Greg went to work on both Monday and Tuesday. The kids and I explored during the day - right outside of our hotel! The low tide was crazy...this was the ocean last night! We were out in the tide pools for hours!
The first thing we found were these little crabs...they were everywhere!
They were even making homes in the shells we found.
We found sand dollars too.
The ground had some really cool designs on it from the waves.
The view looking back at the hotel.
Zach loved the crabs...here's a great close up!
We found bigger crabs too!
It took a while, but we finally made it all the way out to the water. It was really fun.
Headed back...
We found jellyfish...
We aren't sure exactly what was happening here or what the plants were attached to, but it sure was fun finding them and exploring!
We came back and had a yummy lunch and watched the tide come back in.
Before long, the water was back and so was Greg!
We went to meet up with the Karpowitz family to a place called...can you guess? Yep, Goats on the Roof! It's a pretty fun idea and it definitely makes you want to see it and shop there!
There is a really cute shopping village with a couple of restaurants. We headed to an Italian place that was recommended to Greg.
The views were fantastic...as was the food and the company.
Ava braved a really close, close up on the way out!
Next, we headed to the house where the Karpowitz's were staying. There were a lot of deer around and another amazing sunset.
I loved this plant too...it looked like something that would grow in a dessert, but then had super bright, deep pink flowers on sage colored stems. It was really pretty.
It was our last night with the Karpowitz's after almost 2 weeks of being together. So, we finally broke out the Dude! A game of charades that we brought on the trip to play with them! He was a hit!
It's your basic game of charades...kind of. Just add in a buddy who happens to be a blow up doll and let the laughter begin! It was the perfect way to end the vacation with our families. I love Christina and Cam and was so happy to meet their kids and have our families blend together for a couple of weeks. It is time that I treasure.
The next day, we went back to the Goats on the Roof area and hit the donut shop that was closed the day before. It's almost hard to see it, but it's the building with the steep roof right behind the kids. It's such a cute place.
We also stopped in and had some tacos for lunch!
One last good-bye to the goats and we were off!
We boarded the ferry and made our way back to Vancouver. We had a couple of hours when we got there and actually found a mall with a restaurant that Greg wanted to go back to (from when he was there years ago). We had crepes for dinner and made our way to the airport. Greg actually dropped the kids and me off and we took the red-eye home while he stayed so he could do some more visits the next day.
It was a wonderful opportunity to get to spend 2 straight weeks on vacation and to get to see so many beautiful places and experience so many great things. I am so, so grateful we could do it. After a crazy May, it was a special way to unwind, reset with the family and start our summer!
