NC Fun

No running yesterday, as we were up and in the road well before dawn, headed to Boston so Sam and I could catch a plane to NC. It is warm and sunny here and as usual, I love all the color and flowers and birds.

We stopped at Pullen Park for Sam to ride the train, the carousel and the boats, then went for a short swim in the pool before dinner. We were both exhausted from the travel and from our weekend of camping, but it was a great start to the rest of our vacation week! We love visiting Neenie and Pippi!

On the train

Happy travelers

On the carousel

Carousel ride with Pippi

Sam loves the boat ride!

Ginger lily - smells so beautiful!

Purple asters (photo by Sam)

Gecko!

Oh hi there!

We all slept in this morning. It is dark here until 7:00ish, so I didn't get out to run until around 7:30. I ran the cart paths from the house, thinking I had an hour to run the 6+ miles before a tournament started. Tried to make it a "speed" run. Ha. I am damn slow. Anyway, managed to keep the pace between 8:00 and 8:30 per mile (50:46 for 6.16 miles). Fairly cool with a nice breeze, so not too bad of a morning to be out running. Saw a lot of bluebirds, a goldfinch, one Great Egret, one Great Blue Heron and one little turtle out sunning himself in one of the ponds. 

A bit later in the morning, we headed to Wrightsville Beach. The sun was warm and the waves were crashing. We had a fun time playing in the water, walking the beach and collecting shells. After the beach, we stopped for a yummy ice cream at Boombalati's before heading home. A fun day!

Digging in the sand

Being goofy

Collecting shells

In the waves

Pelicans

Cute little dowitchers at the water's edge