Only six days after school let out, we find ourselves taking our first road trip of the summer. We packed the people and the dog into the overloaded SUV and headed for the ocean for a couple of days of R&R. We had a fabulous time! The weather on the first day was horrible. But after one stormy day, the sunshine and warm weather returned and we all took full advantage.
Since I had never been up to the Westport lighthouse, Colin demanded that I accompany him & Matt on their adventure. We rode our bikes the quarter mile it takes to get there, and hiked up the 100+ steps to the top. Walking up wasn't a problem, it was coming down that sent me for a loop. I don't like heights when I'm on stairs, as it gives me the willy nillys. But, I tredged down very slowly working through being weak in the knees. I will say that it was worth the trouble. The view from a top is fantastic!
One of my favorite things to do at the beach is when all three of us play fetch with Lani in the waves. Colin will play his usual chase and run away from the waves, although in the summer he's more flexible with letting the waves get him. Matt will throw a tennis ball into the water and Lani will leap and bound with great abandon into the surf to bring the ball back to him. Sometimes I'll participate in these activities, however mostly I just love watch and treasure the moment. It also depends on how cold the water is.
There wasn't too much wind while the weather was nice. The boys were able to get the kites in the air at one point. The lack of wind made excellent conditions for having a campfire on the beach and roasting marshmallows to make s'mores, my second favorite thing to do. While we waited for the appropriate roasting coals to emerge, we were treated to the most beautiful sunset I've seen in Westport. I was completely mesmorized.
Other activities we did that rounded out a perfect summer retreat were swimming in the very nicely heated pool, my third favorite thing to do, and BBQ'ing on the deck. At the insistance of Colin, we went bowling and ate pizza at the local bowling alley. One day we had a lovely picnic lunch and afterward tried to build a replica of Windsor castle out of sand, which by the way, failed miserably. I guess we won't be entering in the next local sand castle competition anytime soon.
Matt took the opportunity to do his favorite new beach hobby - surfing. He tried to get Colin to come surf with him as he has done before, but Colin wasn't in the mood for squeezing into a wetsuit. Who could blame him! Hanging ten is not on my list of favorite things to do, so I more wisely chose to work on my scrapbook instead. With scrapbooking, I can enjoy the view and not worry too much about, well... injury or death.
All too soon our time at the beach had come to an end. We had such a nice time that I did not want to leave. Of course, I usually never want to leave the beach. This instance was worse than usual. Perhaps it is because I knew the summer break chaos that awaits me upon my return.
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