A DAY AT THE BEACH

Running our own campground does not often allow us much free time, especially not in the middle of the summer season.  So when a chance came along for us to get some time off, we jumped at it and took the day to drive to the beach with some of our kids.  Only our 3rd day off all summer long, we really enjoyed the feel of "getting away from it all" and wished that the day could have never ended.  We did not let the cool temperatures bother us and headed right for Domburg in Holland on the coast of the North Sea, gladly accepting the 5 hour round trip just so we could see some ocean waves, feel the sand beneath our feet, and relax under a blue sky and the warmth of a late summer sun.  And we enjoyed just walking along the little promenade that parallels the beach, after we had eaten at a lovely Italian restaurant in town.

I will let the pictures do all the talking, showing you what it looks like at our beaches.  

 This is a golf course right next to the beach.  So pretty!

Tide was in, and the waters were rather calm.

Due to the cooler temps, the long stretches of beach were not over crowded.

Wild flowers grow on the natural dunes.

We were blessed with a blue sky that day, not always the case along the shore here.

These dunes are higher then they seem in this photo.

Cody came along for the day too and enjoyed it immensely.  I was like a proud grandmother, enjoying the antics of her "grandchild", aiming my camera at him many more times then I did at the scenery around me.

He spent his day doing what all happy dogs enjoy doing....  sunning himself on the sand....

...digging holes in the sand....

...waiting for someone to throw a stick his way....

...licking unsuspecting feet when ever one got too close to him...

...ready to chase a seagull...

...finding driftwood sticks to chew on...

...chasing that same stick when it was thrown....

...bringing it back for yet another round of chasing...

...digging more holes in the sand...

...hanging out with the kids....

...watching how people dig holes...

...then giving it a try himself!!

I captured this little bird running along the water's edge right before we packed up and left for home, sorry to leave such a wonderful day behind us, but happy that we had the chance to go and have so much fun.

I will be anxious to return again soon!!!

p.s.  Some how I ended up with one picture twice of Cody digging holes instead of the two different ones that it was suppose to be.  Don't know how to edit it out now.  Sorry.