I’m looking for suggestions/recommendations for a nice restaurant that overlooks the water in the cocoa beach area. I want to take my fiancé out for a really nice birthday dinner and we love the beach! Thanks guys!

Something weird is happening.
First, I got a free year: My birthday was last month. I legitimately thought I was going to be 44 years old (I'm quite bad at calendars). It turns out that I was off by a year, so I get to do 43 again.
THEN, my childhood (ok, adult, too) hero Weird Al Yankovic comes into my restaurant in Melbourne (Coasters Pub) for dinner. Wow!
THEN, last night, another of my childhood heroes, Bill Nye the Science Guy, comes into my Cocoa Beach restaurant (Coasters Taphouse) for dinner!
If Sting, Bill Gates, Gordon Ramsay and John Cleese randomly pull up in a taxi, I'll just assume that the cosmos are giving me a clue that my boxes are all ticked and it's time to move on.
https://i.imgur.com/sqW7FZN.jpg (Al @ Coasters Pub)
https://i.imgur.com/ZNMgtoL.jpg (Bill @ Coasters Taphouse)

Best Cocoa Beach condos for vacation rental. Cocoa Beach Club Condos will provide you with all that you will need to enjoy a relaxing holiday. We are conveniently located just South of the Cocoa Beach Pier, and within walking distance to Ron Jon Surf shop, and the SandBar Sports Grill.
https://www.cocoabeachclubrentals.com/blog/best-cocoa-beach-restaurants

When it comes to Orlando’s closest beach there is a wide range of food options. From the fast and easy to the elegant and sophisticated, there is something for everyone. As the closest beach to Disney World, Cocoa Beach is not far from truly impeccable and high-class dining, which means that a few restaurants in the area really pull out all the stops. With the ocean just steps away from every restaurant, this is where you will find some of the freshest seafood in the state.

Hey, welcome to 321 and Brevard! We're glad you're moving here, so here's some general questions/comments that you may find useful.
Locals, if there's edits you'd like me to make feel free to comment and I'll make changes.
Living Areas (from north to south)
Mims/Scottsmoor: No clue, lived here for 16 years and have never been to either of these areas. There's a berry farm in Mims, that's all I've got.
Titusville: Older city that is pretty quiet and not much going on. Most of the people who work at the Cape live in Merritt Island nowadays. Titusville is starting to pick up a tiny bit, but not much. u/scalz1 provides his extensive experience with Tville
Port St John: Rural Titusville. Not much going on here other than housing and some nice parks. Close to 528 and 95 for commuters though.
Merritt Island: This is a popular place to live, especially if you're working at or near the Cape. Not really seeing much new growth, but has chain shopping spots and restaurants mixed in with good local spots. People who live here frequently joke about the number of times they leave "the island" usually being able to be counted on one hand.
Cocoa: Older, lower income area. Cocoa Village is a nice area with plenty of shops, restaurants/breweries, and walking areas, but beyond that Cocoa isn't much. As u/hyperrnovva emphasizes, Cocoa and Cocoa Beach are different areas entirely, with the bulk of Merritt Island separating them completely.
Cape Canaveral/Cocoa Beach: Beach side living in a high tourist area. Plenty of local places, but usually always packed with tourists. If you wanna live beach side, there's probably better options unless you like to hang out with strangers a lot.
Rockledge: Popular place to move to for people looking to commute to Orlando. Has access to the necessities easily and is close to chain things in Viera. Barton area is starting to be rebuilt into a downtown-like area with bars and night life.
Viera/Suntree: This is where a lot of Brevard's growth is happening. It's "sterile" and nice, with retirees and younger families galore. Has chain shopping and restaurants and lots of clean looking, mass developments. HOA Heaven. Pretty sure you're required to buy a golf cart to live here (not really, but you'll certainly feel like it).
Melbourne/West Melbourne: The "main" part of the county. It's older, but everything you need is here. There are areas you might consider avoiding, as in any city, but in general if you live in central or south Brevard, this is the area you'll find yourself coming to a lot.
Eau Gallie/Downtown Melbourne: These are considered the "younger" parts of town where "the scene" is. These two areas have the nightlife, the bars, and the walking lifestyles for the most part. Both are starting to see a lot of new growth around this identity.
Satellite Beach/Indian Harbor Beach/Indiatlantic: This is where most people who want a beach side lifestyle will find what they're looking for. Condos are there for certain, but considerably less touristy than Cocoa Beach and Cape Canaveral.
Palm Bay: Suburban sprawl till your heart is content. Palm Bay has 4 main arteries: Palm Bay Rd and Malabar Rd running east/west with Babcock St and Minton Rd running north/south. If you're looking for something in Palm Bay, this is it. Everywhere else is pretty much just housing.
Bayside Lakes: A relatively newer, "upper-scale" version of Palm Bay, also to be considered Viera-lite. There's a lot of new development planned in the area with the completion of the new 95 interchange that allows Bayside Lakes to not be 20 minutes from 95 which was most of what kept people from wanting to live there.
Melbourne Beach: Moreso than the other beach side communities, this is the "local" area. There's plenty of money in Mel Beach, but it's secluded and, especially the southern parts, very hard to get in and out of easily if you wanna go somewhere.
Grant-Valkaria: The last part of our journey, a rural community. Beyond grocery stores and gas stations, you won't find much unless you head back north into Palm Bay. They have bitchin' seafood/BBQ festivals though, which is the main reason people find their way there.
Micco: Very rural community that will eventually get connected to the St John's Heritage Parkway that's being built along the western part of the county and would allow easier access to 95. This could open up growth to the area, but for now the extension is just in the planning phase.
Regarding Hurricanes
Hurricanes are part of living in Florida. Some years nothing happens, some years it's a wild ride. Brevard being a coastal county has unique considerations when moving here. While Brevard does not regularly recieve direct landfalls (part of the reason Kennedy Space Center was built where it was), we do face our fair share of hurricanes.
If you're going to live beach side, then you need to take hurricanes seriously. Wind conditions leading up to them can and will cause the bridges to the mainland to close, meaning you can be cut off for extended periods from everything, including emergency services. Flooding/Storm Surge are real dangers to life and property. Make sure you have a plan way in advance for the high likelihood that you will lose both electricity and running water.
The further you get away from the coast and intracoastal zone, the lower the risks you have from severe damage from hurricanes, even major ones. But still have a plan, because anything can happen. Look for houses that have hurricane shutters or look into getting your home fit with them. Consider areas with buried power lines, as they're less likely to lose power. You can have a storm like Faye sit off the coast for days and flood almost everything. You can have tornadoes spawn from them. Fences are regular casualties of almost any named storm. Trees should be trimmed well in advance, paying close attention to when final collections occur before the storm hits so you don't have piles of potential wind debris laying in your yard.
That said, I'm obligated to add as a 6th gen Floridian: hurricanes are typically overblown by the media and should not be a major deterrent to moving to Brevard. As long as you have a plan and make sure that you're ready for the worst that could happen, you should almost always come out of the other side of hurricanes fine. Our local government knows how to handle them and a lot of infastructure is built to withstand them. Most of us who have been through many of them don't consider anything Cat 3 or less to be anything more than a couple hour inconvenience. But always have a plan, no matter what.
Night life
Breweries: Playalinda (Titusville), Intracoastal (Eau Gallie) and Hell 'n Blazes (DT Mel) are the big dogs around, but definite shout outs to Bugnutty and Dirty Oar (Cocoa Village), and BeachFly (Rockledge). Florida Beer Co in Cape Canaveral is great also, but they're more of a big time distributor player and don't often try new things.
Restaurants: Too many great ones to mention. Check the comments, I'm sure people will have input. (Cryderman's (Cocoa Village/DT Mel), if you're into BBQ, is absolutely amazing)
Bars: Hell if I know. I'll need input on this. Eau Gallie, Downtown Melbourne, and Cocoa Village are where you'll find most.
Clubs: If I know nothing about bars here, I know less about clubs here.
Parks: They're everywhere. Literally, we love our parks here. Wickham Park is great and big, Max K Rhodes has most everything you could want, Palm Bay Regional is sprawling and has a lot, and Turkey Creek is top notch nature walks. Brevard Zoo gets an honorable mention as a great place to walk and is usually one of the top rated zoos in the country, and also has a long walking trail (Linear Park) that's free to access.
LGBTQ+
While Brevard is solidly red, it's pretty socially tolerant. There's a distinctly growing liberal movement starting up in Brevard, centered mostly around Eau Gallie and DT Melbourne. It's not got a lot of footholds, but it's slowly carving out new ones as time passes. In general though, Brevard's pretty live-and-let-live so the likelihood that you'll be harassed anywhere in public when out and about with your partner seems pretty low. Disclaimer: am CIS male, but from what the LGBTQ+ people I know say, the above should be true.

Space Coast Pride is a large and active community here, with both a Facebook page and a website.

• u/qxzlool

Toll Roads and You
Welcome to Central Florida, home of what seems like every toll road on the planet. You can certainly get from Brevard to Orlando without tolls, but it's significantly more efficient to use tolls. 528, 417, and 408 will likely become regular parts of your life if you're heading west for any reason.
u/Im_Not_Nick_Fisher provides a nice summary of the different quick toll methods available:

E-pass Vs Sunpass... most likely want one or the other for all the tolls around Florida. Both are accepted across Florida, Georgia and North Carolina. E-PASS has less issues. Plus the advantage of their Uni, which is accepted across 18 states. I’m not certain about sunpass, but E-PASS gives you discounts on most tolls in central Florida

As a note, SunPass (ran by Florida Dept of Transportation) has recently converted their systems to allow Ez-Pass from northern states this maintenance definitely happened but since I can't find any news sources confirming it works, I'm crossing it out for now. E-PASS is ran by Central Florida Expressway Authority and is a separate system, although most tolls nowadays accept both SunPass (by extension, Ez-Pass) and E-PASS.
Orlando Sentinel article for more info

Somewhat new to the area and have been having lunch at different restaurants with outside dining with a beach view. Any hidden gems you know about? Thanks!

