Lou Ann arrived late Friday night, with her son, daughter-in-law, and two grandsons. Saturday morning we made our first excursion to the beach (the boys had been to the Gulf of Mexico, but had never seen the Atlantic Ocean). Lachlan, of course, went along. The three boys frolicked in the surf, riding their minature boogie boards over and over again. After we adults had had enough the boys busied themselves at the tide line constructing sand castles and moats. Their eyes lit up whenever they discovered tiny crabs or coquinas.
On Saturday the other two sons and their families arrived just in time to explore the NOAA research vessel tied up at the Park Service docks. The captain and crew graciously hosted an "open house" from 5 pm - 7 pm. After touring the boat and learning about the shipwrecks they were documenting, we enjoyed an outdoor showing of the Disney movie "Oceans."
Yesterday I took Lou Ann's three sons out into Pamlico Sound to gather clams (more about that in a future post) while the women and children spent a morning at the beach.
It feels like I'm on vacation on Ocracoke Island!
Our latest Ocracoke Newsletter is the autobiography of Frank Treat Fulcher. You can read it here: http://www.villagecraftsmen.com/news052111.htm.
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This is wonderful, enjoy your company, have fresh batteries for the flashlights.
ReplyDeleteWhere was the outdoor movie? Is this something for the public and is it ever repeated? My girls would love it.
ReplyDeleteThe folks who sponsored the "open house" on the research vessel (NOAA?? NPS??) set up the inflatable movie screen on the green area beside the public docks. This was a first, as far as I know.
ReplyDeleteOh that explains why you didn't report for blog duty Sunday. Hope you've got a note from the teacher.
ReplyDeleteWow! A "drive-in movie" @ Ocracoke Island!!!!! :)
ReplyDeleteYour adventures w/ Lou Ann's family are delightful to read and picture in my mind. Know all are having a grand time making such wholesome vacation memories together.
Philip, you're doing great to "make time" and even keep up w/ the blog this week!!!!!!
It always amazes me how much fun it is to see our homes enjoyed by those who don't live here. It is certainly fun to see the state, or island in your case, through someone else's eyes....
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