Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Carolina Beach

Arielle took this pic and Jim is holding up a crab claw? Her instructions?
Freeman Beach with Carolina Pier in background
Freeman Beach

Jim surfing very small waves at Carolina Bch


Love this shot. After all the sibling fighing this summer, its fun to catch them in moments like these. Arielle wanted to go play in the waves, but they were kinda big (for her) so her big brother offered to take her out & help her...ahhhh

Jim's having way more fun than Toby as he teaches Toby to surf

Unfortunately I didn't catch the best rides on film, but here Toby was just before he stood up

Perfect get away to Carolina Beach. Toby surfed his first wave! I mean, yah- he's played around on boards before, but this was a legitimate "stand up and ride all the way in" milestone for Tobes , and even more so for Jim :) Jim bought a board and was in heaven, he hasn't owned one in years. The first day we surfed at Carolina Beach, found a quiet spot with close, free parking. Carolina Beach is like going back in a time machine to 880 in the 60's (for those of you from Florida). Its amazing how quiet and not built up the beach and surrounding area is! Honestly I didn't expect to love the NC shore as much as I did. It was great! The 2nd day we checked out of the hotel, which means we couldn't leave Teddy in the room and we had to find a "dog friendly" beach. Not so easy to do in the peak summer months. We ended up at Freeman Beach which was pricey ($20 a day entrance fee) but very cool. You drive on the beach and it wasn't crowded at all. We did feel a bit like shark bait though, being some of the only people out in the water.

3 comments:

Erin said...

It's like you're on vacation! ;) When ya coming back? JK HAHAHAHA. Looks like fun . Reality has to be right around the corner right? When does school and work start? Have fun and stay safe! Love ya!

Unknown said...

So fun. Looks like all is well.

Jaime said...

Looks like you guys had a blast, glad you enjoyed it too! If only we could play around like this forever, Monday is going to come way too soon!