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The problem with getaways is that they end. This one did too – and much too soon. Sunday morning dawned as clear and sunlit as the day before, the light twinkling off the sea below our hotel windows. I don’t think either of us wanted to face leaving yet, so we put off dragging out the suitcases.
Instead we ambled downstairs, back to the restaurant that had become our favorite in the Deerfield Beach pier area, Ristorante Luna Rosa. We’d already eaten one dinner and one lunch there, as you may remember from earlier blogs about this backyard vacation. Luna Rosa also serves a great breakfast. This time, we sat in the air-conditioning at a nice table by the windows. It was crowded – actually, kinda crazy. Was this really August, or January? Waiters and waitresses were bustling, customers were lining up, menus were flying back and forth. But we got our order, after a bit of a wait. It was worth it. Gwendolyn’s eggs benedict was just right, and so were my eggs and pancakes, served with real maple syrup, warmed. Excellent.
Before our noon checkout time, we had a chance to explore the pier itself. For just $1, you can take a long walk on a long pier, which was packed this Sunday with people busily fishing. Our jaunt was like a mini-nature tour. We watched a beautiful, broad stingray floating in and out of the pilings below. Pelicans bobbed in the water nearby too, apparently recognizing a good fishing spot when they saw one. Some variety of large fish we didn’t recognize was laying on the pier and clusters of small, pretty birds kept landing on the wooden railings. Neither of us could identify those birds either, but they didn’t appear frightened of people.
After our pier walk, we reluctantly headed back to the room and, yep, dragged out those suitcases. We checked out promptly at noon and drove off as I looked a bit enviously at the many people walking back and forth from the beach and the restaurants and the shops. I didn’t want to go home. But the great thing about a backyard vacation is, you’re never very far away when you want to do it again. We will. Soon.
Instead we ambled downstairs, back to the restaurant that had become our favorite in the Deerfield Beach pier area, Ristorante Luna Rosa. We’d already eaten one dinner and one lunch there, as you may remember from earlier blogs about this backyard vacation. Luna Rosa also serves a great breakfast. This time, we sat in the air-conditioning at a nice table by the windows. It was crowded – actually, kinda crazy. Was this really August, or January? Waiters and waitresses were bustling, customers were lining up, menus were flying back and forth. But we got our order, after a bit of a wait. It was worth it. Gwendolyn’s eggs benedict was just right, and so were my eggs and pancakes, served with real maple syrup, warmed. Excellent.
Before our noon checkout time, we had a chance to explore the pier itself. For just $1, you can take a long walk on a long pier, which was packed this Sunday with people busily fishing. Our jaunt was like a mini-nature tour. We watched a beautiful, broad stingray floating in and out of the pilings below. Pelicans bobbed in the water nearby too, apparently recognizing a good fishing spot when they saw one. Some variety of large fish we didn’t recognize was laying on the pier and clusters of small, pretty birds kept landing on the wooden railings. Neither of us could identify those birds either, but they didn’t appear frightened of people.
After our pier walk, we reluctantly headed back to the room and, yep, dragged out those suitcases. We checked out promptly at noon and drove off as I looked a bit enviously at the many people walking back and forth from the beach and the restaurants and the shops. I didn’t want to go home. But the great thing about a backyard vacation is, you’re never very far away when you want to do it again. We will. Soon.
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