Hellooooo Florida!
In 2020 I began coming to Florida for the month of February. I really love the state.
I am in my early 40's and work from a laptop. I like beach towns. I travel with my dog, wife & our youngest kid. We come down from North Carolina.
In 2020, we stayed at Amelia Island. We all loved it, we just wish it were warmer. We could go for walks, ride bikes, drive on the beach, walk the dog. We all love fresh seafood and Amelia Island had a little shop which occasionally had fish - and they always had fresh shrimp. It is not a tourist town at all - it is mostly retired folks. We felt like the youngest people around. There were some cool bars and a cigar bar, and we got to know several of the locals. We really felt like locals by the time we left. There are really neat biking trails alongside the road, peacocks walking around, and it is just a cool, quiet town.
In 2021, we're at Satellite Beach. This is definitely more developed down here. We spent an afternoon in Cocoa Beach - that is wayyyy too much of a tourist town for us. So far we like all the parks- we have gone walking at a new park almost every day. I haven't figured out why (yet), but there is almost no fresh seafood for sale around here. We like that it is warmer and we like that there are some restaurants and places to grab drinks at. The fishing is better here, and we've been renting kayaks and doing other fun stuff. We definitely like the more relaxed Amelia Island though.
I am wondering if there are any nice beach towns we should try next in 2022? Or maybe we're just best off at Amelia Island. Thoughts?

Putting down my quick summary of my experience to Costa, to help others. This was my second trip to the country, the first was a 'dine & dash' for a wedding so hardly the experience.
We spent most of our time in Santa Teressa, primarily to stay away from crowds. We did do a few road trips and overnighters, our favorite was La Fortuna
Situation: With COVID, and us living in the states where it appeared we'd be one of the few states allowed to fly out in November we decided in August to play it by ear and hold a flight and AirBnB. Both had great cancellation policies and both were crazy cheap due to the situation, flights have gone up nearly 500% and the stay has gone 200% as of today. I felt it was some Karma for dealing with being full remote for now 9 months that we got such a screaming deal and my pre-teens kids could do everything remote. My rental car was $3 dollars a day for a 4x4 Toyota
Getting ready for the trip (Testing, prep and insurance)

• At the time of our flight, testing was still required, that is a bit of a moot point but now seeing the FDA release of a take home test. You really should take the test and isolate fully for a week. I cannot imagine arriving in Costa without perfection in the language and being sick on day 2.
• My family is low risk by definition, but risk is risk. So we took more precautions than were required. We bought N95 masks from a car paint shop, latex gloves, package of bleach wipes and face shields for the whole family. To our surprise we weren't alone, I'd say about 1/8 of the plane had masks and shields on. On the flight home a flight attendant told someone to put their mask on, but the outbound flight (probably due to everyone getting tested) had 100% no idiots.
• Insurance, there are so many posts about this, the key is insurance must specifically call out the specs required by the CR government. Make sure you have it in writing line for line with what the spec is.
• A few days before the flight you'll submit all of your details through the portal, within about a day we received an email where my room/board wasn't word for word matching, I had to reach out to my insurance to get a note from them. Once done the CR agent gave us QR codes. Save these images and print them out and have them with you.

Day of Travel (month ago so things might change)

• Arrive 30 min earlier than you would for an international flight where you're checking bags. You must show your QR code for each person, your passport and your confirmation. If you didn't print and save the image of your QR code, you are SOL getting on the plane today.
• Suit up, you have a plane ride where now (vs. my trip) there may be more idiots on the flight as they whole US country is allowed. By snacks for the ride as you won't be getting much if anything on the ride, and do you really want to be touching that.
• Arrival at Liberia, it was around 5PM and the airport was a ghost town. This was primarily due to the low volume of states allowed, I assume now it's more busy. Once you clear customs, go out and seek out a rental shuttle, ideally have a phone to do this is easiest but there are peeps working the curb who will get you sorted out for a small tip. Avoid the cabs if you're renting a car.

Rental Car (Lesson Learned)
We arrived at ToyotaRentaCar, which takes all of 2 min to get to in the shuttle. All the rental cars are near the same spot. 48 hours before the flight, I found out how fucked you could get on insurance and I did my best to print out how my Saphire and Amex should cover insurance.
This was a massive fail, they didn't accept any of it, even with print outs and I had a 5 hour drive. I tried another place but the rate was higher now and there was no chance to take a shuttle (safety and cost). I got fucked, ended up paying 1,300 USD to walk out the rental with the car. I drove the shit out of this car primarily due to spite. Hindsight, I would have rented a shuttle and just rented (car or quad) in the city. Lessons learned, but I also now know you can drive crazy fast through pot holes when you don't care about the car...
Santa Terressa:
Really fell in love with this town, 2/3 of our trip was spent here and we spent a good chunk of our time on the cusp of rainy/dry season. Some night we were the only peeps in restaurants and there was one day where we were the only people on Playa Hermosa...
All over Costa, people were following protocols about 80% better than in the US. Every store had alcohol and washing stations, you couldn't go in stores without doing both with only a few exceptions. No 'Karen's' causing fits or disrespecting the people working there. Overall pretty solid.
There were a few exceptions, one Argentine steakhouse opened and was trying to do a grand opening with a DJ and patio bar. We were there really early (kids), but by the time we got our check we wanted to get out of there. Shit you not, some of the long term gringos/transplants were cheek to cheek embracing each other.
We took several surf lessons and then surfed on our own via 8-12 buck rentals per day, openly as a swimmer 'has been', there was no way you could hang for more than a few hours, so don't sweat the rental it's pretty easy.
Cash is king, but credit is accepted almost everywhere in ST. There are about 4 ATM machines in town, most of the time they work, some times they don't and it sucks. You should really plan 3-4 days in advance on a cash needed situation (fishing) so you can pull out the cash early. My bank had limits per day, which meant if you were having to pay for something like the ATV rental for the week, you had to pull cash over a few days. If someone says it's more money to use credit realize; yes that is illegal and yes they're doing it to not pay taxes or not pay the credit fee. But what are you going to do about...If you feel good about bringing in a heap of cash from the US they will gladly take it, but I don't like carrying cash.
I could go on forever here, but overall great beach, surf, yoga and food town for sure. If you don't like driving on beat up dirt roads with LA or MassAss drivers. Even though people don't drive angry, they drive like a swarm you may not be used to. Bringing goggles (motor x) would be really nice on dusty days, bring a cheap pair for everyone and a mask for the dusty dusty days would have everyone cheering your name.
La Fortuna, really really cool: We stayed three nights, one in a house the other in Tabacon. Openly we lucked out on Tabacon, that place feels and behaves like a honeymoon hotel and I'm sure you'd have to pay for it outside COVID. We were there during US Thanksgiving but we went to a soda or another joint instead of their $70USD a plate.
First night we stayed in a neighborhood within La Fortuna, quite an experience. Had I no kids and had I had 5 beers, I would have probably been fine. But the house, like most houses in the hood was just cinder blocks a roof and sprinkler pipe plumbing with no hot water. It started to get pretty comical at 4AM when a dog just sat there looking at our house barking at god knows what. At about 4:45 the dog was still barking and the rooster was up, so that was about all the sleep one was going to get. The next day we went to to Tabacon thanks to my wife calling and asking for a better deal than Expedia.
We went to the majority of the main attractions in La Fortuna and spent most nights in the city vs. hotel food. We all had fallen in love with Soda's and getting the 'rice/bean/protein' dish.
The Mistico bridge was really cool, it rained about 50% of the time on the hike which made the whole experience even better. They do offer guides for a fee, but with COVID we were taking everything chill, at the time we saw only three other groups and didn't see them the whole hike. If you walk slow, pause and look around you can usually see some pretty cool stuff. We spotted spiders, hovering no sting bees, many butterflies, white face monkeys (act like chill raccoons), tons of leaf cutter ants and some amazing bridge crossings.
La Fortuna falls was amazing and more less empty, you walked down right from the ticket booth to the falls which is a big drop in temp due to the mist and shade. Wear a pair of chaco sandals or something similar and brave up for a dip, 'when in Rome'. The waterfall is crazy powerful, you aren't suppose to swim into the waterfall but I'd be surprised if you're able with the current pushing you away.
We took a coffee tour, 2nd customer of the season; there are about 10-20 in town so you can't probably go wrong picking something from Google Maps and giving them a call. I love coffee and I would say this was really fun and informative, coffee growing is actually bad in this area but the places give great tours and explain the whole process for both coffee and cocoa. They're also very good at showing you the natural wildlife living in the farm.
Tabacon, if you have the cash and you want to feel like a king while seeing the most amazing river hot springs this place has to be one of the top. I travel (prior to COVID) about 50-60 nights a year for work, so I've stayed in a lot of hotels, I would say Tabacon is the Venice, Hawaii, Vail, Whistler resort Hyatt/Marriott/Hilton. So at face value, there's nothing great if you're going to Costa for the culture. If you've slept in humid rooms for 2.5 weeks and got no sleep due to a f*cking dog barking all night (see above) it was a god send of hotel bliss.
The river hot springs and the overall pool setup is, something unique, beautiful and I will never forget it. If you can imagine Jurassic Park with a naturally heated river you can soak in with swim up bars and food 20 steps away this is it. I can see why people check the place for Honeymoons.
Lessons Learned:

• While really nice to have for the exploration aspect, most people won't go for 40 days and want to do weekend excursions with a family of four in COVID. If you don't have all of these factors, do yourself a favor and shuttle to your destination and grab a rental, there as it's needed. Even had I not gotten screwed on that mistake of mine, that car sat in the muddy driveway 90% of the time in Santa Terressa, as the quad was 12 bucks a day and so much easier to handle in town.
• Back to rental cars or driving, there are laws and not really laws to driving; I'm sure if you hang out in the city it's more strict but in areas like ST. Lanes, parking, stopping, dogs asleep or walking in traffic; are just the norm and you should just be chill with it. If you do decide to get a rental, because of reasons, make sure you know how to change a tire and the tools in the car actually work. I blew a tire in the rain, climbing up our muddy driveway in ST and decided to work on it in morning (I was lucky to have that option). If you had no idea how to rig a jack, board and rocks as blocks due to mud you would have been waiting all day for your rental car to send someone out from god knows where to fix it. Also, my tire wrench was rounded out; had my host not had one I would have been SOL. I ended up buying another one at the hardware store, in case we got another flat and I was in a worse location by myself.
• Download whatsapp, I fu*king hate Facebook...but everyone in Costa has it and it is very easy to communicate to peeps and services.
• Kolbi is great but requires you to know Spanish a bit to get it loaded. Two times I called to activate I was just not great enough at the language and didn't luck out with the operator speaking English. Stores can add data/minutes for you, but again if they don't speak your language and you don't speak Spanish don't get pissed that they may not want to load you card or you get the wrong amount of data added. I asked our host in ST if he'd help me out for a few beers (he lived next door), that was super easy and set me up for the rest of the trip. My Tmobile plan worked as a backup but the data rate sucked and the calls were pricey
• I probably would have brought 200-400 bucks, it's a risk for petty theft that is always on your mind. But it would have also removed most of my anxiety the first week when the ATM was empty or I had maxed out paying for a family excursion.
• You really don't need to pack much, my wife and I lived 40 days out of checked bag and two carry-on's. My carry-on was max size, but it also had me work gear.
• Internet is great, and is probably faster than your place at home. Reliability of the internet I'd say is about 2 steps down. In ST power outages happen with the big storms, our place had a battery but even then I think we lost internet during a work meeting or a kids zoom a few times. Had it been a majority I would have been driving to a city to work, but fortunately we only had one 6 hour outage on the last workday.
• Petty crime is legit, but Ticos are most honest people to your face. I've been to about a dozen countries as a tourist and I'd say I was expecting to getting scammed by the cab, the shuttle, the tour guide or buying something. It never happened. I was scammed all the time in MX and in Rome. I did notice a few places change rates if you didn't speak any spanish. To this day I think Thailand and Japan were the lowest scammers. That said, if you leave anything in your car, at your rental or at the beach unattended; it will be gone. I took a surf lesson at Playa Hermosa and a couple from Texas put all their stuff in their car in contrast I brought literally nothing but a t-shirt and the key to the quad. They returned to their door open and all of this stuff gone (phone, everything).
• Don't be a dick with COVID, most people have health care but accessing a hospital is a major undertaking and the ICU beds were as of last week at 52%. We are importing COVID now to this country, a country that needs tourism. If you get someone sick in ST where they need an ICU ready hospital, you're shipping them 5+ hours away from their family best case. One of the shop owners told me the biggest dicks right now were ex-pats more than tourists but it was becoming really obvious the rush of tourists were coming in the last week we were there. So I suspect they'll be more people who think a virus is fairy tale showing up.

