Last month we had Hurricane Ian which changed course and strengthened to a Cat 4. We put down all the shutters, cars in the garage, bikes in the shed etc... This time the kids are off school, there is a king tide, and we didn't do any prep. DST recently ended so I'm up at 6am in the dark and the wind sounds loud. I wish I could see the trees thrashing in the 30mph wind, but also I'm glad I can't see.
On Saturday we drove down to Washington Oaks to enjoy the rocks. It was closed but another beach just south was open. There was a newly created dune out of orange construction dirt/sand. There were big batches of seafoam that the kids enjoyed playing in and with. I suspect the foam was caused by whatever was making the new dune so orange. LP had been disappointed that she would miss a livestream boadcast by going to the beach, but we insisted and she had a good time.
On our way back we stopped at River to Sea. The long boardwalk was mostly closed off because the sand was washed away 2 feet below the stairs revealing huge coquina boulders. B had stepped in fire ants at the previous beach so we didn't pursue playing, just the sight.
On Monday M and I went to Vilano and the rocks there are submersed in 3 feet of sand. Just the pointy tops sick out. This picture from 2015 shows what the rocks usually look like.
In other news, I was in charge of treats for FHE and assembled mini smore kits for the children. I even let them toast them over candles, a rare play with fire inside moment for them.
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