Back from the Cape !!!!!!

I was just, and I swear, getting ready to hit the new thread button to ask you and ktschris..to hurry up and get those trip reports done!!! Glad you had a good time and a safe trip. The pictures are beautiful. Looking forward to a trip report!!! Welcome back.

Beautiful! Can't wait to hear a full report...glad you are home SAFE!

hey! i know exactly where that is! cool! not that far from my fav place! nice looking beach (and nice sand fencing)

I :wub: the Cape. One spontaneous trip down there in 2002 is what opened my eyes to the beauty of the Gulf coast in general, and what ultimately led me to SoWal. Did you get to walk all the way past civilization to the very tip, where all the birds and shells are? Magic, mystic place over there.

It?s hard for me to believe a week ago I was sitting in a chair, gazing at the water, giving myself a poor women?s pedicure by rubbing my feet back in forth in the sand! What a way to spend a week!! The houses were large and gorgeous. We all had pools and hot tubs right on the beach ? with incredible views, as you can see from Seagrovelovers pics. The Cape was beautiful. We got in Sunday afternoon and hit the beach right away. I couldn?t get over how many shells there were. The kids had a blast. We had a somewhat smaller group this year (4 houses) and had the beach to ourselves. It was wonderful. The water was still a little murky from the TS a week before, but by Tuesday, it cleared up. And by Thursday all the shells were gone. Tuesday night was awesome. Gene Mitchell (?) came down to play at our private party on the beach ? lot?s of drink and dancing. At night the stars were so intense, it looked like a painting. We could not have asked for better weather, only one little ?shower? on Saturday that lasted about an hour. I had a blast. Only 2 small complaints. First of all ? not one store carried frozen lemonade, which is a KEY ingredient in Gin Buckets, my new drink of choice. But with a little improvising we over came that problem, all was good again. The second one is a biggie ? Wednesday night the mosquitoes came. I have never seen anything like it! At first we tried to ignore them, but you can?t. By Thursday night, we were prisoners in the houses! You literally could not sit out at night. Friday night was worse than Thursday, but by Saturday (strong breeze, cooler evening) they were better. LOL Our car got filled with them when we were packing up Sat. night ? my son was still swatting at them when we crossed into Kentucky!

The boys (and a few of the girls) went deep sea fishing on Thursday and brought back a TON of fish, we had a huge fish fry on Friday and still everyone got to bring home bags of it!

I don?t know about any of the local restaurants or shops, the only place I made it was to the Trading Post for yet more gin and a pair of ?crocks? for my daughter ? the extent of my souvenir shopping 🙂

My camera was acting up ? battery wouldn?t hold a charge and I think my husband filled our memory stick the night of the beach party ? so I don?t know about my pics yet, haven?t had a chance to look. I know there are a ton of them out there though, so I will post when I get them.

Sure wish I was back there now ? with out the skeeters of course! 😱

heh heh - i told you about the skeeters being as big as suvs when the wind drops!

Good report, ktschris. The place looks extremely nice. I'm glad you had a good time. I'm also glad you didn't listen to the ballgame one night. Whoa, 20-6. :bang: I thought of you immediately.

Sounds wonderful! Glad you had funn! Great report! :clap_1:

Good report, ktschris. The place looks extremely nice. I'm glad you had a good time. I'm also glad you didn't listen to the ballgame one night. Whoa, 20-6. :bang: I thought of you immediately.

If listening to it would have been bad, can you imagine sitting in your $200 seat and drinking your $12 beer and having to watch it in person?

If listening to it would have been bad, can you imagine sitting in your $200 seat and drinking your $12 beer and having to watch it in person?

:lolabove: Good thing beers at Busch are only $8.50 - those wash down better!! I once asked a couple to go to the game with us, the husband response was...Why don't you just come over, I can charge you $9 for every beer AND when you have to go to the bathroom, I won't let you for 20 minutes...it will be just like being there.

heh heh - i told you about the skeeters being as big as suvs when the wind drops!

Yes, you did and I think I had a smart a@@ comeback. I will never doubt you again!! 😱

:lolabove: Good thing beers at Busch are only $8.50 - those wash down better!! I once asked a couple to go to the game with us, the husband response was...Why don't you just come over, I can charge you $9 for every beer AND when you have to go to the bathroom, I won't let you for 20 minutes...it will be just like being there.

:rolling: :rolling: :rolling:

And will he charge you $20 to park in his driveway?

If listening to it would have been bad, can you imagine sitting in your $200 seat and drinking your $12 beer and having to watch it in person?

Good point. I am always amazed how people can afford to get drunk at the ballpark.😱

Gene Mitchell party on the beach and a few others........ :cool:

Wow!!!! Great pics and beach blog! I loved hearing about rubbing your feet in the sand...I could almost feel it myself!!! Welcome back!

:clap_1: I can see my chair!!!! Oh, how I miss my chair!!
Those are great kel, I need to stop by and see them all.

I forgot about all the dolphins!!! We would see 10 or 12 a day! It was awsome. And I saw a huge sting ray...just in time!

Who is Gene Mitchell and why is he playing right there in front of your house?

Your trip sounds wonderful! Having sandy toes is one of favorite things

:clap_1: I can see my chair!!!! Oh, how I miss my chair!!
Those are great kel, I need to stop by and see them all.

I forgot about all the dolphins!!! We would see 10 or 12 a day! It was awsome. And I saw a huge sting ray...just in time!

You also got bit on the titty by a jelly :lol:

That's right I did! :lolabove: Wonder how I forgot that!

:rofl: and NO RiverOtter...before you even ask...I don't have pics 😀

Who is Gene Mitchell and why is he playing right there in front of your house?

we hired him to play for our beach party. Many years ago we ran into him at Pandoras in Grayton, our kids were little and they loved the "Big Coconut" song......make a long story short...we ate there every year, last year I asked him if he would do a private party in Seagrove, he did, he had a blast....I asked him if he would travel to the Cape....he said yes.....we all pitch in money and there you have it !!!!!! PARTY !!!!!!!!


Sometimes other people sing.......we have funn at all ages !!!!!

Now that sounds like funn. :clap_1: When is it you all are going again. :lolabove: You may have a bunch of SoWallers hanging around.