"Do We HAVE To Go Home....?"

We're home from the beach :)
Sadly we had to leave our sunny beach paradise and return home once again :( It was a perfect February camping retreat to Sekiu. Cold camper heated with a space heater,double sleeping bag and electric blanket (roughing it I know ha ha),an outhouse with a seat so COLD you want to ring out in song when you sit on it in the morning, a small crust of snow but yet nothing but sun and blue skies...it was beautiful. We walked a few of our favorite beaches for hours and hours.

Dale's Beach,Vista Beach,Slip Point,Sekiu Beach...the sun kept shining and we kept walking. We found a few very large agates,some sea glass and a few shells.

 I collected assorted drift wood  and unique rocks for future yard projects.

 I found 2 wood knots that look like mushrooms and will be so cute in my flower garden! Lloyd was so very kind and let me pick some PERFECT drift wood boards out of his "beach wood salvage" pile so Vern and I can finally complete our vision of barn wood or beach wood shelving for our kitchen! I have been searching all over for something half as good for months on craigslist! The boards are gray and weathered with slight warps,knots and holes..so cool! For now they will dry out and air out in the garage for a few days while we figure out what we want to use to mount them,then we will fill them with our antiques and trinkets....sound cute?

So back to our great weekend...Lloyd fed us a prime rib dinner fit for a king and queen the first night and home made prime rib stew the next,we felt spoiled...and stuffed! We were sad Barb had to work and couldn't join us but she was a trooper and joined us for a few beach walks during the weekend.We returned back to our camp in the evenings and played cards until Vern got tired of losing and Rummy HA HA! RIGHT VERN?! Love you he he
Maxine did great with her new harness and leash and she LOVED the beach!

She would dodge back and forth at the splashing tide while she ran and ran and ran her little heart out exploring every stick and pile of seaweed in her sight! One morning I had her tied up while I searched for drift wood and she began to dig like a little mad woman! It was hilarious,it looked like she was headed for China! She dug a ditch 6 inches deep and 8 inches long,too bad I didn't think to record it! :( Needless to say,both dogs slept the whole way home!

The above picture is Lake Ozette,it was a beautiful way to take the long way home.

6 loads of laundry,2 long hot showers,2 dog baths and a truck wash later...we're home sweet home :)