Beach Part 1

It was high tide when we arrived.  The beach was piled with cord grass...tons of it.
I've never seen so much.  It made walking on the beach at high tide nearly impossible.

the boys, doing what they love best

So "J" and I headed to the Island Walmarts to pick up a few things
and enjoy the spectacular people watching.

Self Checkout...not fast fun or easy

Our first day was nice but a bit cool for my taste.  Going to the beach off season is tricky.  you avoid crowds and generally have great weather...but it is occasionally a bit cloudy and cool.  The kids didn't mind and by the end of the day the sky had cleared and it was sunny and warm.

After a few hours at the beach we headed for the pool.

We woke up to this....Tropical Storm Alberto.  We came within about 15 min of leaving since the forecast called for nearly a 100% chance of rain for the rest of our trip.  But the kids vetoed that ideas...saying they would rather stay even if it rained the whole trip.

By afternoon the rain had stopped so we ventured out to to the beach to check out the conditions.

It was quickly decided that the sand castle building conditions were A-OK

My self portrait....wrapped in a towel to stay warm.

By late afternoon the sky began to clear and the temp warmed up.