Wednesday was our best beach day -- weather-wise and beach-wise. We arrived at Mayflower Beach as the tide was at its lowest point. When the tide goes out that far out, it leaves behind plenty of tidal pools to splash in and sticky sand to play with. It was perfect for the kids. The little ones spent most of the morning building sloppy sand castles and digging rivers in the tidal pools (Gwen tried boogie-boarding, with little success). Meanwhile, Morgan and Cooper waded far out into the water, which (thanks to the low tide) never got over their heads.
When the tide came back in, it came back fast, and quickly washed away the tidal pools. Luckily, we had left our stuff safely on dry land, but there were lots of families who had picked a spot closer to the water who had to scramble to grab all their things before they were swept out to sea.
In the afternoon, the kids had fun exploring the beach, and swimming in the (now deep) water. The water was just one way to cool off, though. After Morgan discovered how the cool sand felt on her feet, it was just a matter of time before all five kids were buried to their waists in sand.
By 3:00, everyone was wiped out. We headed back to the house to clean up and rest up before heading back out for dinner at Seafood Sam's -- one of our favorite fish-fry joints from our vacation last summer.
Amazingly, we got all five kids to pose together for a photo. Needless to say, it's amazing how much they've all grown since our Cape Cod vacation last summer.
We finished off another busy day on the Cape with a pitstop for ice cream. Morgan discovered that "funnelling" through the bottom of the cone is pretty cool way to get those last few drops of chocolate.
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