Every year we rent a house, we figure out what works for us and what doesn't. Even though I'd say this house wasn't the prettiest we've rented, it really fit the bill for the things we were looking for! Three bedrooms with ceiling fans, fenced in backyard with outdoor shower, great location close to Dowdy Park, wide driveway off quiet road for the boat, and a good living area layout.
After driving in and getting everything unloaded, our go-to dinner is pizza for the first night. Kade was a little dehydrated, so Brent knew exactly how to get him to drink more - make it a competition! He bet him he couldn't drink the entire water bottle without stopping. And Kade did it - every last drop.
Look at that view from our backyard!
Brent talked Brock into going on a little run with him on our first full day. While they ran - Kade and I walked to the park.
Our beach trips are special because every member of the family gets to go - even Moose - so naturally we find beach rentals that are dog-friendly. Now we don't let Moose on our furniture at home, but there's many rugs and dog beds for him to cuddle up on.... wasn't so in this house and he just wasn't enjoying the towel I put on the floor. We spoiled him and let him up on only this red chaise (according to the visitor log, it seemed it was the favorite spot for many other pooches!). He was so polite and "asked" every time to get back on by laying his head on the chaise.
That first day the ocean was a little rough. No swimming, but we at least had to go see it! The boys and I took a nice walk down the beach and of course they had to get their feet in it!
Back to the house for ice cream! Are you begging Moose?
The next day the water calmed down enough for us to have our beach day!
The water was actually a little cool - technically the whole week was a little cool compared to how it had been and it would be the following week - high of only 74 that day! Kade got out of the water for snack and started shivering - even with two towels wrapped around him. We cut our beach day a little short.
All in a line!
Brent followed the boats a little more south than the last time he and Kade went out and caught yellowfin.
We all had jobs on the boat! Well.... some of us....
The water was ridiculously calm. It was so beautiful and eerie - knowing we were 45-48 miles off shore and anywhere from 200 to 1,000 feet of water below us - who knows what animals were lurking around!
Brent came up to the front of the boat to watch all the action on the surface. I asked Kade to be our cameraman.
This was a hammerhead shark - my favorite! A solid 8 foot hammerhead shark - I was so excited to see one in the ocean!
It slunk a bit more in the water as we passed by it, but we could clearly see his very cool shaped head.
We were out there to fish, however. Alas, no fish today. Brent thinks that we picked too good of a day to go fishing - the fish were all relaxed because there was no movement in the water/wind. The next day was forecasted to be just as calm in the morning, but progressively more windy with waves as the day went along. We were afraid it would get too rough too fast for the boys. Alas, we heard the fish went back to biting.
Oh well - it was still a really good day on the water. It didn't take us long at all to return to the marina - Brent switched on the auto pilot and headed in at 28 mph.
We walked to Lucky 12 Tavern for an early dinner and we all went to bed early that night!
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