee replacement scheduled for tomorrow (5/26/15), I decided to get out in the sun while I could. I didn’t plan it but I ended up traveling to five states over the past 5 weeks, visiting the oceanside in each state, loving every minute of it!
In April I spent 12 days on Anna Maria Island in Florida with my Mom and my brother Paul. My 7th year and as always, I loved it. I was 8 weeks out from my first surgery and was able to bike around the island and swim in the warm ocean, perfect!
I had another great day trip up to Ogunquit Maine with two girlfriends. I wasn’t able to walk the whole Marginal Way but I was able to make it to my favorite bench along this spectacular ocean-side paved walkway.
In May my husband and I traveled to Savannah and St Simons Island in Georgia and to Hilton Head in South Carolina. I love Savannah’s ‘to-go’ policy in their restaurants and bars. Along with taking food to go, you can buy an alcoholic beverage (in a plastic cup) to drink while you walk around the city, fun! Savannah has wonderful parks along with a river front park with huge barges and Riverboat cruises traveling by. After a couple days in Savannah and a visit to Hilton Head, we drove to St Simons Island to celebrate a friend’s 50th Birthday with 20 other couples, quite the two day/night celebration!
And finally Massachusetts beaches…
We moved to Lexington last summer. An upside to moving is meeting new neighbors and we hit the jackpot. Nice neighbors all around and a great family across the street. Having lived in Southern California their whole lives, hearing about their New England adventures is loads of fun, they even loved all the snow! Jenn and I went to Front Beach in Rockport MA for a few hours one warm sunny day in early May, a perfect day trip. And then over Memorial Day weekend, friends invited us down to Brewster Cape Cod. We vacation in Brewster every year with a group of close friends-like family. We’ll head down for a week at the end of June, four weeks after my 2nd surgery…luckily the view from the porch is spectacular!
Also – a shout out to a great Physical Therapy team in Lexington; Paula, Christine and Julie along with the rest of the support team. They know their stuff and are skilled at knowing when to push and when a lighter touch is needed. Because of their encouragement, support and skill, eight weeks after having a major joint replaced I was able to fly to Florida and embark on six weeks of fun. You can find them at http://www.sportsandpt.com/
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