Another hot day here and it was over 30 degrees. Where else to spend it but at the beach. This morning we decided to take a trolley tour through town. One can't just park anywhere here. I don't think there is too much street parking and there are too many people here to start with. We saw these open air trolleys (powered by gas) and thought that would be fun. What we did not know was that at the central station one could go south on a trolley and get off and then get on another (blue and beige one) and go north, far, far north.
So we all get on the first one and the tour is fun, about 20 minutes. WE and the little ones are unrestrained. There are no seat belts, baby seats or toddler seats. there are no windows and we are driving down the main drag with all the traffic with the brisk breeze in the heat. The kids love it and I am thinking, if a car were to hit us, we are missiles into the heavy traffic. We are not going fast but 35 miles an hour or 25 miles an hour, it was fast enough. It was fun. Then we get on the north trolley. This ride was no 20 minute route but almost an hour and some places we went by twice. We went along the ocean drive to a little beach town with a little beach that probably disappears at high tide. We went by a college and near the Amtrack station and back and forth to various spots. Every time we came to Highway 1 (the main drag) we thought the driver was to turn south and head back and every time he turned right and further north. It was hilarious. We were about to ask him if it was all going to end soon. By this time Cal was held by J and Avery was asleep on Ashley's lap. We were all tired of the trolley that just kept going and going and never coming back to the station. It was hot, we were done.
Finally hours later we are back to our car and somehow, the passenger door was wide open in the almost empty parking lot. Lucky for us. The van was open but fine. We loaded the kids up and headed home. The Neverending Trolley Ride is how we will remember this outing!
We had a delicious pizza for lunch at the vacation house and some quiet time and then we headed off to Moore Beach which we prefer. It is off Bourn Road and along Ocean Drive where I would buyu the beach house that is for sale when I win tonight's Powerball Lottery. I bought a ticket. It is a huge house and right on the beach.
From here we went back to Mike's Seafood for Haddock friend in a light batter and so tender. WE are loved it and Avery like it too. She did a good job of supper. By 7:45 pm we were home and tired and sweaty and covered in salt water and sunscreen a really good mess. I took a shower yesterday in the same shape and I finished the shower and I still have sunscreen crud between my fingers. The stuff just does not wash off, it is like paint. So it must do the job, no one has burned. Norm wears a hat at the beach and that goes with his long jeans and hikers. No beach fly is going to bite him.
So now with the kiddies all washed and fed and read to, they are sleeping and we are just chillin with some splash.
No birding today but I did see birds on the salt marshes we flew by on the Neverending Trolley.
So those were today's adventures.
Tomorrow is a birding day!!
So we all get on the first one and the tour is fun, about 20 minutes. WE and the little ones are unrestrained. There are no seat belts, baby seats or toddler seats. there are no windows and we are driving down the main drag with all the traffic with the brisk breeze in the heat. The kids love it and I am thinking, if a car were to hit us, we are missiles into the heavy traffic. We are not going fast but 35 miles an hour or 25 miles an hour, it was fast enough. It was fun. Then we get on the north trolley. This ride was no 20 minute route but almost an hour and some places we went by twice. We went along the ocean drive to a little beach town with a little beach that probably disappears at high tide. We went by a college and near the Amtrack station and back and forth to various spots. Every time we came to Highway 1 (the main drag) we thought the driver was to turn south and head back and every time he turned right and further north. It was hilarious. We were about to ask him if it was all going to end soon. By this time Cal was held by J and Avery was asleep on Ashley's lap. We were all tired of the trolley that just kept going and going and never coming back to the station. It was hot, we were done.
Finally hours later we are back to our car and somehow, the passenger door was wide open in the almost empty parking lot. Lucky for us. The van was open but fine. We loaded the kids up and headed home. The Neverending Trolley Ride is how we will remember this outing!
We had a delicious pizza for lunch at the vacation house and some quiet time and then we headed off to Moore Beach which we prefer. It is off Bourn Road and along Ocean Drive where I would buyu the beach house that is for sale when I win tonight's Powerball Lottery. I bought a ticket. It is a huge house and right on the beach.
From here we went back to Mike's Seafood for Haddock friend in a light batter and so tender. WE are loved it and Avery like it too. She did a good job of supper. By 7:45 pm we were home and tired and sweaty and covered in salt water and sunscreen a really good mess. I took a shower yesterday in the same shape and I finished the shower and I still have sunscreen crud between my fingers. The stuff just does not wash off, it is like paint. So it must do the job, no one has burned. Norm wears a hat at the beach and that goes with his long jeans and hikers. No beach fly is going to bite him.
So now with the kiddies all washed and fed and read to, they are sleeping and we are just chillin with some splash.
No birding today but I did see birds on the salt marshes we flew by on the Neverending Trolley.
So those were today's adventures.
Tomorrow is a birding day!!
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