Sorry this went longer than expected, hopefully this helps out with your plans. Ask away if you're going to a locale I've been and I'll give you my opinion.

Help! I’m in the middle of an island redesign and I’ve got two small areas I need to fill, but I’m not sure what I would add. My island vibe is woodsy/enchanted and it’s winter. Here are the things I already have....

• hidden mermaid grotto
• antiquities/curio library @ secret beach
• mushroom forest
• ice bar restaurant (will be switched out with seasonal restaurants over the year)
• post office
• island park
• rainbow garden
• shopping area
• fossil park (museum entrance area)
• stargazing area
• dog park
• hot cocoa stand
• flower breeding cliff

What would you add?!

Hey there! I figured that since I've written a couple of stories, I've got more than I'm able to pin to my profile, so I figured I'd collect the few I have so far into one handy place! Each link will bring you to a contents page for each chapter that's been uploaded to Reddit, in which there'll also be a link to Archive of Our Own. If you'd prefer, here's a link to my AO3 page!
Novel Length Fics:
Stale Cupcakes: Ever wanted to relive the events of Doki Doki Literature Club through the eyes of everyone's favourite Tsundere? Well now you can! Explore events both old and new through Natsuki's perspective; you might learn something about her!
Violet Veils: Experience a re-imagining of DDLC through Yuri's perspective. Take a look at how she reacts to scenes in the original game, as well as parts we don't normally get to see. It also maintains continuity with the above story, giving even further opportunities to view her life.
Cinnamon Swirls: In this story, Sayori's now the star of the show! It must be a treat to see how this adorable bundle of sunshine makes her way through life. Now you don't have to worry anymore!
Emerald Eyes: After the previous three stories, it's finally Monika's turn to enter the spotlight! Is she doomed to forever loop through the game's script, or will something break the cycle?
Violent Veils: Yuri's back for the second act. How will things differ from the regular route?
Frail Cupcakes: Natsuki attempts to navigate life whilst processing past traumatic events and their lasting consequences.
 
One shots
After the Festival (NSFW): Written as a challenge from a user in this comment chain.
A Non-Canon chapter following the events of Violet Veils in which Natsuki takes Yuri home and they... do stuff together. Not overly explicit, but does describe naughty things. Probably will be the only fic of this kind I'll ever write; I'm not sure I'm comfortable doing this kind of story. Still, it was a new experience to try and write something outside of what I'd usually do.
Spiraled Spirits: A non-canon story set a few weeks after the events of Stale Cupcakes. Yuri shows up to the club meeting drunk, and Natsuki has to help her get through it without letting anyone else find out.
Superdokis, Assemble!: In this silly multipart story, the girls have superpowers and have to save Emery, who's been kidnapped! What kinds of hi-jinks with they get into?
Monika writes a fanfic: Monika's a big fan of the hit game Beating Hearts Redditor Club, and she writes a fanfic to try and expand on the universe. Hopefully her friends enjoy it as much as she does!
Monika writes another fanfic: Following the... "Success" of her previous work, Monika decides to write another story about her favourite character from the hit game "Beating Hearts Redditor Club". However, strange things start to happen once she finishes up for the night...
Monika gets a salad for free: Monika and Sayori go to their local fast food restaurant for a spot of lunch, but Monika has a bit of a problem with one of their "super meal deals"...
Monika goes on a date: Monika goes to an upscale cafe to celebrate her one-month anniversary with her girlfriend, but Natsuki decides to investigate... Now a Custom Dialogue!
Strawberry Smiles: Natsuki remembers a day she spent with her father as a little kid, then compares it to the present.
Soundless Soliloquy: Yuri goes to visit her parents, and contemplates her place in the world. Canonical to Violet Veils, taking place a couple of months after that story's conclusion.
Monika has seven espressos: What was supposed to be a normal club meeting is turned on its head when Monika shows up after having had way too much caffeine.
Reassurance: A grown-up Natsuki goes to a hotel and finds Monika drinking by herself at the bar.
Monika goes to prom: It's time for the end of year dance, and Monika's got the perfect date! Hopefully she'll have a good time with her friends!
R&R: u/justsomerandomyguy goes to check up on a sick Sayori.
Magenta Melody (NSFW): A sequel of sorts to After the Festival. Yuri feels the need to return the favour to Natsuki.
Amity: A big ol' meanie takes young Sayori's favourite toy cow from her! But an unlikely hero shows up, and the rest is history. A short story that examines how Sayori met her childhood friend.
Fractured Fuchsia: Yuri attempts to comfort Natsuki after she wakes up from a traumatic flashback. A story based on personal experience.
Monika holds up the line at "Whole Foods": Monika has a bit of a disagreement with the cashier whilst doing her grocery shopping.
Starlit Skies: Sayori and Emery spend a summer's night outside by a campfire.
Responsibility : Monika comes to a troubling realization, and decides to write a poem to try and process things.
Carmine Caring: Natsuki and Yuri have some cocoa on a cold winter's night.
Lavender Lament: Monika comforts Yuri during some painful memories of the holiday season.
It's just a little weedcloud...: Sayori goes to visit Natsuki, but finds some very tasty brownies in the fridge. However, there was a reason she was told to stay away from them...
Festive Flourish : Monika throws a delightful party for her friends to celebrate the holiday season.
Fragmented Forgiveness: The game's over, but Sayori still has some questions for the previous club president.
How to hear her heartbeat: Monika is bitter that she's alone whilst everyone else around her seems to have that special someone. Sayori takes notice and has a suggestion.
Placid Pulse: Yuri and Natsuki go for a nice walk together at the beach.
Interrupted Intimacy: Natsuki walks in on Monika having some... special time with her favourite character from the hit visual novel Beating Hearts Redditor Club. Now also a Custom Dialogue!
Movie Night: Natsuki wants to watch a horror movie with Yuri to try and impress her. But will she be able to handle the movie herself?
A nice little Napsuki: Natsuki stayed up all night reading manga, and just wants to catch up on some sleep. However, the universe has other ideas... Now also a Custom Dialogue!
Feteful Flicker: After Natsuki hears Yuri has never been to a funfair, she's adamant about changing that.
Sanguine Secret: Natsuki comes to Yuri, hoping to get some help with a bit of a sensitive issue.
That Special Day: It's 2029 and Monika is finally able to cross over and meet the player! However, the person on the other side isn't quite who they were hoping they'd be...
You're More than your past: Natsuki goes to check out some candles with Yuri, but something unexpected puts Yuri in a bit of a dark place; it's up to Natsuki to help guide her back.
It's Festival Time!: After a bit of a rough week, Natsuki's excited to finally get to the festival and have some fun.
Quiet Clairvoyant: In this multi-part story, Yuri goes over to Monika's house with the others for a sleepover, hoping that it'll be a pleasant evening of harmless fun. However, after accidentally hitting her head, Yuri starts hearing what her friends are actually thinking about...
My Reason: Before making an attempt on her own life, Sayori decides to write a note. A story written for World Suicide Prevention Day 2019.
Playful Pudding: Sayori finally seeks professional help for her depression, but the doctor she visits has something special planned for her...
Monika gets suspended on Twitter: What was set to be a regular day of club activites is derailed when Monika storms through the door with an important announcement. Now a Custom Dialogue!
Blooming Blush (NSFW) : Natsuri wants to have a bit of fun with Yuri in an empty classroom, but when a group of students suddenly show up, she has to improvise a little...
Perfect Present: Sayori is unsure of what to get her childhood friend for christmas, so she enlists the help of Yuri.
Dear Reader: As the decade comes to an end, Monika has a letter for the player.
Monika's Confession: After receiving a confession from yet another person she's not interested in, Monika decides it's finally time to take matters into her own hands. Part of the Beating Hearts Redditor Club series.
Void: Natsuki didn't anticipate anything out of the ordinary happening; she was only hoping to get out for a bit to clear her head. What she saw was perfectly normal, right? Then why does it hurt so much? A story based on experience.
Monika's Lament: Monika writes a letter to someone she hopes is out there to read it in an attempt to vent some of her fears and areas of anxiety.
Winter: Yuri reflects on the past year, and questions what the future might hold for her.

