I observed quite a few oddities in people (my favorite thing to do) and then I laid back, closed my eyes, soaked up the sun and listened to the surf.
I heard some commotion, raised my head and tried to focus on what was coming toward me. I sat up straighter and sucked in my belly as I saw about 8 Magnum P.I. look alikes walking toward me. They had on tight scuba clothes and sunglasses.
They walked right up to me.
"Hey beautiful, you are rocking this beach in your swim skirt, big floppy hat and glowing red, sun baked skin. Do you want to come with us on our luxury boat to a paradise island?"
"Well, it is nice to receive compliments from men other than my husband, but I am in love with Jeff and choose to stay here in Alabama."
blurry, blurry, dreamy harp music....
Reality conversation
"Ma'am, Ma'am? Hey, sorry to disturb you, can we use you as a marker on the beach? We are doing contract work for BP and need to stay directly in front of you. If you are not getting up, we could use you and your big hat to keep us in line as we swim further out."
"sigh....yea, I guess"
I waited for the guys to swim out and watched as they kept checking their "huge mark" on the beach. They stayed in line with me and dove under to retrieve sand samples. By the third dive, I thought I would have some fun. I moved my chair a couple of feet, sat back down and pretended to be relaxing. They popped up, found their "mark", swam over a couple of feet and dove back down. I moved my chair a couple of more feet, sat back down and relaxed. They popped up, looked at me, looked at the tent I was moving toward and then seemed to lose interest in their "mark".
Jeff would have found my antics funny! The Magnum P.I.s......not so much.
"yep...the red lady in the swim skirt and floppy hat thinks she is funny.....she isn't"
