Weekend Away

Last weekend we had the delightful opportunity of going to the beautiful and picturesque Washington coast with our good friends Steven and Dora Pyke. It was a spontaneous trip. One put together in a few hours in the middle of a beautiful Friday afternoon as we all dreamed of the clock striking 5:00. After some frantic packing and organizing amongst ourselves we piled in to our car and set off for Pacific Beach. What a glorious weekend it was, filled with long walks, clear skies, a balmy 65 degrees and no wind (pretty much unheard of for the Washington Coast). We soaked it up, knowing that this was probably the last time we would get away with such ease of spontaneity and with out thinking about our child.





The saga of the sea kelp and a man always ends in feats of whipping strength.










Dora and I reminisced of our child-hoods and the grand adventures beaches always held for us and our brother siblings. One such memory was the destruction of "sand cliffs." Technique: Stand slightly back from the sand precipice. Next stamp one foot firmly several times noting as a crack forms in the sands surface in front of your toes. Finally ooh and aah as you watch the resulting sand cliff fall in to the waiting stream below. (I think we could have done this for quite some time with out the fascination wearing off.)



Our car found a sweet parking spot on the beach...we later found the final touch to a perfect day- ice cream cones!







(Me at 36 weeks)