No Wild Horses, but Incredible Sunset

I woke around 645am and quickly brushed my teeth then started some coffee. I sucked down a cup of coffee in a hurry then quickly dressed and left for a run at 722am. I ran south along the beach. They have mile markers located along the beach, our house located right at the 7 mile marker. I ran two miles south then two miles back. There were lots of folks out walking and running. I spotted numerous dolphins swimming just out beyond the breaking waves. They were big ones too.

After the run but before heading back to the house I took several minutes to meditate at the beach. That was really nice. I walked back to the beach house and immediately doused myself in the pool. Others were still sleeping but Darwin was up in short order. After some coffee we spent an hour or so trying to log onto the internet. Unfortunately, the homes network was secured, and we didn’t have the password, or so we thought. I tried all sorts of passwords but to no avail. Darwin eventually phoned the rental company for help. They gave us an incorrect password.

Later, they gave us an 800# to call for additional help. Darwin called it and left a VM. They called back after an hour or so sharing that the password was the home’s phone number. About the same time I found documentation in the home stating s much. Silly us! Once on the network I logged on my company’s intranet and downloaded monthly report data. To retrieve the report data I had to be on email too. Sifting through the many emails left my stomach a little upset. In a perfect world, I wouldn’t be thinking about work while on vacation.

We hung at the pool until lunch and then at the beach afterwards. It was really hot and sunny. We made plans for dinner,agreeing to grill burgers and dogs. Dinner was around 6pm. There were lots of sides too. After dinner and clean-up we decided to head north to Corolla proper where we drove out on the beach in search of the infamous wild horses. I had no idea what to expect, but opted not to drive the Pilot onto the beach, Instead, we all piled into the McVey’s Armada. Darwin’s done this several times past. We parked the Pilot and the McVey Camaro at the last parking lot prior to the each. They even have the beach fenced off heading further south, so the horses can’t wander north.

Darwin gave us a wild ride in the deep sand. Reminded me very much of driving crazy in deep snow. We never did find the horses but did park and get out ot take in the naked beach and lovely sunset. It was incredible. While I snapped photo after photo of the sunset, the kids played in the surf catching sand fleas. We had an incredible time. I’m guessing that we spent upwards of an hour on the beach before heading back to the lot and the other parked cars. Before heading back to our beach house we stopped for ice cream at town center. That was lovely too. Save for Jordan and Donnie, I bought everybody’s ice cream. Those two opted for yogurt instead. Spent $26 for two big bowls full. Yikes!

Back at the house all the kids got in the pool. We hung out until almost 11pm but then headed for bed. Mindy was in bed before anyone else.