It was a breezy evening on the shore last night -- there were some good strong gusts coming in off Long Island Sound, and as a result there were actually WAVES. Not a common occurance on the CT shore, given that Long Island protects us from a lot of the wave-producing effects of the open ocean. It was the first time the kids had seen waves like this, and The Map Man (a surf lover) was more than happy to introduce them to the finer points of body surfing and wave riding.
J gets a turn at riding his boogie board on the waves. Both of the kids fell in love with it. I was grateful for The Map Man's presence, and the existance of float vests.... Zoo Boy swallowed more than a moutful of sea water, and J experimented heavily with throwing his boogie board into the surf to watch it washed back ashore further down the beach. He also discovered that if you throw it far enough (beyond where the waves break), it doesn't come back it, but starts to wash out to sea instead (until Daddy swims out to fetch it back).
After swimming and snacking, the kids have fun climbing all over the unoccupied lifeguard chair. Better than playground equiptment!
The Map Man, looking more like a weathered beach bum....
Sunset over Hammanasett beach. On our way out, we watched a gorgous coyote hunting in the salt marsh from our van. He actually got quite close to where we had pulled over to watch him. I took some photos, but they didn't come out -- my camera phone is not much good in low light, unfortunately. But it was the perfect end to a fun evening.
It was a breezy evening on the shore last night -- there were some good strong gusts coming in off Long Island Sound, and as a result there were actually WAVES. Not a common occurance on the CT shore, given that Long Island protects us from a lot of the wave-producing effects of the open ocean. It was the first time the kids had seen waves like this, and The Map Man (a surf lover) was more than happy to introduce them to the finer points of body surfing and wave riding.
J gets a turn at riding his boogie board on the waves. Both of the kids fell in love with it. I was grateful for The Map Man's presence, and the existance of float vests.... Zoo Boy swallowed more than a moutful of sea water, and J experimented heavily with throwing his boogie board into the surf to watch it washed back ashore further down the beach. He also discovered that if you throw it far enough (beyond where the waves break), it doesn't come back it, but starts to wash out to sea instead (until Daddy swims out to fetch it back).
After swimming and snacking, the kids have fun climbing all over the unoccupied lifeguard chair. Better than playground equiptment!
The Map Man, looking more like a weathered beach bum....
Sunset over Hammanasett beach. On our way out, we watched a gorgous coyote hunting in the salt marsh from our van. He actually got quite close to where we had pulled over to watch him. I took some photos, but they didn't come out -- my camera phone is not much good in low light, unfortunately. But it was the perfect end to a fun evening.
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