We left Thursday afternoon and were where we needed to be, right when we needed to be there. We met up with our friends and set up and just relaxed, cooked, talked and the kids played.
The place was packed and the sites kind of close together but they were still pretty "private."
Ellie on the rocks right behind our camper. The kids had a blast crawling from our campsite to their friends' campsite on the rocks. They also caught a ton of starfish and there were a great many different types of birds flying by, just skimming the water looking for dinner. We also saw dolphin!
Massive houses across the bay. How the other half lives. At night the lights were fantastic.
Friday was the beach. It was a little overcast. When we got there, there was a double red flag which means no swimming. But, this was the "kiddie" area which was protected by a big jetty. The water never got past their chest and the waves were manageable. The kids each had boogie boards and had a blast trying to figure out how to ride them. By the time we got all unpacked and everything it was down to one red flag which was extreme caution.
It was a perfect place for two families with a bunch of kids. We could actually relax just a little bit. Over the dune in the following picture was the "adult" beach. The waves were massive and there were even surf boarders catching waves. We walked over to look at the huge waves and the surfers. There was also a wall of sand about 12 feet high that the kids and adults were able to pull shells out of. I wish I would have brought my camera because you could actually see the different layers of shell, then sand, then shell.
Saturday we went back to the beach but I didn't bring my camera. We stayed a lot longer, it was busier but it was beautiful! The single red flag was still flying, which really didn't mean much in the "kiddie" area. The dads got brave and took the bigger kids over to the adult area to ride the waves with their boogie boards. Hubby said the waves far out where about 10 feet. Closer in they were about 6ft. All the kids had a blast riding in the waves. It was crazy exciting!
But, then things got a little hairy. The dads were in the water so the kids went a little further out. Boop got tumbled in the water a little too hard and got out. Then, at the same time, Little Mama took a tumble and the riptide got a hold of Nature Girl. She said the sand just felt like it was coming out from under her and she just kept going out further in the water. She said she tried to move closer to shore but just couldn't. She started to panic and call for daddy. Near as I can tell from the story, LM had just fallen off her board and he was in between the two. Thankfully both had their boards to grab onto. Hubby was able to go after Nature Girl. He said NG was visibly shaken (and she is a pretty tough little cookie.) They all opted to come back to the "kiddie" area after all that.
The kids teaching the neighbor how to hunt for starfish. She was out bright and early the next day trying it for herself!
We had to get in the car to get to the actual beach, which was just about 5 minutes away. But, down a couple sites was a little wading area. We went down a little before sunset.
The kids and their very special friends. They picked up an extra friend. It seems when camping, kids bond just so naturally. She was a sweet, sweet girl camping, from Alabama with her dad and his girlfriend.
Best buds. They got along so, so well.
Big breakfast Saturday morning. As always, camping food is the best. And hubby is a fabulous cook. We had beef kabobs and brats and I actually made a cold pasta salad with toasted bread made on the fire.
What a great, great, trip. It was so nice just to relax on the beach with great friends and just watch the kids play. We will definitely be going back there. . .
2 comments:
Jealous! This sounds like a truly amazing trip....which beach were you guys at? Glad you had such a good time.
Ha. I just sent you an email!! Great minds . . . anyway, we were camping at St. Andrews. It was fantastic.
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