Friday night we opted to stay home and cook tacos! Since I had done the meal preparations, I was told not to touch a thing because I had lots of helpers cleaning up! Snapped a picture of them all in action!
Saturday was a beach day - we passed by the boat ramp and it was way busier than the day before! Something to keep in mind - boating/fishing on the weekends in the summer is a lot more crowded!
Brent dropped us off right in front and we carted our stuff to our spot. I love that we were showing off the RSA towel!
The boys were too funny. I do think they enjoyed fishing in the calm waters with their net the day before, but they repeatedly asked to go somewhere with "big waves"! They much prefer this side of the beach to swim and jump the waves!
That water was gorgeous and the perfect temperature!
We were hydrated and had reapplied sunscreen - touched base with Brent to pick us up in another 30-45 minutes. All good!
And then disaster struck! Brock came limping back to the chair (just as I opened my book to start reading, of course) complaining that something was stuck in his foot! After rinsing it off with some beer - hey, we only had so much water!! - I could tell there was a tiny piece of glass stuck in his toe.
I ran over to the lifeguard stand to see if he had any tools in his first aid kit. He was kind enough to stop by and offer some assistance, but could not get it out either.
Now we just wait for Brent to come pick us up. And next time, I will be putting tweezers in my beach bag! (It took me less than 2 minutes to get it out once we arrived back home)
After Brent came to rescue us from the beach, we needed ice - made our way over to his old stomping grounds!
Dinner that night was back at Morehead - Sanitary Fish Market! We walked a bit of the waterfront first and took some pictures.
Brent spotted a Wicked Tuna fishing vessel!
We were seated with a great view of the waterway and were intrigued watching the boats all lined up like this! They were taking turns waiting for a little "people ferry" to transfer the people off the big boats to the shore! We did not know why this was happening, but heard later at dinner this was the end of the 3-day "Big Rock Kids" total release tournament!
Walking the waterfront a bit more after dinner.
The 17 foot long Big Marlin bronze statue, erected in 2013, stands on its tail and is identical in scale to a world record size Marlin!
Back to the beach rental where Moose feasted on his own hamburger patty. One big spoiled pup!
This summer we decided to turn our typical beach week into a 4-night getaway, and honestly, it was the perfect amount of time to unwind and soak up some salt air energy! I personally preferred Atlantic Beach over Nags Head. That area of the Outer Banks was starting to feel a bit too Myrtle Beach to me. We will return to Beaufort very soon!
