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Not wanting to waste any precious time on our week long vacation, day four threw a monkey wrench in my carefully planned trip.
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We woke to overcast skies, an egret in the pond and a forecast of what turned out to be a mini hurricane. Heavy rain, high winds and dangerous surf are not prime beach resort conditions.
And if that wasn’t bad enough, I burned breakfast. Again…. due to the stupid flat surface stove that had two burners in one.
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High level heat if you turned right, high level heat if you turned left. This proved too much for my under caffeinated morning brain to handle and henceforth, the husband was on his own when it came to eggs.
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But at least the dish sponge was happy.
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Not having walked the beach since we got there, I forced my spouse onto the sand before the storm arrived. That’s his arm to the right of the photo, pointing out which unit was ours. I’m not sure why as we had just exited it and I was unlikely to forget that quickly.
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My husband is not a beach guy, not an idle walker. He needs a destination and purpose…
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I told him pleasing his wife of 40 years should be motivation enough.
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We had the beach to ourselves, but it was cool, dark, damp and hellaciously windy.
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As proved by my epic hairspray fail.
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On the far right side…
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The marina.
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In between?
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Lots of marvelous shore birds.
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Even my husband likes to watch those.
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It’s hard not to smile.
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River's world..... 
I love a stormy beach… especially when I have to get rid of a body…
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Isn’t it wonderful when Mother Nature helps clean up your mess…
Tidal waves are a Godsend.
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I think I would’ve visited the beach via my eyeballs from the balcony on this day. 🫣😂
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Where’s your sense of adventure?
😉
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That bird video made me chuckle he is running so fast it was like…”The water is cold, Cold, COLD”. YouTube is so weird in how the count likes. I liked both your videos and yet they still said 0 likes
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I only use YouTube to post video snippets here.
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Oh must take awhile before the like is registered
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The wind noise in the video disturbed my half-awake teenager. 😀
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It was crazy loud in person.
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Beautiful! No matter the weather. Thanks for sharing,
Deb
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Of course!
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Having not grown up near water, I think I’d love to be on the beach under those conditions.
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It’s wild… and fun if you don’t mind rats nest hair.
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I haven’t walked on a beach in years. That’s something I miss!
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We don’t do it often enough so I take advantage when I can.
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Wild and beautiful.
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I love watching the sea birds.
“He needs a destination and purpose…” I like that, too
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Unless he’s in an antique store. Then he can randomly amble about for hours….
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I can, too!
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We’re expecting a big storm out here. I did get out for a while and it felt exhilarating indeed.
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I enjoyed watching the little bird run almost like it didn’t want to get it’s feet wet.
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They’re so sweet.
And fast!
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Beautiful photos. I like empty beaches, and the grayness of the views appeals to me.
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During the whole time we were there? We saw two people … it was perfect.
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I miss the beach. Thank you for bringing it to us.
I love the selfie. 😘❤️
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No problem.. I take my blog friends everywhere.
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