A little R&R on our Mini-Vacation

With gas and airline prices being what they are these days, our dreams of fun vacations to Baltimore and California to visit family have been put on the back burner. But I still wanted to have some sort of "vacation" that consisted of more than just a weekend. So we went up to the cabin on Wednesday evening after Ry got home from work and stayed thru Sunday evening. It was really fun, but I have to say there are a couple things I hated:

1. Deer Flies & Mosquitos (anything that bites). We got eaten alive. This is a picture of the deer fly that bit my wrist. It hurt so bad.


2. Cotton seed - the cotton trees have shed their fluff and it was everywhere. It was like Christmas in July. Unfortunately, there was so much of it blowing in the air that we couldn't just hang out on the deck, lounge in the hanging chairs, or play games on the lawn. Thus, we spent 4 days at the water just beaching it, taking walks, and playing at the park.

Of course, there was a bright side. The so called "public" access road that the cabin sits off of is no longer free. It now costs money to drive your vehicle onto the beach -FINALLY!!! It was still crowded but it definitely helped keep more people away. And the beach was finally being patrolled for tools who don't know how to follow the rules and who drive their 4-wheelers like morons.

But it was nice to be gone a little longer than usual. And as always, it's nice to be home.