Days on the beach

One of my biggest concerns was sunburn. But, voila! A shade tent. It was our salvation from sunburn. The only drawback was that it blocked the wind as well as the sun. The humidity made it a little like a steam bath, the moisture trickling down your back and making it feel like you'd been in the water whether or not you had.

So, armed with our shade, we could play in the sand for hours at a time. The sand, which sticks to skin very well, does not stick to itself. Sand castles were disappointing. Luckily, though, we had a dump truck and a digger, with which we could play Truck Stuck. Truck Stuck is endlessly entertaining. You use the digger to bury the dump truck, and then you pull it out. Sounds great, huh?

Indeed.

By some cruel twist of fate, Nathan had to go more than a week without playing trains. And that was just too long. So he made his own. The shell he's holding above was his engine; he'd drive it around in the sand. The going was rough, since the engine had no wheels. But did that stop him? Oh, no. He's a determined train driver. It was a little hard when he wanted to make bridges in the sand for the train to drive under, but we managed.

Nathan wasn't the only one who had fun with the sand.

My favorite part? Our house was only about a hundred yards from the water. So it was easy to haul our stuff back and forth, and easy to go back for nap time.

And the sunsets. The sunsets were great.