Company Name	Title	City
Blue Royal Staffing	Medical Technologist (MT) Full Time Permanent	Apalachicola
Ascension	RN-Med Surg Days Premium Pay	Destin
Ascension	RN-Med Surg Nights Premium Pay	Destin
Window Cleaning Experts Inc.	Window Cleaning Technician	Saint-Petersburg
Cross Country Nurses	Registered Nurse - RN - Medical Surgical Floor - M/S	Tallahassee
DaVita	Charge Nurse	Hollywood
Epic Staffing	Travel Nurse (RN) - Emergency Room (ER)	Davenport
Epic Staffing	Travel Nurse (RN) – ER (Emergency Room)	Davenport
Liveops	Licensed Life Insurance Independent Contractor - Work from Home	Alva
Liveops	Licensed Life Insurance Independent Contractor - Work from Home	Arcadia
Liveops	Licensed Life Insurance Independent Contractor - Work from Home	Avon Park
CompHealth	Physician: Primary Care Physician Is Needed at a Florida Practice JOB-2667496	Ormond Beach
Farmers Insurance	Farmers Insurance: Insurance Agency Owner	Bonny Shores Mobile Home Park
E. W. Wylie	OTR Flatbed Company Driver - Up to $4,000 Sign On Bonus!	Crestview
E. W. Wylie	OTR Flatbed Company Driver - Up to $4,000 Sign On Bonus!	Jacksonville
Macy's	Macy's: Power Equipment Operator / Part-Time / Day Shift / Availability Mon-Sat / 7: 00am-3: 30pm	Latin Quarter
Farmers Insurance	Farmers Insurance: Insurance Agency Owner	Manavista
Farmers Insurance	Farmers Insurance: Insurance Agency Owner	Page Mobile Home Village
Centene Corporation	Centene Corporation: Behavioral Case Mgr	Grand Avenue Trailer Park
HealthMarkets Insurance Agency	HealthMarkets Insurance Agency: Virtual Insurance Sales	Hill Circle Mobile Home Park
HealthMarkets Insurance Agency	HealthMarkets Insurance Agency: Virtual Insurance Sales	Hudson Mobile Home Park
HealthMarkets Insurance Agency	HealthMarkets Insurance Agency: Virtual Insurance Sales	Mccolskey
The TJX Companies, Inc.	Seasonal Merchandise Associate	Saint-Petersburg
Sunrise Senior Living	Wellness Nurse - Per Diem	Boca Raton
Restaurant Depot	Cashier	Fort Myers
Restaurant Depot	Smallwares Manager	Jacksonville
Ready Mix USA	local CDL-a & local CDL-b Drivers	Mary Esther
BayCare	BayCare: Rn - Registered Clinical Nurse Ii - Critical Care/Ltac - Possible Sign On Bonus	Dunedin
Realogy	Sales Support Administrator (Flex Schedule)	Longboat Key
BayCare	BayCare: Registered Clinical Nurse Ii - Medical / Surgical Units	Lutz
Red Classic	Red Classic: Cdl-A Company Truck Driver	Saint-Augustine
Red Classic	Red Classic: Cdl-A Company Truck Driver	Saint-Augustine-Beach
Loves Travel Stops & Country Store	Service Advisor - Truck Care	Baldwin
Doordash	Make up to $17/hour - Deliver with DoorDash	CLEARWATER BEACH
Mci	Experienced Tax Professional (Uncredentialed)	Cocoa
Loves Travel Stops & Country Store	Service Advisor - Truck Care	Cottondale
Nomad Health	Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) Travel Nurse RN - $2280 weekly- Crystal River, FL	Crystal River
Doordash	Delivery Driver / Courier	DANIA
Doordash	Make up to $17/hour - Deliver with DoorDash	DOVER
Doordash	Delivery Driver / Courier	DUNEDIN

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Company Name	Title	City
BetterHelp	BetterHelp - Licensed Therapist	Cape Coral
BetterHelp	Licensed Counselor Jobs - Apply Now	Cape Coral
BetterHelp	Licensed Therapist for Online Counseling	Cape Coral
Panther Premium Logistics	Truck Driver - Owner Operator	Hialeah
American Mobile Healthcare	Intensive Care Nurse - ICU Nurse - Travel - (ICU RN) (Apopka, FL)	Apopka
American Mobile Healthcare	Intensive Care Nurse - ICU Nurse - Travel - (ICU RN) (Punta Gorda, FL)	Punta Gorda
American Mobile Healthcare	Intensive Care Nurse - ICU Nurse - Travel - (ICU RN) (Stuart, FL)	Stuart
Ascension	Reg Respiratory Therapist Freestanding ED Navarre FT Nights	Navarre
Ascension	Reg Respiratory Therapist Freestanding ED Navarre PRN	Navarre
Koch Business Solutions	Environmental Engineer	Palatka
Restaurant Depot	Floor Manager	Sarasota
Ascension	MRI Technologist - PRN - Clay	Middleburg
Moneygram	Moneygram: Rev Tech Partner Iii	Opa-Locka North Historical
Mutual of Omaha	Entry Level Financial Advisor	Apollo Beach
Mutual of Omaha	Entry Level-Sales	Apollo Beach
Mutual of Omaha	Entry Level Financial Advisor	Balm
Restaurant Depot	Meat Manager	Sarasota
Huttig Building Products	Forklift Operator	Davenport
AdventHealth	AdventHealth: Certified Nursing Assistant Various Shifts Skilled Nursing Facility	Hibiscus Mobile Home Community
AdventHealth	AdventHealth: Registered Nurse Various Shifts Skilled Nursing Facility	Oakland Park
AdventHealth	AdventHealth: Licensed Practical Nurse Various Shifts Skilled Nursing Facility	Oakland Park
XPO Logistics	XPO Logistics: Truck Driver / Home Daily / $2, 000 In Bonuses	Aucilla
Liveops	Remote Work-From-Home Independent Contractor - Call Center Representative	Belleview
Liveops	Remote Work-From-Home Independent Contractor - Call Center Representative	Cantonment
XPO Logistics	XPO Logistics: Truck Driver / Home Daily / $2, 000 In Bonuses	Capps
Liveops	Remote Work-From-Home Independent Contractor - Call Center Representative	Cocoa Beach
XPO Logistics	XPO Logistics: Truck Driver / Home Daily / $2, 000 In Bonuses	Dills
Marten Transport	Truck Driving Jobs - Dedicated - Up to $1,100 Weekly	Alachua County
Marten Transport	Truck Driving Jobs - OTR - Earn at least $1,225/wk Guaranteed	Bay County
Marten Transport	CDL Class A Truck Driver	Bay County
Sodexo	General Manager - Environmental Services / Custodial	Jupiter
Delivery Dudes	Company - Delivery Driver, PBC	Delray Beach
BayCare	BayCare: Rn Registered Clinical Nurse - Med/Surg/Tele Unit	Bartow
Mayflower	Mayflower: Cdl-A Household Goods Mover Lease Purchase Truck Driver Jobs - Otr	Cape Coral
Mayflower	Mayflower: Cdl-A Household Goods Mover Lease Purchase Truck Driver Jobs - Otr	Clearwater
Massage Envy	Massage Envy: Massage Therapist Careers - Tampa, Fl Area	Crystal Springs
Mayflower	Mayflower: Cdl-A Household Goods Mover Lease Purchase Truck Driver Jobs - Otr	Deltona
Leidos	GNC Aerospace Engineer	Eglin Air Force Base
Massage Envy	Massage Envy: Massage Therapist Careers - Orlando, Fl Area	Fruitland Park
Massage Envy	Massage Envy: Massage Therapist Careers - Panama City, Fl Area	Inlet Beach

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Company Name	Title	City
BetterHelp	Licensed Mental Health CounseloTherapist for Online Therapy	Cape Coral
BetterHelp	Licensed Therapist for Online Counseling	Cape Coral
Marten Transport	Truck Driving Jobs - Up to $1,300 Weekly!	Clearwater
Marten Transport	Truck Driving Jobs - Up to $1,300 Weekly!	Daytona Beach
Marten Transport	Truck Driving Jobs - Up to $1,300 Weekly!	Destin
The Retail Outsource Group	Overnight Retail Merchandiser	Gainesville
BetterHelp	Licensed Mental Health CounseloTherapist for Online Therapy	Port-Saint-Lucie
Allied Universal	Security Officer - Secret Clearance	Palm Bay
Mutual of Omaha	Entry Level Financial Advisor	Apollo Beach
Mutual of Omaha	Entry Level-Sales	Apollo Beach
Mutual of Omaha	Entry Level Financial Advisor	Balm
Restaurant Depot	Assistant Receiving Manager	Jacksonville
Huttig Building Products	Forklift Operator	Davenport
Citi	Compliance Product Sr Officer - HR, GPA, Legal & CSIS	Balm
Citi	Compliance Product Sr Officer - HR, GPA, Legal & CSIS	Belleair Beach
Sodexo	General Manager - Environmental Services / Custodial	Jupiter
Ascension	Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - LTC	Pensacola
Ascension	Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)	Pensacola
Ascension	CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant	Pensacola
Meritage Hospitality	Wendy's Shift Manager - St. Augustine, FL - 1830 U.S. Highway 1 South	Saint-Augustine
Rayonier	Treasury Analyst	Yulee
Rayonier	Sr. Accoutant, Financial Reporting	Yulee
Florida Rock & Tank Lines, Inc.	Chemical CDL-A Company Truck Driver	Alachua
Florida Rock & Tank Lines, Inc.	CDL-A Local Truck Driver	Callaway
Doordash	Delivery Driver / Courier	Cocoa
Centurion	Licensed Practical Nurse	Cross City
Doordash	Delivery Driver / Courier	Fort Meade
Florida Rock & Tank Lines, Inc.	Chemical CDL-A Company Truck Driver	High Springs
SPECTRUM	Customer Support Coordinator	Longwood
SPECTRUM	Customer Support Coordinator	Orange City
Centurion	Licensed Practical Nurse	Raiford
Discovery At Home	Administrator Home Health	Bonita Springs
The Home Depot	Customer Service/Sales	Bryceville
The Home Depot	Customer Service/Sales	Citrus Park
Moneygram	Rev Tech Partner III	Davie
The Home Depot	Freight/Receiving	Debary
Sodexo	General Manager 3 - Environmental Services / Custodial	Jupiter
Sage Dental	Dentist	Lake Mary
Heartland Dental	Dentist	Lynn Haven
Heartland Hospice	Licensed Practical Nurse - LPN - Hospice PRN	Miami Beach

