It's always a bit of a letdown to return from a great weekend getaway! We had a wonderful time.
We arrived at Ocean Isle Beach on Friday afternoon. We spent the majority of the afternoon hiking along the beach, collecting shells and just enjoying the soothing sounds of the ocean. Since it is not "beach season" we pretty much had the beach to ourselves.
We arrived at Ocean Isle Beach on Friday afternoon. We spent the majority of the afternoon hiking along the beach, collecting shells and just enjoying the soothing sounds of the ocean. Since it is not "beach season" we pretty much had the beach to ourselves.
It was quite chilly and windy that afternoon. That didn't faze our son who decided to brave the water and test it out. By the look on his face I'd say the water was a tad too cold.
What do you think?
Daughter struck a perfect model pose. Notice the breeze catching her hair just right.
Did I say we had the beach to ourselves? I lied.
My husband and I can be such big goofs...
No more wondering where the kids get it from.
After this the boys left us and daughter and I decided to hike to the pier. We got in a good 4.5 miles! I ended up calling hubby to pick us up. Here is a video taken after the hike.
The house we stayed in was just 2 blocks from the beach. It was also 2 blocks from the Intercoastal Waterway.
The next day we decided to drive down to the Grand Strand (Myrtle Beach area) and do some "touristy" things. We ended up at Broadway on the Beach.
Here we are with some obligatory poses:
Wherever we went, our "friends" were sure to follow!
Did I mention that the water was cold? It turned these poor souls to stone!
We spent the rest of the afternoon at Ripley's Believe it or Not Aquarium.
It was better than expected. We all had a great time.
We spent about an hour playing with the stingrays. They were quite friendly.
What are you looking at? You looking at me?
Yeah, well, I'm looking at you!
I said...I'M LOOKING AT YOU!
Oooh...look carefully now...can you spot the seahorse?
Oh goody! A petting zoo of sorts with horseshoe crabs! Did you know that horseshoe crabs are more closely related to spiders and are not really crabs at all? I didn't either.
And now, for your viewing pleasure.
Did I mention that we can be goofy? Well, what would you do
stuck inside a giant clam shell?
We went back to the beach house after our day trip to Myrtle Beach. The boys decided to go fishing and this is what they came back with to serve with dinner.
The weekend was way too short.
We wish we could have stayed for the whole week.
It really was that much fun!
Uh oh. What's this?
Looks like son came home with a pet souvenier.
Does anyone know how to care for a hermit crab? Egads!
