Just a bit more on the 19M Florida beach restoration project
Posted By RichC on February 6, 2026
Who as a little kid playing with Tonka toy trucks and tractors didn’t pretend they were pushing sand around like the above … or previous? Some of us would likely pay to drive those big Caterpillar dozers … including my late father-in-law! 😊
As mentioned previously, we have had some very cold weather in Florida for a couple of weeks. It has warmed up a bit, but is still struggling to hit 70 degrees — but then again, it is February. Thankfully we’ve had some sunshine and we try to time our walks when the sun is out. When it is not, it can feel chilly even while walking fast on the beach. I laughed at Brenda wearing gloves … until my hand turned white and got numb!
Still we haven’t missed a day of walking 8 miles and I have noticed an improvement when checking my Apple Watch heart rate stats. Initially my walking pace was slower (over 20 minutes/mile) and my heart rate would regularly hold at over 130-140 beats per minute. After few weeks of walking, we’re up to 19+ minute miles and my heart rate rarely is rising above 130 … while Brenda’s continues to remain under 120, likely due to her dedication to daily “treadmill” walking at home.
Lesson: Daily exercise is a must!
I’ll include some additional Delray Beach restoration video featuring the dozers:
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