Let it blow

Halfway through the night, the quiet rolling of the waves was marred by a rattling, whipping sound. The winds had picked up and the rain flap on our tent was trying to fly like a kite. Josh went out and took it off, but by that time the entire tent was vibrating with every gust. The kids slept fine and I slept fine once I could get the noise out of my head long enough to fall asleep, but we woke up to an entirely different beach.

Shocking, I was actually awake to see the sun rise.

sleepyheads

good morning sunshine!

The winds had blown down all the canopies and run off with one of my food bags, a beach ball, and probably a few other miscellaneous items we haven't discovered are missing yet. Since it was still blowing hard (enough for the sand to sting your legs, we packed up quickly to head home. 

The abbreviated pack out worked out well because we had a long drive home. It was a fast ending to a great trip!