I think if Jeff and I could pick somewhere new to live (without having to work, of course), this might be our spot. Jeff and I got married here, on the beach in front of the hotel next door to the one we're staying in on this trip.
Side note: Jeff and I are both sad that we don't get to stay at our wedding hotel anymore. It's a mom-and-pop hotel that was built in the late 50s or early 60s. It's not fancy, but it's clean, and homey, and we loved it there. Well, it WAS clean and homey. The couple who ran it retired and let their daughters take over, and they haven't done the greatest job at running it. The lobby looks great because that's where the daughters stay all day. But the rooms have gone downhill.
The daughters decided to make a couple of rooms pet-friendly. But what they didn't do was keep the pet-room comforters separated from the regular-room comforters. So when I turned our covers down for the night, the back side of our comforter was covered in black and white dog hair. There were other problems, too, so we just decided to take our business to the hotel next door. As sad as it was to leave our other place, we've been very pleased with our decision. This is our fourth stay at this hotel, and we've been happy every time.
Anyway, this morning, as we ate our breakfast, we got to watch a pod of dolphins migrating south toward warmer waters. Then we went down and played in the sand and walked on the beach. Everybody stayed dry today, and I shot some video of Biscuit outrunning the waves. Unfortunately, I don't have my card reader with me, so the video will have to wait until I get home.
We came back to the room for lunch, then we headed out and did a little shopping, then drove over to a military fort and state park. We had another full day, and none of us wants to go home tomorrow.
Here are a few pictures from the day:
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| These dolphins were heading south toward warmer water (and plentiful food). We watched a pod of about 8 of them. They were very playful as they made their way past our hotel. |
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| One dolphin tail and one dolphin fin. |
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| Biscuit had lunch on the balcony. He got a HUGE hamburger for dinner last night and was perfectly happy when we told him that he didn't have to eat the whole thing. "You can bring the other half back to the hotel for lunch tomorrow, okay?" I said to him. "I CAN?!?" Biscuit said. He liked that idea a lot. |
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| Jeff and Biscuit walk into the fort. The fort is at the tip end of the island, so it's bordered by water on three sides. |
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| This was an active fort during the Civil War, then it was used for staging during World War II. |
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| I love the staircases that lead up to the top level of the fort. There are four of them. |
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| Biscuit mans one of the cannons on the top level of the fort. |
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| I know Biscuit was annoyed, but when we were on the top level, I made him hold hands with either Jeff or me. There are no guardrails, and that's a mighty far piece to fall. |
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| Biscuit was looking to see if there were any cannonballs in the cannon. Thankfully, there weren't. |
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| Visitors can read about the cormorants, then check out a fire engine and police car. |
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| This is the view of the channel that runs alongside the fort. Even though it's close to shore, the water is really deep. This area hosts some very large boats. |
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| Since you can only see sunsets here for a short time each year, I was hoping to get more pictures of them. It just didn't work out that we were at our hotel at the right time. This was just after the sun set this evening, and it was beautiful! |
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