A Day at the Coast

A wonderful relaxing weekend - just what I needed. Will, Nick and I headed for the coast yesterday. Got out there just in time for lunch. Mo's was very crowded and Will decided we should experience something different. Nick and I were both a little concerned when he parked at the South Beach Fish Market. Its' bright multi-colored paint job and the crab cooking outside didn't exactly shout "fit for a princess". It didn't quite have the ambience of Mo's, but the food was excellent. I would eat there again, but it's definitely a place to leave the tiara in the vehicle.

Then we tried out Will's nice new binoculars and did a little bird watching at the bay. We watched this egret catch and eat several fish. There were enough binoculars to go around to all of us.
Then it was to the beach for some kite flying. I hoping to get in a nice beach walk too but the wind was to strong for me to enjoy much of that. Looking away from the ocean here the sky is blue.
But the other side was socked in with fog and clouds. The kite flying was entertaining. Quite action packed. The "Detonator" is a cool kite with dual controls.
I found myself a nice sheltered spot in the dunes and this was my view. It was amazing how warm it was there - the heat of the sun burned right through that fog. A Mennonite youth group poured onto the beach shortly after we got there. The boys played football and the girls waded in the water, soaking their long wet denim skirts. Brrr. Perhaps they felt a strong sense of the Lord's protection as they wondered through the danger zone where our kite was madly doing figure eights in the sky. They were obviously oblivious that they were in imminent peril of impalement should the high-speed kite suddenly come streaking to the ground. Which it did with regularity, fortunately never coming in contact with loitering youth. It eventually broke something loose, so we took it to the kite shop for repair. The nice man there fixed it and was very impressed with the fine job Will did of rewinding the kite string. I told him Will was also extremely talented at backing up enormous fifth wheels. Will threatened to send me to the car.

It was very windy here today so the men went to the school to fly it again. Apparently the "Detonator" is just not quite sturdy enough for McAnulty men and Oregon winds. It broke again. Maybe we'll have to go back and by the $300+ quad line "Revolution" that does all kinds of cool things. Then again, maybe not.