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Company Name	Title	City
Marten Transport	Truck Driving Jobs – Up to $1,300 Weekly!	Palatka
Marten Transport	Truck Driving Jobs – Up to $1,300 Weekly!	Palm Bay
Ascension	RN-Charge NICU FT Nights	Destin
Ascension	RN-Emergency Dept-PT Rotating	Destin
Ascension	RN-Float- PT Night	Destin
BetterHelp	Licensed Counselor - Work from home online	Hialeah
Loves Travel Stops & Country Store	Diesel Mechanic - Truck Care	Auburndale
Loves Travel Stops & Country Store	Diesel Mechanic - Truck Care	Bushnell
Loves Travel Stops & Country Store	Diesel Mechanic - Truck Care	Cottondale
Restaurant Depot	Assistant Meat Manager	Largo
Mutual of Omaha	Entry Level-Sales NOW HIRING	Coconut Creek
Mutual of Omaha	Entry Level Financial Advisor NOW HIRING	Coconut Creek
Health First	Cath Lab IR Manager	Titusville
The Home Depot	Merchandising	Belleview
The Home Depot	Store Support	Bostwick
The Home Depot	Merchandising	Deltona
Cardinal Logistics	CDL A Truck Driver	Saint-Pete-Beach
Cardinal Logistics	CDL A Truck Driver	Treasure Island
Paper Transport	CDL A Dedicated Truck Driver: Pay Guarantee + No Touch + $57k/year	Belle Isle
Massage Envy	Massage Envy: Massage Therapist Careers - W. Palm Beach/Boca Raton, Fl Area	City-Of-Port-Saint-Lucie
Massage Envy	Massage Envy: Massage Therapist Careers - Gainesville, Fl Area	Lochloosa
Paper Transport	Class A Dedicated Regional Truck Driver $70k/Year + Pay Guarantee	Palatka
Paper Transport	Class A Dedicated Regional Truck Driver Home Weekly + Pay Guarantee	Palatka
Health First	Sr Business Intelligence Engineer - Corporate, Decision Support Analytics , Full	Titusville
Restaurant Depot	HiLo Driver	Largo
Cowan Systems	CDL A Regional Truck Driver	Altamonte Springs
Cowan Systems	CDL A Regional Truck Driver	Atlantic Beach
Cowan Systems	CDL A Regional Truck Driver	Belle Isle
Usaa	Director, Program Manager	Ozona
American Mobile Healthcare	Medical Surgical Nurse - Travel - (MS RN) (Brooksville, FL)	Brooksville
American Mobile Healthcare	Medical Surgical Nurse - Travel - (MS RN) (Crystal River, FL)	Crystal River
American Mobile Healthcare	Medical Surgical Nurse - Travel - (MS RN) (Fort Walton Beach, FL)	Fort Walton Beach
AdventHealth	Registered Nurse Case Manager PRN Days	Apopka
OneMain Financial	Consumer Loan Sales Specialist Sign on Bonus	Clarcona
L3Harris Technologies	Optical Engineer, Lead	Cocoa Beach
AdventHealth	Registered Nurse Medical PCU 20k Sign on Bonus FT Days Lake Wales	Lake Wales
Tecomet, Inc.	Service Administration Specialist	Riviera Beach
Cardinal Logistics	CDL A Truck Driver	Saint-Petersburg
HCA Healthcare	Histology Technologist I PRN	Alachua
Safeway Logistics	$200k+ Flatbed Owner Operators	Alachua

