Well, it turns out that Scaredy-Dog Riesling isn't so afraid of the water when she can touch the bottom! She and Pippi had quite the adventure on the beach. Pippi had never been in the water at all before. Look at her up to her shoulders in the bay! Riesling wanted to go deeper, but Pippi protested, since her head was barely above the water. Alas, poor Pippi's adventure ended with a bath (after a dunk in the pool).
Nate also had a chance to play in the water. The waves off the Outer Beach were spectacular, thank you to Hurricane Bill! Some of the waves were over 10 feet high, absolutely amazing for our area. You can see a little bit of Nate getting pummeled by the surf in this picture:
What is even crazier than the waves is the amount of beach that has eroded. The Outer used to be a long stretch of beach separating Pleasant Bay from the Atlantic. Now, (and not just from Bill) there is a large break in the beach, allowing the ocean waters (and waves!) into the opening of the bay. Some of the waves that got through during Hurricane Bill were so large, they were breaking all the way across the bay on Minister's Point! If it hadn't been so foggy, you could probably see the waves breaking over the Outer Beach past those boats behind Nate and me in this picture:
Obviously, no family vacation is complete without a portrait session by my mom. She had all her kids in one house at one time, so she forced us onto the little beach, kicking and screaming, for a family photo. Here's what else we did:
- Went to the Band Concert
Took a midnight swim in the pool with the whole family Sunday night. (About as much fun as we've ever had together!) - Played mini golf
- Ate ice cream (lots)
- Took boats out of the water
- Put boats back in the water
- Took boats out of the water one more time
- Laughed at four silly dogs playing very nicely with each other
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