Outer "Space" Banks

We have returned home from an amazing week at the beach.  Having never been to the OBX, I feel so fortunate to have now visited and experienced this amazing part of our country.  Everyday we woke up, ventured to beaches near and far, had ice cream treats, saw seal life, dug in the sand, napped, and enjoyed the sunset.  We even bumped into our good friends the Meitzen Family.  This happened when we ventured to Cape Hatteras National Seashore, and decided to swim in the sound at Salvo.  Needless to say, it was a treat to be with such good, old friends, and Hersh and Havah definitely enjoyed playing together.

We loved driving up and down the beach road, passing favorites such as Farmdog's, the Bonzer Shack, and Goombay's.  Hersh enjoyed playing with Winky Fish (a terracotta fish in a bikini that was on the coffee table in our rental condo), and required a cup of ice water anytime I purchased iced coffee.   He and Jacob swam away many hours in the pool and we all enjoyed learning about the Wright Brothers, or as Hersh says the "Ripe Brothers."  We can't wait until next summer when we return to these beautiful beaches.

Digging in the sand.

We rode the ferris wheel.

 Dancing on the beach:

31 weeks.

Found hipster glasses.

Reading in the car.

Finally passed out in traffic on the way home.

 Currituck Lighthouse:

80 feet up and still going strong.

View from the top.

Ready to climb down.

Kite flying @ Wright Bros.

Proud of the sandcastle he built (and will soon smash).

Aplebaum genes.

Pimlico Sound

Mmmmm...ice cream.

Stormy sky.

Hersh and Havah.

A week away

Yesterday morning we woke up, left our house at 5:41am, and got on the road, Outer "Space" Banks bound.  Fortunately we had no traffic, which we have been told can really be rough if you do encounter it.  Hersh was a champ on the car ride.  We sang along to lots of songs, including IKO IKO, and stopped in VA at a House made of Pancakes.

Upon arrival we checked out a few spots around town and then picked up the keys to our condo in Duck.  We felt as though things were going very smoothly.  That is until we arrived in the condo (which is in an amazing location and is a really nice condo) and began to realize that even though we turned on the A/C the temperature in the condo continued to hover between 85-90.  For a 7 month pregnant woman, this is not an acceptable way to live.  We spent the rest of the afternoon enjoying the beautiful beach and pool, where Hersh made us "lattes" and found crabs (we even saw a school of dolphins feeding along with pelicans).  We also spent the afternoon dealing with the condo's property manager and A/C repairmen.  It was concluded that the A/C is broken and unfixable.  Thus, this morning we will be moving to a different condo, in a different town.  Alas, although this small incident has been inconvenient and not ideal, we feel grateful to be here and are looking forward to a great week.

By the way, Hersh is psyched to be here and has been his usual, excitable, roll with what comes self.  We are so fortunate.  Last night when Jacob and I were discussing various scenarios regarding the A/C condo situation, Hersh turned to us and said, "Blah, blah, blah."  We laughed and said, "Exactly."

Curly Crown

The swing outside our 1st condo