Surf, Sand and Seals

We had picked a beautiful place to spend a couple of days. I was very excited to spend some time by the beach. We lived on the Atlantic coast for seven years and, I’m pretty sure Aaron went to the beach once when we were house hunting and once when a friend came to visit us. I went to the beach most every day on my lunch break. On my days off, I would go as much as I could to enjoy the sun, sand and surf. Aaron preferred our pool and backyard. When Aaron suggested we take the bikes to the beach, I was thrilled. Of course, he was in it for the bike ride and I was in it for the beach.

Aaron seemed disappointed that the only wildlife we saw that day were seagulls and a crab. I wasn’t sure why. The next day he suggested we head down to the beach again. It all made sense when we got there and saw all the seals. I had never seen a seal outside of a zoo or aquarium. They reminded me of lazy dogs and cats. Most of them had just draped themselves over the rocks and slept. A few were swimming and, we did see a mom and her pup.

We really loved our time there with the surf, sun, seals and sand. After a few days of salt air, it was time to get moving south again. Our next stop was Hendy Woods State Park. We were going to be staying in the redwoods!