Another Beach Vacation

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June 21, 2007 at 12:54 am #23739

MrOats
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Now that Heather and Ryan are back from their Beach Vacations, that makes it perfectly fine for me to go on a Beach Vacation now, right? :p

I’ll be gone from June 23rd-30th, at Long Beach Island, NJ. I will not have access to the internet during that whole time frame, but I’m sure Lucifina, Sami, and everyone else has got CC covered. 😉

I’ll post some photos on Flickr when I get the film (yes, film, I still don’t have a digital camera…) developed, if anyone is interested.

June 21, 2007 at 3:25 am #147359

PolarBearNPR
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Andrew – have a wonderful time! And you must post pics! We used to dig with really big clamshells when we were in Wildwood . . . are they on the beach you go to as well or do you have to resort to the plastic shovels or scoopy things like we do in South Carolina?

I just love digging and sculpting at the beach!

June 21, 2007 at 3:56 am #147353

MrOats
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Heather/Sarah 😉 wrote:

Andrew – have a wonderful time!

Thanks, I’ll try. 🙂

The Shells on Long Beach, NJ are usually pretty small…
But its Plastic Shovels and Scoops (heck, even hands) that we usually use anyway. 😉

June 21, 2007 at 4:22 am #147350

Lucifina
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Hehehe, yea I actually missed my happy meal buckets that would have castle imprints when I went, but I still made a “castle” or a bump in the sand with a shell and stick sticking out of it :p . Have Fun and I can’t wait to see the pics!

June 21, 2007 at 4:59 am #147347

Jeff Hester
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Very cool. Have a great vacation! Don’t let your oats get too toasty in the sun! 😉

June 21, 2007 at 7:51 am #147362

Philip
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Andrew, you naughty boy…going on vacation without even asking if we’d like to tag along (hey, just kidding 😀 ) Anyway, enjoy yourself…although I’d feel freaked out without any Internet for a week.

And yes, I still have a Canon SLR that uses 35mm film. Can’t bear to part with it yet!

June 21, 2007 at 11:41 am #147360

PolarBearNPR
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Andrew! Stop it! I can’t take it anymore! You know what that does to me!

*ouch*

But on a serious note . . . be careful of sand hole collapsing. This article in today’s paper. Scary!

June 22, 2007 at 4:07 am #147352

MrOats
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Lucifina wrote:

Have Fun and I can’t wait to see the pics!

PolarBear wrote:

And you must post pics!

I hope you guys arn’t expecting to see giant sandcastles or anything…Because to be honest, I’m too lazy to make stuff like that… :p

Lucifina wrote:

but I still made a “castle” or a bump in the sand with a shell and stick sticking out of it

Heh, that’s what I do too! 😀

PolarBear wrote:

. . . be careful of sand hole collapsing.

Don’t worry, I’m too lazy to dig holes that big anyway. 😉 I’ll still be careful.

July 1, 2007 at 1:19 pm #147354

MrOats
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Well, I’m back everyone. 🙂

I had a great time at the Jersey Shore, jumping and diving through waves, climbing a lighthouse, exploring a museum, and relaxing on the beach. Also had a great time at a snap-decision detour we took to Dorney Park, and after going there, I must say I got over my long time fear of roller coasters (I just ignored the “don’t do it” part of me…And “did it”!) by going on my first two steel coasters:
Talon: the Grip of Fear and Hyrda: the Revenge, complete with Zero Gravity loops, corkscrews, and rolls!

Now I just love all roller coasters, and laugh at the time when I was limited to the Tilt o’ world and ferris wheel.

I went on these! (1st: Talon, 2nd: Hydra, Pictures from: bannister.org/coasters/parks/dorney_park.htm)

…Sorry for the rant, I’m just so glad I overcame something, I guess. 😀

I will post back here when the vacation pictures are uploaded on Flickr, when I get around to getting the photos developed and on a CD…from two disposable Kodak cameras (don’t make fun of me, I swear I’ll be getting a digital camera…Sometime…;)),which will be in about a week or so.

Thank you all again for the happy vacation wishes. 🙂

July 1, 2007 at 4:23 pm #147349

Spike
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Sounds like you had fun, roller coasters really are a blast, and those two coasters look awesome. 🙂

July 11, 2007 at 3:23 am #147355

MrOats
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Left: Me enjoying some NJ ocean water. 😀
Right: My Mom (Lynn) and Niece (Alicia) enjoying the water. (I’m the shadow ;))

Some more pics from my vacation can be found here if anyone is interested. They’re mostly on the first page, a few are on the second. No pics are from Dorney Park as all the film was all used up by the time I got there…

Enjoy! :p

July 15, 2007 at 4:56 pm #147348

Jeff Hester
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Great pics, MrOats! I checked out the photos on Flickr, too. Looks like you had a good time.

I love the beach… I need to go more often!

July 17, 2007 at 12:38 am #147356

MrOats
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Thanks Jeff, I had a great time. 🙂

Jeff wrote:

I love the beach… I need to go more often!

You deserve it! And…Don’t you live pretty close to the beach also? 😉

July 17, 2007 at 12:58 am #147361

PolarBearNPR
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Andrew – love your pictures! Your neice is adorable, and you’re not so bad yourself 😉 Looks like lots of fun. The beach is a great place to vacation. And mini golf and little kid rides are a must!

Thanks for showing us your vacation!

~Heather (aka Sarah)

July 17, 2007 at 1:26 am #147357

MrOats
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Heather/Sarah wrote:

Andrew – love your pictures! Your neice is adorable, and you’re not so bad yourself

Thanks, heh. :p

Heather/Sarah wrote:

Thanks for showing us your vacation!

Same goes right back to you -love your photos as well. 😉
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