The kindnesses of strangers has always been gratifying to me...and surprising. The first day Ken and I sat by the pool in our appointed spot with our names on the chairs, the folks sitting in the adjacent lounge chairs came over to say hello. They are younger than us but still gray headed. We met the four of them. They have been friends for years although one couple lives in Minnesota and the other couple in northern Michigan. We chatted. From then on, they looked after us. And they were our friends.
They moved the umbrellas to be sure we were in the shade. They brought extra towels on two extra lounge chairs so we would be sure to have use of both the upright chair and a lounger. They called us both by name every time, even though I never did catch their names.
The two couples are semi retired. They vacation together for three weeks here at the Hard Rock Hotel. Then the Michigan couple go to south of Cancun to Playa Del Carman to a Palace Resort for another 6 weeks. The Minnesota couple go home for three weeks, then join their friends in Playa for the last three weeks. They read by the pool all day in the shade. I have noted the same books are being swapped around. They are delightful people and they have looked after us both while we were sitting by the pool. Some people are so nice.
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