It is already week two of our Outer Banks beach vacation and we are having a wonderful time. The weather has been variable - we started with three days of partly sunny skies, then three days of rain, and today was our third day in the row of bright sunshine. So far we have avoided the dreaded sunburns and Kathleen and I have succeeded in maintaining our exercise regimen.
Our resident count in the beach house peaked yesterday after my parents arrived just prior to the departure of Kathleen's parents. For a part of Saturday, we had 13 adults and 16 children. My cousin Zemira visted us for the day on Saturday. She recently relocated to Camden, North Carolina - not far from here.
The guest list for this beach soiree includes the families of Kathleen's three brothers - Dan, John, and Tony. It also includes Kathleen's parents, Don and Margie, and my parents, Ottavio and Eleanor. We have had some fun with the beach, sightseeing, and walking. We have played Scrabble, Texas Hold 'Em, Apple Apple, and assembled a large jigsaw puzzle. For meals we have shared responsibility by having teams of people plan and cook a community meal each night for the whole group.
The ocean has been a tempest of crashing waves for the last three days. Apparently the hurricane Bertha is blowing out by Bermuda and causing the ocean to be extremely rough. The beach is a mess of eddys and gulleys from the crashing waves. Zemira's new husband (Russ) and I spent some time with a rented two-man ocean kayak trying to navigate the crashing waves and rushing currents. We had a blast but repeatedly capsized and were thrown off the boat as we tried to muscle our way through the surf. This morning, we attended church at the Corolla historic chapel with ministry by a kook of a minister who despite starting the service with a couple of jokes, spent most of his time preaching about the disasters that indicate that the end is near. Not the light hearted gospel I expected from a transient, tourist town church.
We later visited the Currituck Beach lighthouse. It is one of four lighthouses on the OUter Banks and was built in 1873. The lighthouse is constructed entirely of brick and the walls are 4.5 feet thick at the base of the lighthouse. Very interesting.
It is turning out to be a terrific family reunion and a memorable beach vacation. I have posted many more pictures at Snapfish. I have also updated the links so any blog visitor should be able to see these five Snapfish albums below. Cheers!
Our resident count in the beach house peaked yesterday after my parents arrived just prior to the departure of Kathleen's parents. For a part of Saturday, we had 13 adults and 16 children. My cousin Zemira visted us for the day on Saturday. She recently relocated to Camden, North Carolina - not far from here.
The guest list for this beach soiree includes the families of Kathleen's three brothers - Dan, John, and Tony. It also includes Kathleen's parents, Don and Margie, and my parents, Ottavio and Eleanor. We have had some fun with the beach, sightseeing, and walking. We have played Scrabble, Texas Hold 'Em, Apple Apple, and assembled a large jigsaw puzzle. For meals we have shared responsibility by having teams of people plan and cook a community meal each night for the whole group.
The ocean has been a tempest of crashing waves for the last three days. Apparently the hurricane Bertha is blowing out by Bermuda and causing the ocean to be extremely rough. The beach is a mess of eddys and gulleys from the crashing waves. Zemira's new husband (Russ) and I spent some time with a rented two-man ocean kayak trying to navigate the crashing waves and rushing currents. We had a blast but repeatedly capsized and were thrown off the boat as we tried to muscle our way through the surf. This morning, we attended church at the Corolla historic chapel with ministry by a kook of a minister who despite starting the service with a couple of jokes, spent most of his time preaching about the disasters that indicate that the end is near. Not the light hearted gospel I expected from a transient, tourist town church.
We later visited the Currituck Beach lighthouse. It is one of four lighthouses on the OUter Banks and was built in 1873. The lighthouse is constructed entirely of brick and the walls are 4.5 feet thick at the base of the lighthouse. Very interesting.
It is turning out to be a terrific family reunion and a memorable beach vacation. I have posted many more pictures at Snapfish. I have also updated the links so any blog visitor should be able to see these five Snapfish albums below. Cheers!
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