Beach Vacation 2015

On Saturday, September 19, 2015, we left home (once again) for our favorite beach trip (to Xanadu II) in Cherry Grove Beach.

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On Sunday afternoon, we went to Ripley’s Aquarium.  We saw various stingrays, sharks, fish, and…

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Mermaids!

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(And toads)

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Nonni and Poppi joined us on Monday. They stayed through Wednesday.

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We had fun digging holes in the sand.

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But sometimes, it’s just nice to relax for a little bit.

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Kayli enjoyed swinging over the waves — with a little help.

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Here is a wide angle view of the ocean at our condo.

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Yep, we dug another hole – because that’s what you do at the beach.

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And another one…

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Time for some beach pictures.

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Got a good picture of Poppi and Nonni.

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While this was fun – we don’t recommend it. Sand gets everywhere…and is not quite as enjoyable while cleaning up.

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We saw another mermaid on Wednesday.

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We built a sand castle.

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Kayli missed Grandmama while she was gone.

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We played putt-putt on Wednesday.

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Back at the condo for a relaxing night.

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Our visits to Xanadu II are very enjoyable. But the rain ended our vacation a day early. We went shopping on Thursday because of the rain. And since Friday was also going to be rainy, we decided to go home a day early – on Friday.  As it turns out, Friday wasn’t too bad a day and we could have enjoyed some nice weather. But it was nice having all of Saturday to vacate our vacation. Until next year…

One thought on “Beach Vacation 2015

  1. What wonderful times and memories. None of you will ever forget what was experienced during that trip. Such blessings… Rita

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