Today started with another beach run. This time, I went on my own. I passed a gator in a pond on the way...that is one way to increase my pace. :) It was definitely hot on the run, but I absolutely love running on the beach. Not sure I will be able to I go back to asphalt. Eleanor was still asleep when I returned, so Will and Ethan went with the Berkley's on a long bike ride. When little miss got up, we made some scrambled eggs and she watched some Disney while I did some vacuuming of the sand. When everyone came back, I packed lunch, and we loaded up to go to the beach. It can be a process. But I do like how so many people ride their cute bikes with baskets and take their beach stuff. We have a good system.
The kids continue to have an absolute blast at the beach. Eleanor is totally in love with the water and waves. She and Will spent at least a full hour in the water with Eleanor right away (resulting in some pink shoulders for Will...). The boys played in the water and also spent quite a bit of time building sand structures. There was also a lot of time spent on sand dollar hunting. They were everywhere in the water. Lisa has collected at least 11 of them and bleached some last night. They look great and will make a great ornament to put on the Christmas tree to remember the vacation.
We finally got the kids out of there by 3:30 or so and came home for baths/showers. Lisa's family made plans to have dinner at a burger place in Harbour Town with their friends from Wheaton. We were welcome to join them but opted out. 9 kids and 6 adults sounded a bit frightening to this small family. We debated between making fish here or going out for seafood. We ended up going out to a place Will had seen a write up for in the NYT. It was called Skull Creek Boathouse. It was out of Sea Pines and a little drive but ended up worthwhile. They do not take reservations, and it was jammed when we got there. Will could hardly get in the door to get our name in, and the wait was over an hour. There was a large outdoor space, though, with stuff for the kids to do, and a pier to walk out on. Will ended up going to the bar and asking about getting take out. The girl said she wasn't supposed to do take out orders when it is so crowded but Will charmed her, apparently, and they let us. It was awesome because there were picnic tables for people waiting for their tables. Tree here was an outdoor bar and beam bag games and - the kids' favorite - a giant connect four game. We played for a while and then Will came out with our meals. We ate al fresco. Perfect.
After dinner, we headed back into Sea Pines and into Harbour Town, where we met the Berkleys and Peppings (their friends...very nice people) for the Greg Russell show. He sings 5 nights a week under a big tree. The last two shows have been cancelled for rain. Tonight, he got out two songs before they had to shut down because a storm a coming in. What we saw of him was a lot of fun. He is a funny guy. Will is still laughing at some of his jokes. Hopefully, we will have one full show of Greg Russell before we leave, but I'm glad we at least saw part of his show. We ended up hitching a ride to our car from Lisa because Will had to park far away and take the trolley. We didn't want to wait for a trolley in the rain.
Tomorrow, we hope to get to the Salty Dog for lunch and to have the kids tie dye their own t-shirts. And, if the weather cooperates, we will hopefully take some nice family photos on the beach.
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