Beach Bums

We love the beach! Love them all! We will travel near. We will travel far. Here are a few pics from three recent beach trips.....three different beaches.

Virginia Beach is a convenient one hour drive from our home. It is not our favorite, a little too crowded for us, but great for a quick fix.

The Outer Banks of North Carolina. "OBX".  2 and 1/2 hours south. We love the shells, the surf, and the seafood. 

Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.  Worth every minute of the 8 hour drive. When it comes to beaches, Hilton Head is our one true love. We love the marina, the Low Country landscape, the warm water, the crabbing, the dolphins, the fireworks.....

a few more

These are a few more pictures I took with my "not as good as Afton's" camera.  Yes Chuck, when you read this, it IS a hint!!!

The first several shots are of the beach and boardwalk directly behind the shops, where  I easily kept myself entertained  while Afton and Andrew finished out their Friday afternoon of work.

This is the view from the street running along the marina in Marigot.

unloading at the outdoor market place

fresh mango.... the best!!!

The Church has it's own cute little building right in Phillipsburg.

Thank you so much to mom and Chuck for holding down the fort while I was gone! Poor Chuck got a little more than he bargained for!!!  

"between really happy and homesick"

  That is how Afton is describing her feelings this week.  I could not agree more!  This is the place I am finding myself lately.  Can you really be homesick when you are already home? I think so, when all of your kids are not there.

Afton and Andrew are spending the summer working in St Maartin, a small island in the Antilles-West Indies. Half the island is owned by the French, the other by the Dutch. Afton and Andrew are working and living on the Dutch side of the island.  They are managing two Del Sol t-shirt shops. It has been a great experience for them and an awesome way to spend the first four months of marriage!  I had the opportunity to go visit with them for a few days last week. It was so fun to see where they have been living and to see them enjoy the time there together.

hard at work   

The beach right behind their stores.  Rough job, huh???

The jungle

Andrew in the jungle, getting ready to play Tarzan

fresh spices

While Andrew was swinging in the treetops ,  Afton and I went shopping.  These are a few of    Afton's great shots. We ran  across a quaint fresh produce market in  Marigot, the capitol on the French side of the island.

the beautiful beach

I had time to go to church with them on Sunday before my flight home. These two nursery    leaders couldn't resist posing for a picture.