Day Two Hundred Eighty One 2013

By the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea! You and me, you and me, oh how happy we'll be!  
~By The Beautiful Sea ~ From the musical "For Me and My Gal" (Harold Atteridge / Harry Carroll) (1914)






















Holly, Jerry, Shelby and Elijah headed back home this morning. I was sad to see them go, and they hated to leave. They enjoyed their brief stay. It’s always hard to leave the beach behind, especially for the kids. The weather here today was perfect. The ocean was so calm and quiet that it was almost eerie at times ~ we’re so used to the violent crashing of waves against the shore. The water was crystal clear and warm and filled with boats and ships and sea life we couldn’t see until now. This was Kelly and Kerry and Knox’s last full day here. They head home tomorrow morning. Knox really enjoyed playing in the sand and in the water. The sunset was a strip of fire along the western horizon. Venus has been an incredibly large bright ball in the sky each night. And tonight the crescent moon cut a bright silver path through the smooth black water. Even if I could have taken a picture, it wouldn’t have done it justice. One more day for Neil and me ~ it’s all gone by so fast.

Day Two Hundred Eighty 2013

If there is a heaven for me, I'm sure it has a beach attached to it.
~Jimmy Buffett

Can you tell it’s Fall Break at the beach? This group ordered twelve chairs together. I think maybe it’s time for us to go home.

Woke up to a chilly blue sky Autumn day.

The red flag finally came down ~ yellow flag went back up

The dolphins had everyone’s attention this morning as they swam back and forth looking for breakfast

The water was perfectly clear, all green and blue and warm ~ no seaweed ~ Holly, Jerry, Shelby and Elijah rode the waves which were gentle compared to the past week or so







Not a cloud in that perfect October blue sky

The dolphins were so much fun to watch ~ I’m so happy I got to see them


Beach bums






Knox joined us late this afternoon ~ he was running around faster than my lens shutter could snap his picture



Elijah has been after us to play Monopoly ~ he and Shelby and Neil and I got a game going ~ two hours later we called it a draw because nobody was trading any property and we were going in circles ~ but Shelby ended up with the most money, so she was declared the winner. The Myers family is heading back home in the morning ~ they didn’t get to stay very long but enjoyed the time they did have while they were here ~ Vacation is winding down ………

Day Two Hundred Seventy Nine 2013

Whether the weather be fine,
Whether the weather be not,
Whether the weather be cold,
Whether the weather be hot,
We'll weather the weather,
Whatever the whether,
Whether we like it or not
~Author Unknown

Holly ~ making breakfast ~ bacon, scrambled eggs, toast

The sea was still angry today



What was left of Karen finally showed up this afternoon


Not much to do but hang out inside and watch football or Spongebob and read and maybe eat some left over shrimp

Fisherman’s Wharf

Neil got some sort of fried seafood platter and found this little guy on his plate

Sweet!


Gigantic peanut butter cup from the cool candy store ~ Shelby ate the whole thing

Gigantic jawbreaker from the cool candy store ~ Elijah is still working on it
Enjoyed a very laid back day at the beach while the waves kicked the shore and the rains finally blew through town. The only annoying thing about this day is our Internet service which I think got zapped yesterday when the electricity went off several times ~ it hasn’t worked right since ~ at least not in our room ~ I think the router needs replacing ~ finally had to go up to Kelly’s room to use their connection to upload Saturday’s post and probably this one ~ Other than that, good times, great memories.