Tuesday, March 17, 2009

We Never Want our Vacaton to End!

Our 1st real day of vacation started out freakishly early. Dean went out at 7:30 to get me a coffee and as soon as he left Torrey got up. Good thing ... because we were up so early, we got to see dolphins swimming along the shore. We were telling Dean about our sighting and he looked out and said "Oh, there they are" ... and there was another group of dolphins. We tried to get pictures, but they weren't the best. But, we thought you would like to see the view that we are enjoying ...paradise ... pure and simple. We enjoyed spending time on the balcony watching the beach and the water. So relaxing!
The sand on the beach is the softest I have ever felt. It was cold, so Torrey said it felt a little like snow. She enjoyed playing and digging in the sand.
Our girl down by the water ... she is definitely a beach girl!
The water was cold ... but, that didn't stop Torrey from making the attempt to go all the way under the water. She got close! We all enjoyed our time at the beach. We especially enjoyed watching the kids using their "skim" boards ... they throw them into the water at the edge and ride them like surf boards. Our favorite part was when a dad gave it a whirl and ended up doing a face plant ... note to self, skim boards are for kids!
We found the neatest restaurant for dinner. Everything tasted like chicken. It had a french name ... Chic-fil-a ... HA!
Torrey and I went down for one more visit to the beach before watching American Idol. Tomorrow we will be going to Panama City so Torrey can swim with the dolphins. Can't wait!

3 comments:

Al & Judy Melton said...

You have all earned the vacation ... enjoy every minute of it! Maybe we can sneak in a beach day in Tampa soon! Love ya, dad

Laurie said...

Torrey, I'm so jealous. I've always wanted to swim with the dolphins

Steve said...

Tracy, skim boards can be done by adults too, they just have to be cool like you! I am sure that you can do it! (Dean, take pictures!!!)