How to fill time in retirement

A 30 minute drive from my home and I found myself in the middle of nowhere. It was my first visit to the Three Forks Marsh Conservation Area, in particular, the Thomas O Lawton Recreation Area. Located West of Palm Bay, I got there by turning down the St Johns Heritage Parkway, a road never travelled by me before. When you hit Malabar Road, you turn right and go by Heritage High School. I have never seen a high school so far away from people, there was a farm selling bulls next to the school. After passing the school, Malabar Road turns to a dirt road and then takes a turn to the south. Here it is pavement again and a mile further is the Recreation Area. The park has some picnic tables and bathrooms. I took these photos of the signs at the area... There is a boat dock here...not too crowded... The views of the marsh land is beautiful. I thought there be more birds but there were some beautiful thunderheads...this is looking West... And this is looking South...

Located on A1A in Indian Harbour Beach, the restaurant called Fresh Scratch Bistro & Lounge is highly recommended by me. I went here this past Tuesday after a few starter beers at Lou's Blues. My friend Mac and I decided to give this place a try. From the highway, the roadside sign says just Fresh . The full name is on the front of the building but it is hard to see from A1A. Recently, this place was called Branos, an Italian restaurant. The building may look familiar, I think when I worked at ENSCO and we were still in Shopper's World (where Lowes is now), a Captain D's opened and it looked like this...Look the same? Yep, I cannot remember all the places that have been in this site since Captain D's almost 40 years ago...Back then, this is how you took a selfie...(using a mirror) Mac and I decided to sit at the bar where the bartender Paul would serve us. I ordered a local beer from Hell n' Blazes, some kind of weiss biere. Here is an artis