Beach Time!

Brenda and Kim relaxing on beach with "beverage".  This is the life!

Alex and Elyse riding waves and boogie boarding

The beach....this is the place I find to be the most relaxing place on earth.  I could sit there all day people watching, watching the waves, and just enjoying the simpleness of something so amazing and intense.  On Fripp Island, you can walk "forever" out into the ocean and the water is the temperature of bathwater.  It is not very clear as it is constantly stirred up from the islands all around but it is wonderful and kid friendly!

We found that our favorite time to be on the beach was from 3 PM until 8 or 9 PM.  Many times we did not have dinner until after 9 as we were relaxing, swimming or flying kites on the beach.  It was wonderful!  It was almost like we had the beach to ourselves during that time as well.  We would go out other times during the day, but that was the favorite time.

Elyse waiting to fly Wayne's kite

Of course, Elyse, the "Sand Dollar Queen" showed Kayla and Savannah how to use your toes to feel sand dollars under the water in the sand.  They found so many by the 2nd day that we had to cut them off.  Kayla of course, was still looking for "big ones" but I think she had enough to take home and remember Fripp Island by.  It was so cute to see her running out of the ocean up the beach with her new findings.....simple pleasures in life.

So here are some pictures of our time on the beach.  Everyone marveled at Wayne's kites and many stopped to talk to him every night when he was flying them.  They really are amazing to watch...again, simple pleasures.

Elyse and Savannah eating Ben and Jerrys.  Elyse had just gotten burnt very badly so she had to stay "covered up" a day

Alex coming in from boogie boarding

Kayla playing in sand

Elyse's new way of flying a kite.

Savannah riding waves

Chris and Alex playing catch in ocean with Wayne (can't see him)

Elyse helping Kayla fly Wayne's stunt kite