Monday, September 8, 2014

Weekend Wanderings!


After Friday's paddle, I crashed, that was a bit too much with the sun and paddling against the winds so we decided to do something fun without over doing it. 

Since we never get to the beach during the summer, except in our boats, we decided to go to the ocean and play in the waves. This beach is in Point Judith and the nice thing about it is, it is shallow, so you can walk out and play in the waves without dropping off.

The air was cooler at the ocean but the water was warm.



Going out to play in the waves.



Sunday I was still tired so I decided it was a good day to go to Mystic Aquarium. I haven't been since the kids were little and they had a lot of new things since we were there. We got a senior membership, so for the cost of two visits, we can go anytime for a year and bring Nick along for free, so looking forward to taking him.

They had a lot of beautiful sea displays inside, but it is hard to get good shots through dirty, scratched glass;) I think Jelly Fish are beautiful as long as they are not swimming in the ocean with me.



Not sure what these guys were, but they just looked funny and just sat in their little crate house.



Rock Fish hides with his surroundings. I was taking a photo and Bill was asking, where is it, lol.



I took a lot of photos but most were blurry or washed out from the sun, so next time I will try and go during a cloudy day or later during the day. I did take some video of the beluga whales, they put on a show for me and even made whale cries, but I cannot remember how to convert it for iTunes.

A new exhibit is the Titanic exhibit. There are a lot of fun interactive areas to enjoy and inside some of the rooms, you really feel like you are down in the deeps. Bill and I had fun being goofy on the bow of the titanic, but I forgot she was leaning forward, and posed wrong;)



To end the day, we went to another ocean beach. It was a beautiful day to go and not too crowded. This is East Beach in Charlestown, RI.



This beach was cold and deep, so I decided to sit in my chair and enjoy the views, perfect way to end the day. Now it is time for me to get back to a routine. Today I spent half the day cooking up things from the garden and the other half cleaning, so time for me to relax for the night and tomorrow I can get back to my sewing projects.

Speaking of sewing, I found a wonderful tutorial today. If you would like to make a fun and beautiful halloween bag, check out Christina's tote tutorial at Sometimes Crafter.







6 comments:

  1. Sounds like a wonderful day! My kind of getaway! Glad you enjoyed yourself! Cheers!

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  2. OMG, wish I had your energy. Actually at one time I did when I ran road races, did free weights and worked full time. But now at 72 I get enough exercise cutting grass, pulling weeds, walking Ben and other chores a few times a day. But do enjoy my nature which surrounds me daily.

    Saundra

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  3. These are some great pics! Beautiful day! Love the museum displays!

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  4. What fun! I would love to go to that aquarium...it looks amazing! Hugs, Diane

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  5. Oh, that water doesn't look warm.
    Fun photos from the aquarium.

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