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Carol Perkins: Raindrops Keep Falling Previous Column: Relaxing at the beach By Carol Perkins Sunday morning began with a forecast of rain on Jacksonville Beach. We were there to visit my niece and her family and enjoy the beach. One particular morning, the four of us ate at the Broken Egg. The fun part of a vacation for Guy is the food. Freeda and I spotted a hair salon beside the restaurant so we had our hair "done" while Connie and Guy waited. Just as the hairdresser began to blow dry my hair, the rain fell in buckets. Oh, no, a rainy beach day is not what we ordered. I was not happy. By the time we returned to the condo, the clouds parted and we ordered three chairs and an umbrella to be set up at the beach. At least we could enjoy the ocean breeze. As we rushed around gathering our beach necessities, Guy delighted in telling us that the rain was moving in. We argued that according to the chair man, the rain was going to be brief and move out. We plowed through the wet sand to the chairs, laid out our towels, and relaxed to the music of the waves "Did you feel that?" I asked. The first raindrop hit the umbrella, the second my leg, and then the sky opened. Within seconds, a typhoon hit the three of us. Rather than fleeing immediately, Connie and I insisted it would move out. We three covered our heads with towels as the rain pounded our legs, the umbrella, the chair, and our new hairdos. Freeda said, "I'm out of here." She gathered her stuff and disappeared while Connie and I waited. Waited too long. "We need to go to the room," she said as if there was an alternative. I gathered my wet bag that held my wet purse, my phone, and the beach towel that was still on top of my head. As I set both feet over the side of the chair to get up, the rain pushed me back. By then, I was laughing so hard I couldn't move and Connie couldn't get up. When I was finally upright, I moved to her side of the chair. With the ten pound wet towel on my head and my glasses dotted with raindrops, I reached for Connie's hand. She said, "You take my shoes and my towel and I'll get up." She fell back three times while we laughed so hard we couldn't move. As Guy watched from the balcony thinking what idiots we were, Freeda waited in the dry under the parking garage to open the secure gate. It would be much later before we reached safety and even later for the rain to stop. (Part III of Carol's adventures in Jacksonville to follow) Share your thoughts with Carol at carolperkins06@gmail.com, or with CM readers using our Comment Form. This story was posted on 2025-10-04 09:21:40
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