Day 5

Well yesterday began with a browse about this vast city.  800,000 populating Jacksonville.  There is so much land though it is bonkers. Not like our little island at all. We found little streets like you see on the TV with the wooden houses and the rocking chairs on the porch.  Very little house on the prairie in some parts.  A kind of uneventful day really with no hospital appointments etc. 

Ben still hunched up and shuffling so we managed to get him to the gym for a good stretch.  He has just informed me that he did 2k on the bike and 15 mins on the treadmill.  Good Job Ben!  Dean took him whilst I provided the refreshments.  Lemon water, not Sauvignon Blanc.  It was only 0830 in the morning!  He did do really well though and it has really helped his posture and his pain.  I may even give it a go myself.  I might even beat my PB....of nothing!

We got the opportunity to go to watch the Jacksonville Giants play the Baltimore Hawks.  It was really fun if not a little odd at times.  Basically this was a basket ball game, but hardly any basket ball was played.  There was dancing and cheerleading as well as mascots and advertising.  The 6ft 8 Giants probably only played 3 mins of basket ball every 10 minutes to make way for a dance troop or a scratchy singer!  I have no idea how those players could concentrate.  They had a break for dancing, a break for advertising every insurance company in Jacksonville and even a break to watch the break!  It did grate on us all after a while.  Ben really enjoyed it and Chloe loved the cheerleading.  When the game resumed her response was "awwww, why are those men playing again!"  I think she liked the event but maybe not the basket ball.  A bit like Dean really who asked if we should leave after the first quarter to "beat the traffic!"  Not Quite Tottenham but a great atmosphere. 

What is really amazing here is just how patriotic the city is.  All military get mentioned everywhere you go, they are thanked and are welcomed into events and restaurants etc for free.  Quite amazing really and shows just how valued they are in America.

So today the weather is amazing.  We are going to head to Daytona Beach to catch some rays!

Ben has another free day tomorrow so hoping to get to Busch Gardens.  His counts are a little low so playing things by ear a bit.  He has hospital Monday morning to just check things are all ok and then if things are goo we have another few free days before treatment starts.  He has chemo on Friday and then starts the Proton on Monday.

So from us ...until later...