Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Trip to the Outer Banks

Last month we were fortunate to spend a week at Southern Shores, NC, with my parents. We stayed in a nice beach cottage only 500 feet from the ocean. The weather was nice and mild and the real tourist season hadn't begun yet, so we pretty much had the cul-de-sac to ourselves.

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We spent a lot of time on the beach playing in the sand and picking up sea shells.

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Ally built a sand castle.

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And doodled in the sand.

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Seems like we spent most of our time stooped over to look at something.



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We found sea shells.



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And little crabs.

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Oscar dug.


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The ocean was too cold for swimming, but we spent a lot of time playing in the surf.



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And when we weren't on the beach, we visited the NC Aquarium in Manteo.

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We got to know the locals.
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We played at the town park in Duck, NC.

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We played in the pool.

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Which was much, much colder than Steve let on in the previous picture.

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And Ally mastered the art of riding a scooter.

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Best. Trip. Ever!
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