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| First day OAFS Photo |
So for the third year in a row we spent a week at a lovely place on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay. As you might guess by the title, this year's trip is in the history books. It's over, we're back at our base in Maryland, contemplating a return to Little Rhody after Independence Day. While it's a big parade in the old home town, we've "been there, done that." The parade (America's Oldest) doesn't change much from year to year and once you've seen one, you've seen most of 'em.
Yes, there are new marching bands from one year to the next but hey, it's all the same to me. While it's a pretty big deal in town, it attracts thousands of tourists. It also attract lots of traffic, parking issues, and noise. In my dotage, I prefer a quiet 4th of July. As I can see the fireworks from my deck, I don't need to go into town to see those. Yes, I still enjoy a good simulation of cannon fire and the rocket's red glare, but I can sit at home, adult beverage in hand, and watch it in comfort.
The trip to the beach house was, again, spectacular. The weather, for the most part, was cooperative and the water was just right, not too warm, not too cool. We did get a couple of impressive storms, one of which my granddaughter and I watched come in from the west and provide some incredible lightning shows from well to the south and well up to the north. According to the radar the storm stretched from North Carolina up to Delaware.
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| The family surveying the aftermath ... OAFS Photo |
OAFS Video
Wind was gusting up to about 30 mph after the storm, a steady 20 mph in the video. It was pretty wild. The temperature stayed reasonable throughout.
Don't know if you can tell, but the beach is private. My grandson Roberto thinks the whole world lives this way. Why disillusion him now?
We even had a kayak this year, I talked to the maintenance guy, Carl, on Sunday last as we were loading up to leave, he said the kayaks blew ashore from further up the Bay from a rental place. There were four of them, three back in the dunes, one right on "our" beach. So we availed ourselves of that, grandkids loved it!
Carl did let the owner know where his kayaks were, seems the fellow hadn't found the time to come collect his property yet, he lost them over a month ago! Oh well ...
Anyhoo, the beach vacation is done, the Maryland vacation continues. I'll let juvat continue to regale you with his MoH series (which I'm enjoying) and I'll be back on board in a bit. We'll see. Being idle is a joy all to itself!
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| Last day OAFS Photo |
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| Until next year! OAFS Photo |
Ciao!
Ah.....beachfront........lots of water views.....a stand of pines.....gulls.......relaxxaaation Sarge..........:)
ReplyDeleteI call it paradise!
DeleteSarge,
ReplyDeleteGlad you had a good time. Now! Back to work!
Actually, I enjoyed it.
juvat
Not sure if I'm ready, or willing, to put my nose back to the grindstone.
DeleteSounds like you had a good time.
ReplyDeleteIt was incredible.
DeleteThanks for sharing the pictures, Sarge. They are beautiful. I confess the Eastern Coast is somewhere I have not been much at all; you make it seem lovely.
ReplyDeleteFor the most part it is lovely. Yes, there are parts which aren't nice (usually around big ports and cities) but there are still areas largely unspoiled. Virginia's Eastern Shore is one of those places.
DeleteLife is good!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy, and use your retired freedom to modify plans as the mood strikes.
JB
I drift with the tides and the winds. I think I've earned it. (Though I could be wrong ...)
DeleteI loved the movie of the stormy beach! We get the winds here too, but they churn up the waves and there's nothing for them to break against!
ReplyDeleteI miss a rocky coastline because the surf crashing on the granite gives constant entertainment. Of course, we have turtles here to watch lay their eggs and folks catching sharks and things and Space X - oh, the Space X!
A memorable and serious, joyful and giddy Independence Day to all who read here!
Fuzz, D4
The one thing I don't like about Florida is the unrelenting heat and humidity in the summer. Other than that, 'tis a lovely place!
DeleteFlorida usually has a bit of a breeze which tends to lower the "feels like" temp. Right now in College Station by the Sea it's 91 degreez with 52% humidity and no wind. Yes, it's a tad uncomfortable. But...I still like it better than DC.
Deletejuvat
I've spent considerable time in Florida on the Gulf side, don't recall any breezes which lessened the humidity. Maybe on the Atlantic, I wouldn't know.
DeleteThis time of year DC weather is hellish, literally.
When you finally got home, we're Messers Grub, Grub, and Burrows busy selling your home, and everything in it?
ReplyDeleteNot home yet. Little bastards are probably hard at work.
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