I hope you guys enjoyed Julie’s guest posts as much as I did! Thank you again, Julie; and just so you know, you are welcome to write for me anytime you want! AND I agree with everyone’s comments that you should start a blog, too!
Bill and I have had a great few days here at the beach and we’ll be heading home tomorrow. Here’s a little recap of our last few days…
Bill and I drove to Kitty Hawk to run a few errands and decided to stop in Duck and go for a run on one of the paved trails that runs along the main road. Thank you Town of Duck for this water fountain! I had drained my water bottle in the first three miles, so it was a welcome sight!
Just for fun, Bill took a picture of me sprinting at 2 MPH! Look out Usain Bolt, I’m a real threat! Note to self; don’t allow pictures to be taken of me from behind…
Thursday afternoon and evening crazy storms came through the area and we were treated to some beautiful skies! Can you believe that I took this picture with my iPhone?
Cruisers Chuck and Kati were staying in a house a few miles south of us, so we planned our first ever Cruisers destination run on the Outer Banks! Chuck wanted to experience running on the beach, so they drove to our house and we went on a group-run. Their friends Gabe and Maria joined us, so we had “guest Cruisers on our destination run!”
It’s always a good thing to run along the shore the next morning after a storm because you usually find some cool treasures! We found this sand dollar and some sort of ray.
If this isn’t a ray, do you know what type of fish it is? You can see that he is pretty big based on Gabe’s running shoe above him…
I’m also pretty proud of this picture of a shell that I took just as the water was washing in around it! I think it’s my favorite beach picture…
Or maybe my favorite beach picture is this one… Chuck caught this cool silhouetted picture of me running.
Yesterday was Flag Day, so I spent some time trying to get a perfect flag picture to post. A few clouds and rain moved through all morning, and I got this really cool picture.
By afternoon it was gorgeous and I got this picture. Happy Flag Day, a day late!
Bill worked on one of the house projects that he needed to get done while at the house. While he worked on the steps, I helped napped.
We ended yesterday with another delicious dinner; this time with bourbon marinated salmon (from Harris Teeter), corn on the cob, and grilled veggies. The cocktail is a coconut rum and peach Fuze concoction that I made up. It’s kind of boring looking so I’ve got to come up with an interesting garnish… Any suggestions?
Oh, and those dumbbells that I was going to use… they are still safely tucked away in the closet!
Tomorrow I will announce the winner of my Born To Run giveaway! Stay tuned!
- Questions:
- Do you have any clue what that fish is that I’m calling a ray?
- What’s your favorite beach adventure?
- Do you have special plans for Father’s Day tomorrow?
Sounds like a great running vacay! I have no idea what that ray is!
I’ve never gotten the speed thing to register me! You go!
Bill actually caught me at 1 MPH also, which was funnier, but my butt looked even bigger in it! 🙂
Sounds like you guys are having a great time!!!!!!!!! I loved posting for you, thank you for the kind words 🙂
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Wow! You’re having a blast!
That sky is AMAZING…
You need to put a caption or quote on that picture of you and send it out… that could be the next awesome running photo to go viral! That photo is just perfect. At the very least you should frame it!! Glad you are having a great time, going running, and getting lots done!
Perhaps I should have a caption contest! 🙂
You SHOULD! If you’re wanting to build readership (or just wondering what we’d come up with) it’s a GREAT idea! You’re a smart cookie, Debbie!
Looks like you all had a great getaway!!! I love going to the beach, it is always so peaceful. No special plans for today. Just making homemade pizza today for my hubby, per his request 🙂
And if homemade pizza is what he wants, then that’s what he should get! I’m sure Z won’t mind! 🙂
Wow that picture of the sky is amazing! How cool to find that sand dollar on the beach. We used to swim out to the sand bar as kids when we were at the beach and we would usually find sand dollars out there. My mom didn’t like us going out so far, though.
I have no idea what that fish is! It looks like it’s shaped like a manta ray to me, but they’re huge aren’t they? It kind of looks like a skate. We used to see those when we would go kayaking in an inlet that led to the Chesapeake Bay. I’ve only ever seen them in the water, though, and you can’t see their heads.
Maybe it is a skate! I just looked up images of skates, and it looks more like them than rays. Thanks!
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