Beach Fail
We have had a successful beach day, but it wasn't today! We brought all the arsenal. Three beach umbrellas, the cooler, a picnic lunch, chairs, boogie boards, towels and a multitude of smaller personal items. We trooped over the bridge in happy anticipation When we crossed the footbridge over the dunes, the winds were at 14 MPH and the waves were four feet high and coming in one after the other. The beach was peppered here and there with people but only one or two who braved the rough seas and went out for a swim. The winds made the boogie boards hard to control... The umbrellas were carefully set up, tee shirt rippling in the wind. It only lasted a few minutes before it turned inside out several times. It was quickly returned to the case and we decided to forgo the shade in favor of lunch. Sandwiches were hastily made and handed to those sheltering from the blowing sand .... Those who did not shelter under towe...