Well, we started off our day, today, August....ummm.....Tuesday, August 16 hunting for breakfast. Yes, apparently that's what you have to do in Birch Bay on a Tuesday, even in the middle of the summer. One might think that many places would be open for breakfast. But, no. We asked at a restaurant last night where a good breakfast place would be (we aren't eating out that much, just happened to be two meals in a row.) Thunderbird Cafe, right down there past the intersection. We rode our bikes down last night around 7 and it was dead. Apparently, they don't serve dinner. So, we set off on our bikes this morning around 9. We headed north to the Thunderbird, but it was still dead. We see no hours, nor people. We give up on that place. We turn around and head south to the little place by the C Shop (our fave ice cream stop.) Choices, choices...hmmmmm....breakfast sandwich or breakfast burrito? AND they are both pretty much microwaved breakfasts...not out of the freezer, but still. Burritos for us, and they weren't bad.
We continued south after breakfast to find the State Park. We head along the water, then I spot a sign that says, State park 1 mile, take a left; even though the road we're on continues right along the water. So we take a left and head up a quick but steep hill (I'm pulling Kian), along a country road with no shoulder and rough pavement for what seems like a few miles, at least! We finally find the State Park and head in. Through the woods we go, coming out on a familiar looking road right down by the water. Huh....we coulda gone that way, avoided the big hill, and gone probably a little less far. Oh well, it was good for us!
We meander back (and by meander, I mean, weave back and forth across the road-it was very quiet and I was having fun looking at the water, the beach houses, etc.) Jeff makes fun of me, but I love it! We stop to talk to a sweet older lady trying to sell her boat. Take it she's a widow, very sweet, no idea what to ask for it. Jeff gives her a little advice, she admires Kian (who doesn't!), and off we go again!
Kian goes down for a record setting nap of 15 minutes, lunch, and then we're off to the beach to hunt for out dinner! A fellow condo0-dweller recognizes us and sees us digging stupidly in the sand for clams that break apart even with Jeff's hands. They tell us to move south a few hundred yards to the rocks...those manillas just fall into your hands. JACKPOT! A minute later, we find gold. Kian's happy sitting on a bed of seaweed, sucking on rocks and clamshells while we are breaking our backs digging for tomorrow night's dinner! But, alas, an hour later we both have our limits! We trudge back to the condo for Kian's LONGEST record breaking nap (sea air is the ticket, I think!) of a little over an hour, then we're off to the pool!
My darling husband doesn't love the water, but to appease his sweet wife and play with his adorable son, he joins us and I am so happy! I love our little family playing in the pool and soaking in the hot tub.
Oh yeah, during Kian's shortest nap, mommy managed to bake a new recipe of pecan brownies (I threw some choc. chips in them too) with a peanut buttery goo on top! They are DELISH! I shared some with the front desk and maintenance, and a co-op family also staying here...they like me now! LOL!
We are gonna be sore tomorrow....
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