Goodness gracious last week was certainly quite a week for the East Coast! We started the week with our annual family vacation to the Outer Banks (Corolla). This year, we did our beach trip with the Steimer family and had a great time. We arrived on Sunday and the weather was great. We managed to get a few hours of beach time in, which was much needed by all of us! It was great to be back at the beach. We waited all summer and it was worth the wait.....
Monday, the weather wasn't nearly as spectacular as Sunday, but we still got a few hours of beach and surf in. We packed it up by 2:00 and took advantage of some of the ammenities the area had to offer.
On Tuesday, news of Hurricane Irene making its way up the East Coast started to make us think about the rest of our vacation plans. On top of all this, an Earthquake struck VA! Holy crap, really?! A 5.8 quake shook right in Mineral, VA which is located about 50 miles west of us. We didn't feel a thing at the beach and supposedly the quake shook a majority of the eastern seaboard. Thankfully no one was hurt, most of the damage occurred at the epicenter of the quake, but many of us were still left in shock that it even happened at all. Still unbelieveable.
By Wednesday, it was definite - Irene was heading our way. We got a GREAT day in at the beach. Jack used his allowance money to buy a skim board and all the kids took turns using it. They all loved using their boogie boards as well. They had a blast and spent hours in the water catching waves. It was great. While the older kids enjoyed the waves, Lauren enjoyed playing in the sand.
After spending Thursday morning watching the news, we made the decision to pack it up and head home. On our way home, Stacey received a text stating that there was a mandatory evacation for Corolla. Alas, we made the right decision. Thankfully, this year we decided to buy travelers insurance and hopefully we will get 3 days reimbursed! We arrived home around 5pm on Thursday and stayed local the rest of the weekend as Irene made its way up the coast.
Thankfully there was no severe damage here, just a lot of rain and strong winds. We didn't lose any power, no flooding, etc. We are thankful to have missed the brunt of Irene, but pray that those not so lucky are okay and will be taken care of. Irene certainly showed her prowess as she roared up the coast and left a lot of damage stretching from NC to New England. Another natural disaster for 2011. I definitely think Mother Nature is trying to tell us something! Clearly she is angry with us!!!
Prayers for an uneventful week. God Bless...
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