Rocky Point, I've missed you!

 

I was so excited to go back to Rocky Point.  We were all excited for dad to see it.  We always go straight out to the balcony when we get there to soak in the view. I don't think dad was excepting everything to be so nice. He said, "now I see why you love it so much." 

The girls stayed in the old condo. We unloaded stuff there and then we all went over to see Matt and Lori's new place.  It was beautiful with just as great of a view! It's on the 8th floor as well and the condos are all the same set up, so it is very similar.  Matt and Lori went down the week before and cleaned things out and started to make it their own.  I'm so happy for them. Matt has had a goal of owning one some day and it's so fun to see them make it happen. 

I'm always very anxious to get down to the beach once I get there.  It's the best feeling to walk through the tunnel.

It's like the tunnel to paradise! You can't beat this view!

As soon as I sat down someone came by selling fruit so I treated myself to a fruit cup.  It was the perfect way to kick off my vacation. 

Matt and Lori had shopped and packed lots of food for us. They are always so generous and take such good care of us.  Mel cooked up the lasagnas and garlic bread for us for dinner.  It was delicious.

Right before sunset we saw a bunch of dolphins putting on a show for us.

We enjoyed the sunset from the balcony. 

I couldn't help it and had to run down and get a picture with the palm trees.  I have a million pictures like this, but I can never resist taking more. 

There is just something so magical about a beautiful sunset, especially when you pair it with palm trees and the beach. 

I love that the sunset just goes on and on and keeps changing.

On Monday Dad and Matt went for a walk on the beach.  There were a bunch of jelly fish that I've never seen before. They were huge! It made us a little nervous about getting in the ocean. 

Matt, Dad and I went to Walmart to get a few things and then went and picked up lunch. We got lots of tortillas, beans and rice that we could eat all week.

Dad stayed up in the condo after lunch and the rest of us went down to relax on the beach. 

Tiff said the big pool wasn't cold so after a while I went up there and sat in that for a while. It was warm while we were there so I got hot enough to get in the water, which was really nice. 

I stayed down by the pool for sunset. I love the color reflecting on the water. 

The clouds always add so much to the sunset.

That night we went over to Matt's place and visited on the balcony. The lunch wasn't sitting well with dad and he kept feeling worse and worse as the night went on. By the time we left he was feeling really nauseous. He was really sick throughout the night.  We all felt so bad for him. We all ate the lunch and were fine, so we were pretty sure it wasn't food poisoning.  He ended up getting really sick and feeling crummy for the rest of the trip.  Poor guy, he just needs a break. We all wanted him to be able to just relax and have a nice escape. This confirmed for him that he just can't travel anymore. His stomach issues make it too hard for him. Thankfully he felt better by the time we flew home because he's terrified of being sick on the airplane. 

We checked on dad the next day and he was feeling a little better stomach wise, but very achy and tired. He just stayed in and napped all day.  Unfortunately the condo next to Matt was doing renovations, so it was so loud! Poor dad,  he really couldn't catch a break.  I enjoyed reading on the balcony for a bit before I got too hot out there. 

After that I went down to the beach and put my feet in the water for a bit. 

In the afternoon the tide was in pretty far. It was the perfect time to sit down there and read and listen to the ocean. 

The temperature was just right in the shade. It was the perfect combination of visiting, reading and napping!

I stayed down on the beach for sunset and went for a long walk.  I can't believe how big those jelly fish are!

There were so many birds diving in and out of the water. 

I decided to try some sunset pictures from inside the water. 

If you turn the opposite way of the sun, the sky is more of a pink or purple color.

I love how the pictures turned out of the water at sunset. 

This one is my favorite. 

I loved watching the sunset with my feet in the water. 

I love seeing the picture of mom and dad on his nightstand. 

That day was dad's birthday. We were planning to take him to La Curva that night, but he was too sick for that and still feeling very tired and achy.  We visited with him that night, but decided to wait until the next day to do presents because he just wasn't up for it. Poor guy!