The 11 " Adventures" of our 2015 Tybee Island week.......
1. Somehow Yang's suitcase did not make it in the van. Her suit case was in another room from the other's and DH assumed the girls had packed together. We ended up not figuring this out until around 10pm as everyone is trying to get ready for bed. So, off we go to Walmart. Luckily other family was coming down on Wednesday, so we only had to buy for a few days. 3 outfits, a nightgown, 1 swimsuit, and undergarments later, we chilled in the one open check out lane. All I can say is: Thank you Lord for your provision that was not a disaster, but funny story to tell in years to come. We thought that was enough adventure for a vacation but no... we had no clue what the Lord had in store for us.....
2. One day 2 of Vacation 6 adults and 2 kids get stuck in the condo elevator requiring the fire and police to come rescue us. Poor Hulk was left on the outside by his self for about 15 min. He's one cool kid. Ying had a panic attack during our ordeal, but the great guys from the Tybee Police and Fire Depts made it all better with a tour of the fire truck, and autographs from our heroes :)
3. Adventure 3---- No pictures of the Island Wide Blackout that occurred later that night. Apparently a branch fell on a line on Wilmington Island knocking out power to part of Wilmington Island and all of Whitmarsh and Tybee Islands. Oh how fragile is our modern life. The kids had a blast as we went for a walk and tons of people were out, a kind of island wide block party. Hey at least we weren;t in the elevator? right?????
4. Monsoon rains- The next night it rained so hard that some of the major streets were flooded to thigh high. Its not a rare occurrence on the island, but it sure impressed the kids. Especially when out cousins who had been trying to get off the island were turned around because the causeway was flooded and would take a few hours to recede between the tide and rain. We were snug and dry in our favorite restaurant.
5. Adventure - Wildlife Encounters- We found The Tybee Bunny just hanging out in the parking lot. Blue crab on the back river. Dolphins playing just off shore. Sea turtle nests along the beach.
6. After 5 wonderful calm surf days we got slammed with a red flag day. Kids couldn't go past ankles because the wide and tides were just too strong. The kids were very content to stay on shore and were kind of unsettled by people being in the water. I think it brought back memories from last years incident where they saw the life guards pull a man out and do CPR. The kids know the man did not make it, and this is the first rough day. But they handled it like champs.
7. We don't have a picture but the kids met a movie star. They had no idea who he was but my husband recognized him. We knew they were filming on the island that month so we figured we see something. Its not a very big island...lol
8. The kids earned their Junior Ranger badges for Ft. Pulaski. It was the only educational thing mom forced on them all week and they enjoyed it.
9. Getting 32 people together for pictures on the beach...lol... Our trips to Tybee are really family reunions. We average between 25-45 people each year ;) Some of use as 3rd cousins by marriage once removed but hey..... its all family...lol
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| Almost everyone...lol ( 4 generations) |
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| the younger group ( parts of the 3rd and 4th generations represented) |
11.... Last but not least... We arrived home to find the AC had broken while we were away...lol... So off to Grandma's house we went for a cool nights sleep. Luckily DH and BIL had it fixed by the next night....
And so goes the story of our vacation.Wonder what will happen next year?
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