The first weekend we were there, Thunder on the Gulf-a powerboat race- took place right in front of our condos. It was loud, but exciting. Abri slept right threw it on her blanket under the tent.
The majority of our other days consisted of waking up around 6 am, regards to Abri, walking on the beach, heading back up for breakfast and then back out until just after noon when we would head back upstairs for afternoon naps.
The first two days we were there, the waves were just too rough to go out into the ocean. They were beautiful, but you'd take a beating, and the jellyfish were lurking about. The next few days, they calmed down, but the jellies were still everywhere, so we opted for the pool. Lise' liked to distinguish the two options. The brown water was the ocean, and the blue water was the pool. She would have lived in the blue water if we would have let her.
On Wed, the remnants of Hurricane Dean had pushed the water up and over the sand, forming a little shallow pool behind the sand. We all headed out to watch the sunrise and to let the girls play around without the dangers of waves or jellies.
On Thursday evening, we all took a boatride on the Dolphin Express. It was a sunset cruise with the sole purpose of looking at dolphins. Lise' had a ball. We left the dock and followed a shrimper in the bay. The dolphins were everywhere and came within feet of the boat. We later went out into Perdido Bay where the captain created a large wake and the dolphins jumped and played along with us for what seemed like forever. I'll have to post pics from my dad's camera as soon as I can get them from him.
By the weekend, Lise' was a seasoned beach bum and looked forward to going to the beach to build sandcastles. Amy and Trey Faherty came to play with us on Friday. By Sat, the ocean was calm and the jellyfish had all but disappeared. We got her out in the "now green water" and she didn't want to get out.
We were sad to say goodbye, especially since our next few weeks will be filled with travel to and from NJ and the chaos of yet another move! Here are a few other pics from the trip. Enjoy!
Abri and her first mouthful of sand
Lise' touching a "good" jelly fish.
1 comment:
Looks like so much fun! Your family pic is gorgeous.
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