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I am 35 years old make £50,000 live in NW UK and work as an accountant. This week i’m on holiday with just my dog, driving round the North Coast 500, Scotland’s answer to Route 66.
Day 1 - Saturday
6.30am -Eeek it’s here... I wake up and bring coffee upstairs to bed with the dog M for a last cuddle. I’m going to really miss my husband D but I do understand him not wanting to close his business again so soon after being closed for 3 months due to Covid. It might seem odd me holidaying on my own but we are very happily married - honest.
8am - I start getting my stuff together. I’m not a big fan of breakfast early on after waking up, but I have a long way to go today so I grab a muffin.I get myself ready, then get D to walk with me to the park, so that M can be thoroughly emptied and he gets a good run around. He’s not over pleased with his new car harness (he usually travels in D’s car with a dog guard) but I strap him in and off we set. 334 miles to go...
9am - I blast some tunes and M goes straight to sleep, and I push through until Gretna Green which takes just under 2 hours. I’ve often driven past here, but never stopped, but I need a wee and think it’s time to let M out too. We have a quick walk through around the visitor centre complex.
11.30am - I then hop back in the car, and my next stop is the Starbucks at the services. I had made myself a packed lunch but I annoyingly left it in the fridge and so I pick up a tuna melt and an iced coffee from some credit on my app. I’m breezing along at this point, the scenery looks stunning and I can’t understand why the sat nav is saying it’s going to take so long to arrive. I make a quick stop at a lay-by just to see if M wants a wee or a drink. Then I hit the outskirts of Perth... What should be the last hour takes 2, in fact it takes 30 minutes to drive a mile. I’m absolutely exhausted by this point and M is telling me he’s understandably fed up. We start moving again and I’m so tired it’s getting dangerous, and I notice that some of the lay-bys have access to a lovely riverside path, so I stop. I put M on his lead and we just do a 10 minute walk, which makes both of us feel better. Then the last 30 minutes through the most stunning scenery, and we’re here. Kingussie in the Cairngorms. I check in, this was one of the cheapest hotels and it’s great, they upgraded me to en-suite which was super kind, and the room is great albeit very hot.
4.30pm - I dump my bags and head straight out with M. I find a couple of places to let him off, then a lovely river for him to cool off as he’s super warm. Then to the hotel bar for a well deserved cold pint £4. The staff and (fairly well lubricated for 5pm) locals are so unbelievably friendly, couldn’t have picked a better place to stay. I shower as I’m dripping, get changed into something cooler, which I sweat in immediately as the room is boiling, then we walk out to where I have booked for dinner - the tipsy laird. The staff again are super friendly, and I order a cider, and the Tipsy burger with cheese. Everyone loved M and he was brought water straight away, but the only problem was that the table I was given was on the through flow to the toilets/kitchen so he was up and down like a yo yo saying hi to everyone, and I didn’t get the most relaxed meal. The burger comes though and it’s massive! Big feed for £12. I decide to leave after this, we’re parked in the middle of the through flow really, and it’s not super restful for either of us, so I pay the bill £15.65 and walk back the same way as earlier Max can have a run around and I phone D for a quick chat.
8.00pm - I head back to my hotel and buy a bottle of wine. £15.50 that I drink a glass of in the bar, a glass in bed, and pack the rest for another night. I watch a bit of tv on my iPad, and have an early night as we have an adventure tomorrow...
Miles travelled - 334 Hotel - £55 Amount spent - £55.64 including a half tank of petrol the night before
Day 2 - Sunday
7.00am- I had set an alarm this morning, as I have a bit to do, and I want to pre-empt any wee needs as we are 2 floors up in the hotel. He’s also had loads of water as it’s boiling. I didn’t get the best night sleep unfortunately which is a shame as the bed is amazingly comfortable. The room was unfortunately just super hot, nothing they could do as it’s been a heat wave. I’ve also never stayed away with M before except with family and he was hot and unsettled. So I had the window open, but all the young lads from Kingussie unfortunately decided to congregate under our window, playing their music from the car speakers making him quite understandably stressed. So I throw on last nights clothes and we go for a quick walk, then I come back up and shower, make coffee and pack the million things I seem to have brought up to the room. Not easy to travel light with a dog. I would have liked to have had breakfast here, but the hotel and both coffee shops in the village don’t open until 9, and I need to be on the road. So I just eat a muesli bar from the car and we head off towards Aviemore. Unfortunately my car sat nav gets me hugely lost, and keeps trying to send me down down gravel tracks to get on the A9 which surprise surprise don’t lead me onto a massive dual carriageway... I end up back tracking all the way I came as I had no phone signal to double check. Turns out I should have just carried on a few more miles. Puts me a bit behind schedule.
9.30am - I park the car at the air bnb that I booked, quickly pack a day rucksack and we frog-march down to the train station, as today, we’re going on a steam train. M’s first time on a train. I collect the tickets (£16.25 + £1 for M) and find our table. They have sold only half of the tables for social distancing and it’s really well organised. We choo choo off. It’s very picturesque, but mostly fields etc but still a worthwhile little outing. M isn’t quite as interested and goes to sleep. We get out at the first stop as I want to split my ticket, so I get a reservation for the later train back. They sort this for me (again everyone is super friendly) so I jump back on again. At the terminus I get out again for some photos and a leg stretch.
12.00pm - Back at the Boat Of Garten stop we gather our things and get off, as we have a reservation at the Boat inn for lunch. I order a pint of cider, and a sandwich and chips. We just hang out here for a while, well ages really as our train back isn’t until 3.30pm, unfortunately the middle train of the day got cancelled with Covid. About half way through I get a bit peckish again and order a sticky toffee pud and a glass of rose. I pay the bill which comes to £36.25. It’s coming up for our return train time so we wander back to the station, and not long after the train arrives.
3.30pm - We board and chug our noisy way back to Aviemore station, where I have a quick wee and then we walk the 30 mins back up to our air bnb to check in. I booked a tiny house just outside of Aviemore, and it’s ideal.. The lady who owns and runs it (it’s in her garden) has broken her elbow, but her Mum is there looking after her and they both show me around and make a fuss of M. I have a quick shower, and we both just chill out for a bit as we are exhausted. I decide not to go out tonight. It’s been a long couple of days, so I think fish and chips, a glass of wine and Netflix is on the cards. As I’m just about to head out the owner lets her dog in the garden and they have a fab 20 min play whilst I chat to Karen who is truly lovely.
7pm - I nip to the Co-op where I pick up a bottle of wine, and a pack of hot cross buns and some utterly butterly for the next 2 mornings breakfasts which costs £9.30, and then I order Haddock and chips for me, and a sausage for Max, £11.05. I head back to the cabin, get in my PJ’s, and just have a lovely chill. The cabin is amazing as night time wee’s can be achieved by just opening the door into the garden, shame I’m only here 2 nights. Write my trippie, and sleep like the dead.
Miles travelled in a car - should have been 15 but was actually more like 30 Miles travelled on a train - 20 Accommodation - £75 Amount spent - £73.95
Day 3 - Monday
6.00am - I wake up early so I nip to the toilet and then am just able to open the cabin door to the garden, and M can sort himself out which is just so easy. I take my medication then we both get back into (our separate) beds for a bit and fall back asleep. I wake up at about 8.30am to a snoring dog. I pop the kettle on, make myself a coffee then toast 2 hot cross buns for breakfast, setting off the smoke alarm in the process. Both fully breakfasted I pack a bag, load the car and we’re off to Loch Morlich.
10am - I find the right car park after a couple of bodged attempts, and scrape together the £1.50 car parking charge. I get a leaflet with a map (just worth pointing out I’m fair terrible with maps) and set off towards the beach. Well Mr water baby practically drags me in when he sees the loch. After a couple of false starts, me going the wrong way, then me following the wrong colour signs, and a brief occasion where M may have decided to join some kayakers, we get on the right trail, we are going to walk all the way round the Loch, about 6km. It’s quite warm, and very midgey but stunningly beautiful and we don’t see anyone for the first half until we start to come across people who are doing shorter walks from the other way. Towards the end we cross a bridge and I lose my path altogether, I know I’m not right but I am right next to the loch and can see where I need to go, so I just clip him on the lead and we follow the road. Later on I see where I need to be; the path is elevated on the other side of the road, but I decide scrambling up verges next to busy roads isn’t overly sensible. We make it back to the beach, let the boy have one last swim, then head back to the car where much towelling is done, as well as a bit of pre lunch damage control with wet wipes and a clean t-shirt for me.
12.30pm -Our lunch stop is the Old Bridge Inn, and so I park up and we wander in. It’s a beautiful old pub, and it’s Monday today and the UK govt eat out to help out scheme and so it’s 50% off. I order a cheese board which comes and is absolutely fab (but why do they never give you enough crackers) and a pint of cider. I have a little nose popping up to see if there is any cheese going spare. I eventually catch someone’s eye and ordered a piece of cheesecake. This comes with sorbet which makes me really happy as I love sorbet (and can’t eat ice cream). I get the bill which comes to a mere £11.90. This Eat out to help out is really going to help me stay within budget.
2.00pm - Back in the car, we drive back up the road to the home of the Cairngorm reindeer herd. The hill walk is one of the things I would have loved to do (I did it in 2008 though) but obviously no dogs are allowed, and due to Covid the little paddocks with a few to pat and snap are closed. I drive up regardless though just to see if I can spot one from a distance. Unfortunately no luck, so I head all the way back through Aviemore where I stop at the Cairngorm Brewery to choose some beers for DH as a gift. I debate dropping the car and going out for a drink, but M can barely keep his eyes open, and so I nip to the Co-op for a cold bottle of Prosecco. I still do have a couple of half bottles of wine, but neither are cold, so I’ll drink them later in the trip when I get a fridge or a bar with ice I can pinch.
4.00pm I just have a shower, get in bed for a bit, have a glass of Prosecco, message D and write my notes.
6.00pm - After a bit of a chill out, I get dressed, sort a few bits out then we wander out and into the village. On the way past we stop at a stone circle I spotted on google maps, pretty funky and right in the middle of a residential area. We get to our dinner reservation half an hour early, but they kindly seat me anyway, but just say I can’t order food until my reservation time which is no problem. It is super busy and it takes a while to get a drink, but I just read my book. I decide on a smokey chilli chicken pizza and skin on fries, and it comes and it’s massive! Also very spicy but really tasty, can’t complain at all. Total including 2 glasses of wine was £20.75, an absolute bargain. I love this eat out to help out business!
8.00pm - We wander back to our little cabin. Pj’s and a chill out in bed, we’re moving on tomorrow and it’s an early start so to sleep for both of us.. a lovely day and I’m so glad to have seen Aviemore again, but I’m excited to move on and see some more new places.
Miles travelled in a car - 15 Accommodation - £75 Amount spent - £51.35
Day 4 - Tuesday
7.00am - When the alarm goes off I snooze a couple of times, then start the process of showering and getting dressed whilst trying to make coffee and breakfast, pack and sort Mout all at once. I wash the dishes, then load the car, and off we go. Our first stop today is Dochgarroch lock, as we are going on a Loch Ness cruise.
9.00am - We make cracking time which is good as it did take me a little longer than expected to get everything in the car. We pass road signs highlighting a yellow weather warning for heavy rain (hello Britain) so I pack both our rain coats just in case. The boat is ready for us, so we wander on and sit outside at the back so I don’t have to wear a mask for 2 hours.
9.30am - We set off, chugging slowly down the canal, past the smallest lighthouse in Britain, and then when we enter Loch Ness we really pick up speed, charging right down the centre. No rain yet, in actual fact it’s very sunny so I keep swapping seats to try and get shade for us both, as stupid Mummy remembered his water bottle, but not his bowl to drink from. Yesterday when I went to the brewery, I completely forgot to pick up a beer or two for my best friends birthday, so when I see the Loch Ness lagers on the bar onboard, I buy 2. £9.20 which serves me right for not being smarter yesterday as they are double the cost. We pootle past Urquhart castle which I have visited myself back in the day, and I get some photos as they turn the boat round for us all to see. A lady is on board who is a single Mum with 2 kids (at least one special needs) and 3 chocolate Labradors. She managed to remember a water bowl though (what a human being) and she sends her little girl over to offer M water. I feel like my dog is quite rightly judging my parenting skills at this point as he pointedly drinks up like he’s not been offered water in days. We start to head back up the canal, and I must say I’ve really enjoyed it. Well worth it.
11.00am - Get back to the car and the first stop is filling the car up with Diesel. This comes to £45.47 but I buy a meal deal for £4.95 too as I’m getting hungry. Quick wee stop then I’m on the road,this is my first actual section of the NC500. First stop is Dornoch Beach. I park up for free and give M a real treat, a swim in the sea. I’m a bit nervous as it’s busier than expected but he’s completely excellent and charges around like a loon, but comes back to me with no issue at all. Much towelling and cold drinks for both of us, then back in the car. I’m looking for the stone remembering the last witch execution in 1727, it’s now in someone’s garden, but I find it.
1pm - On the road again we go, this time just to the outside of Dunrobin castle. I would definitely have paid to enter here and see the falconry display, but it’s not dog friendly. So I just take a photo and have a nosy, then it’s north again. This time it’s a quick stop at Cairn Liath, an old stone Broch. This is fabulous, we have to cross the A9 on foot which is a little hairy, but so worth it. I can let M off and we both have a good nosy around.
3.00pm - My last stop is a museum called the Timespan museum which I have read you can take dogs into. Unfortunately it’s closed though, so we decide just to push onto Wick where we are staying tonight. The roads get incredibly hilly, and I see my first Highland coo... you just wouldn’t imagine here you are anywhere near a big town, but then all of a sudden, a lidl, a retail park, and a town, with a wetherspoons
4.30pm -Find the hotel and check in, super friendly again. And I have a massive room on the ground floor near an exit to the car park, so incredibly thoughtful. The bed is huge too. I decide to go for a walk through town, I snap a photo of the world’s shortest street. And then I hunt down the Wetherspoons. I sit outside with M and order a pint of strongbow on the app. Absolutely ideal because I don’t even need to go inside to order and therefore leave him. I then realise I can order bar snacks from the app too, I even get 50% off my peanuts. If I’m honest, if i had known i could eat outside, and that it would be dry I would have eaten here tonight, but it is undoubtedly better to give the money to the independents after all. I stay here rather longer than expected, mostly because I realise my watch has not quite stopped but gone very slow. I spend under a tenner here including buying a bag of crisps for the car tomorrow. 7pm - Back to the room and I shower and get changed, feed M then wander to the hotel dining room. I’m eating in the residents lounge so I can keep M with me. To be honest with you, I think he’d prefer to be in the room in bed, but the hotel is packed with people coming past, and I’m worried he’ll bark if he gets startled so I keep him with me and he goes to sleep on the carpet. Then starts flirting with the Scottish ladies visiting. I order a wine, mozzarella sticks and chicken jalfrezi which are quite nice. This costs £20.50. I ring D, write my notes, then head to bed. It’s been a busy day, but a really good one..
Mikes travelled in a car - 149 Accommodation - £86.95 Amount spent -£91.48 but I have plenty of budget left from prior days to chip into the petrol
Day 5 - Wednesday
8am- Waking up I take the boss out for a quick wee, then head back to the room. Breakfast for him and shower for me. This hotel has been absolutely ideal, the only negative for me is that the walls and ceilings were paper thin, and I think the other guests of the hotel found the Wetherspoons too. This made M a bit unsettled as it was pitch black by this time and quite noisy, so I had to sleep the first part of the night with my foot in his bed to keep him calm. But then all went quiet and we had a lovely night sleep. The bed was amazing. We have breakfast in the residents lounge, which was great, and they even bring M a sausage.
9.30am - Then it’s time to check out, we’ve been very leisurely this morning because a couple of the first suggested stops are here in Wick, but don’t open until 10. I first head in the car to the Old Pulteney whisky distillery to look at souvenirs for D. The weather this morning is overcast to say the least, and I drive through some very industrial type areas. The town has a very different look and feel to it than yesterday strangely. I arrive and the smell of the whisky greets me, but unfortunately also does a sign saying they were closed. I snap a photo then off we go. Next is the Wick Heritage museum. I arrive at 10.04am to a big closed sign on the door. I decide to sit it out for a minute, and a lady does arrive and go through the door about 10.10am, but despite sitting it out for a while, the door remains shut with the big closed sign on the door. I know these places are small, but I wish they had updated their website/social media as I had got the impression they would be open. I won’t be deterred at my next stop though, Tesco petrol station, I only need just over a tenner, but it’s really cheap so decide to top the tank up and it’s on to John O’Groats. I’m glad we didn’t stay here the night, but it was a great little stop. Thankfully most things are open, so I head into the little Brewery and get D 3 local beers from the brewery in the village £10.50, then grab myself a coffee for the car, £2.90.
11.30am - It’s then onto Duncansby head lighthouse. And a bit of a walk over the field to the sea stacks. I really enjoyed it here too. The Castle of Mey is my next stop, this once used to be owned by the Queen mother and apparently has lovely gardens. I was hoping to be able to nip in like Dunrobin yesterday for a quick mooch and a photo, but they are only letting people in with pre-booked gardens tickets. They are super friendly though and point out where on the road I can get a quick photo. Then it’s onwards and upwards again. I follow the signs then for Dunnet Head. This is the most furtherly north place in the UK (not actually John O’Groats). This was a longish single track road to get there, and again there is a lighthouse, and viewpoints over to the Orkney islands. Again very worth the trip up and Max enjoys the walk around. Good practice for the single track roads too.
1.30pm -Back down the long winding track and it’s the Dunnet Bay gin distillery next. I don’t drink gin either, but my husband and best friend do, so I nip in and buy them some souvenirs £19.50. I’m desperate for a wee at this point, and the lady from the gin shop points me next door to hotel where they have outdoor toilets they don’t mind people using. I notice a really busy eating area, and a quick google later and they are doing eat out to help out. It’s nearly 2pm by this point, and I’m hungry, so I grab Max and sit outside. I order a lime and soda and some mac and cheese. This turns out to be a great idea, as I don’t really see anywhere else to stop on the way, it’s also delicious and costs me a whole £6.48. I spy a sign for a beach, and the boy has been so good, we go for a walk on Dunnet Bay Beach. This is absolutely stunning, and we both absolutely love it. Well I do until he brings me a present of half a dead fish.
3.30pm - Onto our destination for the evening, the village of Tongue. It doesn’t look that far, but the roads quickly become single track, very hilly and winding, and this time there are HGV’s rumbling past. I have to be honest I find it fairly traumatic, and don’t really get to take in the very stunning scenery for trying to avoid sheep who are napping in the passing places! I really wish I had stopped to photograph the roads. Truly beautiful but I didn’t half wish D was here. But I make it in one piece, with a rather big sigh of relief. I unclench my hands, and check into my room, it’s a single which is no problem, in fact the bathroom is bigger than the bedroom strangely. They have left me a complementary bottle of wine though which is a nice touch (I pack this for another night) I have a cool shower and just chill out for an hour or so with my book. It’s very warm, and incredibly midgey, I must have about 50 bites on me, but the bed is comfy. We go down and I order dinner, onion bhaji’s followed by lamb shank. The food is a little expensive, but absolutely lovely. I’m quite tired, so I take M out for a very quick walk round the village, then we head back upstairs. I think I have a lot of single track driving to do in the morning, so I have an early night watching MAFS Australia in bed. I think the older I get the earlier my bedtimes do 😂 It’s been a really good day despite a couple of closure early on.
Miles travelled in a car - 95 Accommodation - £60 Amount spent £79.50
Day 6 - Thursday
7.30am - I wake up to my alarm. Both of us slept really well. Think M is getting used to hotels now. It’s fairly wet, wild and windy this morning, but my weather app tells me it should be fairly short lived. For today anyway. Usual dog wee, shower, and packing up of our worldly possessions.
8.30am - I go down for breakfast, having packed the dog bed in the car, to find that I can’t have him with me for breakfast. I decide as it’s cool the car is the safer option, but I rush through breakfast as quickly as I can. I sneak a couple of bits out in a napkin to the car for him, then I pack up and check out.
9am - We drive for the first hour on single track roads, stunningly beautiful again but thankfully quieter so I build confidence a bit. I soon figure out the best way for me to slot in behind someone at a safe distance and almost take a tow. That way they make the call to go or stop, and I just follow. It takes me an hour to do 28 miles, but I’m happy enough pootling along. In fact my first tow is a campervan doing 30, but then I progress later to a VW Sirvocco doing 40, go me...
10am - Our first stop today was Smoo Cave, well what a fab stop, and I’m even able to let the little monster have a swim. It’s stunningly beautiful, and well worth the 10 minute walk back up and down. It has got very very warm, completely different to how it looked this morning when I got up.
11am - Only a few miles away was the Balnakeil craft village. I make a pit stop first at the famous Cocoa Mountain, where I get a coffee which comes with 4 chocolates for £5.95. I was going to buy D some chocolates to take home from here, but they are £1 a chocolate, and I’m worried they’ll end up in a soggy mess by the time I get home as it’s warmer than expected. So I just sit in the sun with my coffee for a bit have a quick nosy in one of the shops, but I’m no good in a mask, so I head back to the car and get on my way.
12pm- I snap some photos of the famous Kylesku bridge, then carry on, I miss the sign for the Rock shop which is recommended, this is possibly because it may be closed, and decide to do the optional detour to Lochinver. This wasn’t the best call. It’s 11 miles which does take about 20 minutes each way, and I head to the pottery shop. Well it’s all stunning, but at over £35 for a mug, it isn’t the souvenir shop for me. I haven’t had any lunch, so I stop at the Lochinver larder, a famous pie shop. Well all I want to do is buy a takeaway pie for lunch, but after 10 minutes in the queue which is just to pay, and seeing that no one who has ordered since I’ve arrived has got their lunch, I give up, I don’t want to leave M in the car for any longer. Luckily I have a spare pack of crisps and some haribo in the car.
2pm - Continuing on towards Ullapool which is my stop for the night, I spy the sign for the ruins of Ardvreck castle. Well this is a great stop and cheers us both up. He gets to swim, and I walk and clear my head. It is so beautiful, and we both really enjoy it. Not long after another sign for the Knockan Crag geological reserve. We enjoyed this too and walk the loop above the car park reading the signs and looking at the exhibits.
4pm - Not far from here to Ullapool, so we bundle back in the car and check in. It’s motel style, and can park straight outside the door, much easier for lugging our stuff in and out. Accommodation options in Ullapool weren’t cheap, this cost £95 for the room, and is 20 mins walk from the village, but it serves food and they are very nice, if a little Covid stressed.
4.30pm - We decide to follow their route to the village to give M a good walk. Ullapool is smaller than expected, but it’s very rugged and picturesque. We have a quick drink in the Seaforth inn £7, but then the bad weather is clearly coming in, and it starts raining, I’ve come out in flip flops, and a t-shirt, so not the most sensible, but it was sunny when I left half an hour ago. We nip into the Ferry Boat inn who kindly offer us a 30 min rain respite before their table bookings, and that’s all it takes. It’s sunny again. £5.50 for a glass of wine.
7pm - We wander back up the hill and order some food, goats cheese to start which is really tasty, and pepperoni pizza which is lovely but could do with 5 more mins in the oven. The owners are lovely, and we have a good chat; then it’s time for bed. Chat to D, tv, book and bed.
Miles travelled in a car - 104 Accommodation - £95 Amount spent - £61
Day 7 - Friday
7.30am - I wake up just before my alarm. Didn’t hear a peep out of the hound last night. He’s definitely now a hotel kinda dog. Pack everything up which is so much easier with the car parked right outside. Then I drive round for breakfast. I’m not really hungry but I do my best.
9.00am - I nip to Tesco to get some car snacks and a birthday card for my niece, £8.80, then join the queue for the petrol station on the way out of the village. I decide to fill up just in case which comes to £21.23. We set off, and our first stop is the Corrieshalloch gorge which has an incredible suspension bridge. We have a wander about and snap some photos, then back to the car for us.
11am - It’s then a detour to Mellon Udringle beach, this is up a single track road, I start to wonder if I have gone wrong, but I get there and it’s beautiful. M charges around and swims for ages. I had noticed a field of sheep when we arrived, but what I stupidly hadn’t noticed was the field had no fences. I turned round and M was nose to nose with a rather large ram with horns bigger than me. They were just looking at each other. I screeched and grabbed him quick and we toddle back off to the car and back on the road. There are some famous gardens at Inverewe which sound fab, but we can’t take dogs in so we didn’t stop.
1pm - About a mile or two before the village of Gairloch I hear some funny noises (followed by a funny smell) from the back seat. I quickly turn round and see a sea of vomit. Now anyone who knows me knows that I can deal with all the poo in the world, but I’m terrible with vomit. I think it’s a belly full of sea water as normally he has a gut of iron. I quickly find a petrol station and pull in, finding somewhere to tie poor M up I try to deal with the back seat. I throw the towel straight in the bin which caught most of it, but it’s everywhere and he clearly is feeling really poorly and I can’t set off yet. Leaving him tied up in the shade with some water I take the opportunity to jet wash the car as it’s covered in bird poo and he eats his body weight in grass, then throws it all back up again. Feeling safe enough to set off, we literally make it to the next parking stop, and we limp on like this for some time. We get to the Victoria falls car park, and a short walk seems to do him a bit of good. The falls are lovely, but it’s very very midgey.
3pm - A little further on we reach the shores of Loch Maree. It’s a lot less midgey here, so I sit on a rock next to the car, and he just potters about eating grass and paddling his feet in the water, and he seems to be a bit better. So we set off properly again. We reach Torridon and decide not to stop for a drink, but plod on. The roads get very narrow but it’s incredibly beautiful.
4.30pm -Arriving at our destination for the night, Lochcarron, I have a drive through the village, then head off to a tartan shop called Lochcarron weavers. I was looking for cushions or maybe a rug, but I end up buying DH a lovely woollen jumper that’s on sale at £40, guessed the sizes so fingers crossed. I decide to leave the ruins of Strome castle for the morning, so we drive back to the Loch, and I spot a fish and chip van. I’ve had no lunch with vomit gate, so I just get a portion of chips, and I eat them on a bench looking out over the Loch, but then the rain starts so we go check in. Now I must say the reviews of this place were terrible. But it was cheap, dog friendly and right where we needed to be, so I decided to take it with a pinch of salt. I’m glad I did, the room does look a little dated, but it’s clean, very friendly and I’m on the ground floor. My room in Ullapool last night was dated too but cost £95, today was £55. I give him some water and a nap (but no tea as yet which causes some consternation) then we wander next door to the barestaurant when he has had a good rest.
6pm - The food looks fab. An older lady with her son orders the special of ribs, and I’m sold. I order a leek and goats cheese tart followed by the ribs, the food is a little dear, the starter alone is £9, but we are very remote and it is very tasty. I would normally have had a helper with the ribs, but I didn’t dare, so I got a lot of incredulous puppy stares. Instead a tiny portion of dry dog biscuits for him, and a glass of wine for me from the car, and an early night again.
Miles travelled in a car - 130 Accommodation - £55 Amount spent - £73.93
Day 8 - Saturday
5am - I wake up in the pitch black to the unmistakeable sound of retching. Jump up, put the lights on and there are 3 piles to deal with.. thankfully just undigested grass really, and I have my handy wet wipes so we have it cleaned up in no time, and I decide to take him out to see if he needs a wee or anything whilst I’m awake. We just have a quick walk along the water front, being careful not to get locked out of the hotel, then back in and it’s back to bed for both of us.
8am - Getting up again and the monster seems to be feeling much better. We go next door for breakfast, but I just have a yoghurt and a croissant. It was lovely though. I really enjoyed this hotel, it was friendly, laid back and right on the route. I pack up the room, and give M a third of his normal breakfast (which he wolfs down) and we get in the car.
9.30am - We head just up the road for now to the ruins of Strome castle. I can’t let him off the lead here because there are lots of sheep, but it’s a great little stop for a walk around. It starts to rain but only quite lightly at this stage.
10am - He seems ok so we get on the road towards Inverness and eventually home (tomorrow). I must admit I had very serious thoughts of trying to just head home, both yesterday and at 5am, but I’m very far from home, nearly a 9 hour drive, and as such I think it would be better to stop regularly to offer him water and fresh air, rather than trying to push through. I have a quick call with D who reminds me that dogs eat things they shouldn’t all the time and to stop worrying, he’s eating, drinking and toileting normally and so to carry on but just not over feed him and offer him regular breaks. So our next stop is the Glen Dougherty look out, which is apparently stunning on a clear day but it wasn’t a clear day. So just a quick look about and off we go again. Nice for a photo and a leg stretch though.
11am - Last stop for us on the NC500 route is Rogie Falls. This is a great stop and walk down to the waterfalls. Apparently at the right time of year you can see salmon jumping up the falls, but it wasn’t to be today, this stop was incredibly busy, the car park was completely full and I had to wait a while to get parked, but it was a lovely walk and we both really enjoyed it.
12pm -Not long after this we reach Inverness and leave the NC500 route, we’re a little early to head to Pitlochry which is our stop for the night, so I do a couple of things, firstly grab a quick drive through McDonald’s for lunch £8.80, then fill up the car at the Tesco petrol station which comes to £19.87.
1.30pm - It’s only 90 mins to Pitlochry from here. And so I think I’ll be a little early really, so I head to Culloden battlefield for a walk around. Well unfortunately the heavens just open, and we are both completely drowned. Rather rudely I felt M wasn’t over interested in the Jacobites. But we have a very quick walk round, and then a towel off and on the road. I tell him I’ll put Outlander on for him when we get home. I’m actually very interested in history but I have been to the visitor centre before (and read and the watched the Outlander series which I’m sure is super accurate ).
4pm - We hit Pitlochry. I can’t get into the hotel car park, but I find street parking and check in nearby. This place is quite fancy, it’s in the same chain as the lunch I had on the steam train right at the beginning. Here it’s sort of a fancy gastro pub with rooms upstairs. This was the costliest of my accommodation at £99 but also the nicest. My heart does sink a bit though when I see where my room is. Sort of up two flights of stairs and round a lot of corridors and through several fire doors. I really hope we don’t need 5am dashes tonight. It’s nice to have a bit of luxury though too, most of my accommodation has been fairly basic, not even offering toiletries or tea/coffee in all cases. So this room with it’s very fancy toiletries and biscuits is very welcome.
5pm - We chill out for a bit, and I even nod off for 15 mins which is incredibly unlike me. Then we have a quick walk through the town, which looks lovely, and then head into our hotel/pub for dinner. I order the spaghetti carbonara with garlic bread. It’s lovely but very big, and I only manage half, but I did have lunch today.
8pm -We go for a last walk through the town, I contemplate an outdoor drink at a different pub, but I can’t find a table, so I have a glass of car wine, call DH, and watch Indian Matchmaking on Netflix.
Miles travelled in a car - 147 Accommodation - £99 Amount spent - £78
Day 9 - Sunday
8am - I wake up, and the boy has slept like a log. It really was a lovely room. I get up and he seems in no rush to leave his bed, so I quickly shower and pack and we head down the maze together. I take him for a wee and load the car. And then we pop in through the front door for breakfast. They kindly serve me brekkie in the bar so I can keep M with me. I order a couple of hot items, and they bring Lorne sausage which I’m not sure about so I risk sneaking a bit to M who thankfully seems back to normal.
9am - We jump in the car, and get on the road. We are going home today, but stopping at Glasgow to see my little brother. I stop at a Starbucks just outside Perth for a coffee (£10 loaded on my app), then arrive just before 11 to Pollok country park. Unfortunately it’s really very rainy, but I find my brother (A) who is 21 and just finishing up his time at uni, loan him my brolly, and put rain coats on both M and myself. We walk for over 2 hours, just chatting and getting lost. Most of the walk is spent trying to find the Highland Cows I drove past on the way in, and we do finally succeed. M absolutely loves it, and doesn’t stop running around and sniffing everything in sight. Eventually we decide to call it a day as I’m a way away from home. I drop A off at the Asda, pick up a quick Maccy’s for the car £8.40 and we head home. We end up doing it in one go (about 3.5 hours) as M was completely zonked out on the back seat. DH phones and we chat for ages, then with about 45 mins to go, we hang up and he says he’ll see me at home. I get in, to no DH. I unpack his gifts and finally give him a ring. Turns out there has been a terrible shock as his Dad had a heart attack whilst out shopping. Thankfully all is ok, but DH gets home a bit ashen, and we go round to his Mum’s to await seeing how his surgery goes, which thankfully is all fine. D picks up an Indian takeaway on the way back from his Mum’s, he opens a beer from his gift pile, and we breathe a big sigh of relief. It’s super lovely to see him.
Miles driven - 300 Amount spent - £18.40

