Saturday, March 21, 2009

Our Spring Break Vacation Part 1

We arrived at Sunset Beach, N.C. on Saturday afternoon and hit the beach right away. The day was sunny and warm, but the water was colder than we expected it would be. However, it didn't stop Kris, Alyson and Kourtney from wading in the water and adventuring into the waves. We were happy to return to the beach house that our friends so generously let us use for the week that way we could warm back up after the cool dip!









Another highlight of our vacation was visiting Brookgreen Gardens in Myrtle Beach, S.C. with Faye.



While at Brookgreen Gardens we took a boat through a canal and saw all kinds of wildlife including several alligators, and a lot of turtles and water fowel.


Click on the picture and you can get a better look at this guy!


We also watched a wildlife presentation. We saw a milk snake, an opossum and an owl.

We also walked through the Brookgreen Gardens Zoo and saw animals native to the area that had been rescued or relocated for safety puposes (the alligator!)

We spent the next day (Tuesday) soaking up the sun on the beach.




3 comments:

Mandy H said...

Great pics, looks like a fun trip. I cannot believe that you guys know my in-laws. I knew you were in Michigan, but Lansing! How funny. Small world.

Ted said...

Ah, sweet home NC. Glad you guys got to experience what I believe to be one of the most beautiful places on earth.

Mom and Dad said...

It's great you kids are able to enjoy the traveling and to such a beautiful place. You make memories come alive with the georgous pictures you take and share with all of us. It's almost like being there with you.
THANKS !!!

We Love you all,
Mom & Dad ... Nana & Papa