Good Ole Holden Beach

We have returned from our vacation at Holden Beach, NC. And what a great time we had! Our home for the week was on the canal off the Intracoastal Waterway and was just a short walk to the beach. The cousins loved to swim, crab, fish and kayak in the canal each day. And how nice and convenient that the Heffron's boat was right there anytime we wanted to hop on for a cruise. We had also borrowed a wave runner that pulled the big tube...what a hit!


Besides going to the beach everyday, which is a treat in itself, we ate great foods, had fun drinks (Pina Colodas with whip cream, yummy) played games, did a puzzle, read, watched fireworks from our deck, went to the local water slide (-:, and had outdoor showers each afternoon (my favorite.) Oh yeah, and we did some talking and laughing too! My Mom's friend, George, hung with us most of the week. He lives in Charleston, SC and was the sailing instructor at the College of Charleston for many years. He's a great guy and makes Mom so happy!

Well, I wasn't going to mention our last evenings' events, but I can't resist. So all 12 of us hop on the boat to go for an early dinner at the Provision Company, a local restaurant on the water where you order your meal at the counter, grab a cold beer from the cooler, and sit outside to enjoy the view and some live music...perfect right?

During our visit; however, a drunk man came stumbling down to where we were tying off the boat, yelling/slurring at us because he did not want it anywhere near his boat. Ty and Chris got splattered upon from another drunk guy puking over the deck. Tyli had an enormous explosion all over me while we danced to the music of a Hawaiian man singing 'Browned Eyed Girl.' That same mad, drunk guy from earlier started taking pictures of our boat, just to try and scare us (BOO!) and the topper...As we were pulling out to leave, the U.S. Coast Guard decided to escort us the entire way back to our canal turn off, leaving us with a hefty fine for having too much weight on the boat...I knew I shouldn't have eaten that last crab cake!

All in all, we had a great week filled with lots of special memories. Thank you so much Mom, for a fabulous vacation at good ole Holden Beach! We love you and can't wait until next year!