Company Name	Title	City
McDonald's	Crew Team Member	The Villages
Ascension	Telemetry Technician (FT Nights)	Middleburg
Ascension	Telemetry Technician	Middleburg
BetterHelp	Licensed Therapist - Work from home online	Cape Coral
BetterHelp	Licensed Therapist Jobs - Remote Work From Home	Cape Coral
BetterHelp	Licensed Counselor - Work from home online	Cape Coral
Ascension	RN-Charge NICU FT Nights	Destin
American Mobile Healthcare	Medical Surgical Nurse - Travel - (MS RN) (Bradenton, FL)	Bradenton
American Mobile Healthcare	Medical Surgical Nurse - Travel - (MS RN) (Brandon, FL)	Brandon
American Mobile Healthcare	Medical Surgical Nurse - Travel - (MS RN) (Crystal River, FL)	Crystal River
Modernizing Medicine, Inc.	Vertical Marketing Manager	Boca Raton
Modernizing Medicine, Inc.	Sales Development Representative	Boca Raton
Restaurant Depot	Deli Manager	Largo
Restaurant Depot	Assistant Meat Manager	Largo
The Retail Outsource Group	Retail Sales Associate	Fort Walton Beach
The Retail Outsource Group	Retail Sales Associate	Haines City
The Retail Outsource Group	Retail Sales - Uncapped Commission	Orange Park
Window Cleaning Experts Inc.	Window Cleaning Technician	Saint-Petersburg
ABC Supply co.	CDL Delivery Truck Driver	Pompano Beach
Mutual of Omaha	Entry Level Financial Advisor NOW HIRING	Boynton Beach
Mutual of Omaha	Junior Financial Representative NOW HIRING	Boynton Beach
Mutual of Omaha	Entry Level-Sales NOW HIRING	Boynton Beach
Sleep Number	Production Coordinator	Hillsborough County
Qualcomm Incorporated	RFFE Filter Design Engineer - Maitland, FL	Maitland
Sleep Number	Production Coordinator	Pinellas County
Macquarie Group	Analyst, Debt Capital Markets	Jacksonville
Restaurant Depot	Front End Supervisor	Davie
Sunrise Senior Living	Registered Nurse - All Shifts, Part-Time (Skilled Nursing)	Boca Raton
Life Time	Stylist	Coral Gables
Paper Transport	CDL A Dedicated Local Truck Driver - Home Daily!	Jacksonville Beach
Florida Rock & Tank Lines, Inc.	Chemical CDL-A Company Truck Driver	Alachua
Cowan Systems	CDL A Regional Truck Driver	Altamonte Springs
L&W Supply	CDL Delivery Truck Driver	Auburndale
Florida Rock & Tank Lines, Inc.	CDL-A Local Truck Driver - Up to $5,000 Hiring Bonus!	Callaway
L&W Supply	Class A CDL Delivery Truck Driver	Cape Coral
Cowan Systems	CDL A Regional Truck Driver	Cocoa
USA Truck	CDL-A Dedicated Truck Driver	Crestview
Florida Rock & Tank Lines, Inc.	CDL-A Local Truck Driver - $2,500 Hiring Bonus	Crestview
Cowan Systems	CDL A Regional Truck Driver	Fernandina Beach
USA Truck	CDL-A Dedicated Truck Driver	Gulf Breeze

