We are lucky enough to have good friends who bought a beach house in Oak Island, NC this summer. We celebrated the last long weekend of the summer with them at their beach house. There was a concern at first for
hurricane Earl, but considering it didn't even rain in Raleigh, we figured it was safe to head to the beach for the weekend. We left early Saturday morning and we were on the beach at noon. I will say that the waves on Saturday were
huge - the biggest waves I have seen on a North Carolina beach. The kids could really only play in the waves near the shore and couldn't really boogie board. Sunday was calm and clear (as you can see from the pictures below). We were on the beach for over 6 hours on Sunday. Yes, the kids love the beach as much as I do. And our friend rented a paddle board for the day too. All the kids took a turn trying it out. It is basically a huge surf board with a paddle and
it was so much fun. And it was also one hell of a workout.
Here is Ashley the first time on it. That's our friend helping her out. He's the master surfer.
She's getting the hang of it.
I just like this shot with the boats in the background...
And she finally grabs a hold of the paddle. I am not sure how much she used it, but at least she tried. In the end, she caught a wave while she was sitting in the middle of the board and it was like watching it in slow motion as the paddle board took a nose dive and sent Ashley face first into the sand. But she was okay after some crying and went back on it later. She just didn't want to ride any waves in on it.
Audrey just hung out...but don't worry, she got a turn too.
She wouldn't let go of my arm. She lasted only a few minutes, but still, she did it!
And then it was my turn. And this is the only photo that was okay to post....all the others were not flattering to say the least. My quads were burning when I got off the board. And yes, I am wearing a weird hat as I forgot my sunglasses. Actually it is my Virginia Tech hat, and no, I am not ashamed to wear it even after we lost to Boise State.
Here is Ashley the first time on it. That's our friend helping her out. He's the master surfer.
She's getting the hang of it.
I just like this shot with the boats in the background...
And she finally grabs a hold of the paddle. I am not sure how much she used it, but at least she tried. In the end, she caught a wave while she was sitting in the middle of the board and it was like watching it in slow motion as the paddle board took a nose dive and sent Ashley face first into the sand. But she was okay after some crying and went back on it later. She just didn't want to ride any waves in on it.
Audrey just hung out...but don't worry, she got a turn too.
She wouldn't let go of my arm. She lasted only a few minutes, but still, she did it!
And then it was my turn. And this is the only photo that was okay to post....all the others were not flattering to say the least. My quads were burning when I got off the board. And yes, I am wearing a weird hat as I forgot my sunglasses. Actually it is my Virginia Tech hat, and no, I am not ashamed to wear it even after we lost to Boise State.
2 comments:
I just heard from another friend of mine how splendid Oak Island. I hope to make it there when I visit my mom next. Pictures are so cute.
Hope you have survived the Hokie's loss. The town of Boise is celebrating heartily right now.
Looks like you guys had tons of fun!
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