This was supposed to be the end of a road trip birthday for this little man. We found a tiny deli, about the size of my living room, in a fishing village. We got hot chocolate with lots of marshmallows to warm up and homemade rocky road brownies and raced back to eat in the car which was a whole lot warmer than the street.
And then we decided to make one more stop to see if we could get Colin closer to the ocean before he leaves. Good call. It was nearly dark when he flew down the boardwalk at Wells Next the Sea and you could just barely make them out. There they were though….
Out on that sandbar were several of the local grey seals. Sadly there was only the nifty fifty on the camera but you can see the dark outlines dotting the sand in the distance. Can't say that everyday.
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Beautiful. I’m glad Colin got to the ocean.
Pressing the “like” button. A glimpse of the ocean is like finally getting to the window when you forgot there were such a thing as winddows (from a VA born girl, long landlocked, anyway…) Sounds like a wonderful birthday outing all around! Such a handsome guy!
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