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Company Name	Title	City
Allied Universal	Armed Security Officer - Allied Universal	Boca Raton
Allied Universal	Armed Security Officer	Boca Raton
Allied Universal	Professional Security Officer - Armed	Boca Raton
Beech Valley Solutions	Remote Tax Senior (Contract)	Miami
Beech Valley Solutions	Remote Tax Senior	Miami
Beech Valley Solutions	Remote Tax Manager (Contract)	Miami
Ascension	RN-ICU- PRN Nights	Destin
Ascension	RN-ICU PRN Night	Destin
Ascension	RN-ICU- FT Nights	Destin
BetterHelp	Licensed Therapist Jobs - Remote Work From Home	Fort Lauderdale
BetterHelp	Licensed Counselor - Work from home online	Fort Lauderdale
BetterHelp	Licensed Therapist - Work from home online	Fort Lauderdale
McDonald's	Crew Team Member	Marathon
Sunrise Senior Living	Wellness Nurse - Per Diem (11 pm - 7 am)	Boca Raton
One Staff Medical	Travel Registered Nurse RN Progressive Care PCU	Brooksville
One Staff Medical	Travel Registered Nurse RN Intensive Care unit ICU	Fort Walton Beach
One Staff Medical	Travel Registered Nurse RN Intensive Care unit ICU	Sebring
Modernizing Medicine, Inc.	Sales Development Representative	Boca Raton
Restaurant Depot	Front End Supervisor	Davie
Restaurant Depot	Front End Manager	Davie
Bluecrew	Warehouse Associate - $15/hr	Jacksonville
ABC Supply co.	Windows Service Technician / Delivery Driver	Sarasota
Adex Medical Staffing	Travel Nurse - ICU RN - Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse	Niceville
Adex Medical Staffing	Travel Nurse - Tele RN - Telemetry Registered Nurse	Orange Park
Adex Medical Staffing	Travel Nurse - Tele RN - Telemetry Registered Nurse	Sebring
Restaurant Depot	Assistant Deli Manager	Miami
Florida Rock & Tank Lines, Inc.	Chemical CDL-A Company Truck Driver	Alachua
Florida Rock & Tank Lines, Inc.	CDL-A Local Truck Driver - $2,500 Hiring Bonus	Destin
Florida Rock & Tank Lines, Inc.	Chemical CDL-A Company Truck Driver	High Springs
Paper Transport	Class A Dedicated Regional Truck Driver Home Weekly + Pay Guarantee + $5k Bonus	Fernandina Beach
Paper Transport	Class A Dedicated Regional Truck Driver $70k/Year + Pay Guarantee + $5k Bonus	Neptune Beach
John Christner Trucking	CDL-A Lease Purchase Truck Driver - $1.00-MILE BASE PAY!	Spring Hill
Citizens	Cyber Defense Technical Expert (Work at Home)	Homeland
Sodexo	Environmental Services / Custodial Manager	Melbourne
Dish	Satellite TV Technician - Entry Level	Belle Glade
Dish	Satellite TV Installer - Entry Level	Belle Glade
Dish	Satellite TV Technician - Paid Training	Belle Glade
United Parcel Service	Warehouse Worker - Package Handler	Bostwick
Wellpath	Licensed Practical Nurse PRN	Bushnell
Motel 6/Studio 6	Housekeeper - Part time - 000069	Cocoa Beach

Hey guys, here are some recent job openings in fl. Feel free to comment here or send me a private message if you have any questions, I'm at the community's disposal! If you encounter any problems with any of these job openings please let me know that I will modify the table accordingly. Thanks!