Mission: Boat

Shayna and I went to Beach Haven, LBI (Long Beach Island), NJ on Sunday-Monday to go to our boat, Carpe Diem, and get our stuff from it. We are getting rid of it so this is the last we will see it (LONG story- myriad of reasons why from cost to too small for 4). Since it is dry docked, that is not in the water, we had to literally climb up into the boat from the back. Luckily, the swim platform has a ladder that hangs. For me it was harder but for Shayna, little miss climber, it was no big deal!! Since its such a far ride we stayed over Sunday night and Shayna missed school Monday (this was the only time that was free with no rehersals etc. and I would rather her miss school then acting class and saturdays rehersal, plus no SIP monday and she has off tuesday so it worked out).

By the time we were done going through what stuff we could find, putting it into bags, and then getting the bags off the boat, it was dark - BUT the boat happened to be dry docked with the back RIGHT on the bay facing the marina we used to stay at and we got to watch a gorgeous sunset on the bay as we worked.

Here is Shayna waving farewell to our old friend, the boat: Bayliner 30' cabin cruiser OKA Carpe Diem:

I had never been to the beach in November...it was SOOOOO peaceful and quiet!! We got a hotel room right on the ocean- 3rd floor- and left the balcony door open a bit so we could sleep listening to the ocean surf. aaaaah. AND I somehow woke up (god knows how?) to see the sunrise from our balcony (gorgeous), although I only stayed up for maybe 5 minutes and then went back to sleep. Today (monday) it was nice enough to spend a bit of time on the beach-we knew it would be mid 60s so had our chairs and beach flip flops. THIS IS MY HEAVEN. I love the beach. Shayna of course had to dig a big hole!