Last weekend Janice invited me, my two little ones, and our niece Laney to go with her back to Long Beach, WA to play and see a sand castle building contest they had going on.
We took my brothers tent trailer, that Janice and Matt had also borrowed just the week before.
But unlike the previous week, this time we decided to take Janice's van so we would have more room and the kids could watch movies to help pass the time. Unfortunately when we went to hook-up we discovered that the electrical at the hitch was not compatible. When we ran down to the auto parts store and 3 different RV parts stores with no luck, we had to accept that they just didn't make what we wanted. The nice guy at the third RV place took pity on us and told me what I was going to need to make one. So with parts in hand, Janice and I sat down with the color code chart and the wires and went for it.
Aaand....... Success! Oh yeah, we've got skills.
And our happy crew was ready to hit the road and eventually the beach.
7 1/2 hrs., and a whole lot of traffic latter, we hit town, dropped off and set up camp
AND THEN HIT THE BEACH!
That evening we decided to do it up right and build a fire where we roasted hot dogs and toasted marshmallows
The next morning we set out for a long day at the beach and messing around town-
but we did it in style!
SAND CASTLE BUILDING:
Down on the beach they had areas cordoned off for professional, intermediate, beginner, family, and children's teams to do their stuff.
The early stages
After seeing all the work in progress down on the beach, we headed into downtown for a look around. In the town square they had these sand sculptures that had been done by professionals.
Then on to the good stuff.
(The redheaded mermaid seems to have a little head/body proportion issue.)
(What would a trip to Long Beach be without a visit to Marsh's Museum and a little quality time with "Jake" the alligator man)
Then it was time to head back to the beach to see the final sculptures before the tide washed them away.
The tide was coming in fast and we just about missed getting back in time to get some pictures.
To end our day we climbed into the van and took a short drive down to Astoria, Oregon. Just so we could say we did.
Finally it was time to head home- but we weren't too happy about it :-)
3 comments:
Wow, those sand sculptures are amazing. It looks like such a fun day. I love the mermaid. The hair is just the perfect color, just the wrong size. It made me laugh.
That is so awesome! I love those sculptures. They must have a special way of making them stay up. Believe me, I've tried:) And can I just say how impressed I am about the trailer hook ups. You Dickson women are impressive!
You guys always know how to have a good time and let nothing stop you. Way to go!
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