The weekend of August 14-15, we all went to the Cape! Natalie and Grant got to stay with KK and the kids in South Yarmouth, while Todd and I went to Wellfleet to hang out with some of the Wilmington crew. We went last year too, but I was really pregnant, so this year was much more enjoyable! At KK's, Natalie and Seth got to go to a carnival, and Natalie was riding all of the big kid rides and according to KK, wanted to go faster! Uh oh! I think I have a dare devil on my hands! It probably helped that Seth was going on the rides. She even went on a mini roller coaster! They also went to the nearby pond and saw some minnows.
We had so much fun on the Cape except for the Great Tsunami of 2010, but more on that in a second.
Right after we arrived in Wellfleet, we joined the Cucci's and some of Karen's work friends at White Crest Beach. This beach is insane- it's on the opposite side of a massive dune. I think it's like, 3 stories high or something.
See the people walking up to the parking lot? Todd and I were joking it was like a CrossFit WOD just getting up and down that hill! But the beach was really pretty and the weather was surprisingly warm!
Just another view of the beach- the waves were pretty big both days. But I don't think the water was over 70, so you know I didn't get in! There were some cute seals in the water too! I mean really? Seals? Don't they love icy cold water? Yeah, that "sealed" the deal for me! Plus with recent shark sitings off of Chatham and now near Truro, no thanks, I think I'll be staying farther up on the shore. Anyway, the waves were big, but we were set pretty far back from the wave line. Or at least we thought, until a crazy rogue wave came up and drenched us all, and all of our stuff. Including my towel, which was lying on the beach with my shirt and shorts on it. And both Todd's and my BlackBerry's in between. Somehow, Todd's stayed dry and mine was drenched. And ruined. And there wasn't a wave before or after that was as big as that one. A lot of people asked me why I brought my BlackBerry to the beach? It's my cell phone and I have kids that were elsewhere, so I needed to have a phone in case of an emergency! (I shouldn't mention that there wasn't any reception/service on the other side of those dunes though!) I was so mad. We went back to the house and put it in a bag of rice, which is what you're supposed to do with them, but with salt water in a BlackBerry under the touch screen, I am doubting it will ever be of use again.
Saturday night, we had a big cookout. (Karen, Cooch, and Mike Morris enjoying the food, above!) Todd and I managed to even eat pretty clean on our Paleo diet with the exception of the beverages, of course! Oh and the dang donuts that Rob brought. Oh, and the smores we had by the firepit later in the evening. OK, so maybe it wasn't all that paleo! But it was sure tasty. Who doesn't love a good smores though? The Cucci's had those colossal marshmallows that were the size of a fist --- YIKES! Well, Rybo found it amusing, anyway...
Sunday, we all got up and went to the beach again. This time to Cahoon Hollow Beach. It was a bit overcast and much cooler, and we had to leave to go pick up the kids, so we left just before lunchtime. So long beach, until next summer!!!
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