At the end of April, we found out that we'd be moving here in the beginning of August. That gave us about 3 months to speculate on what it'd be like to live in this new place. Pouring over a map of the region, we imagined biking up a nearby trail to a lake where we knew there would be a public beach and a park. This afternoon, we did it! It was probably about a 25-minute ride, factoring in a number of self-imposed hill-avoidance detours.
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| That blue dot is the bike trailer containing our children. |
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| Our fabulous destination! |
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| Happiness on the sand! His sister was equally happy but she was off playing with friends and didn't get her photo taken. |
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| Riding through the waterfowl park on the way home. |
It's very strange and amazing to us that we live close to a place like this. The kids had a blast in the water and on the playground. On the way home we stopped for a quick supper. A didn't want to get back in to the bike trailer after that; he probably would've had the same reaction about getting back into a carseat if we'd been driving.
We're left hoping for some more clement weather so that we can do this outing again.
Wow, it is sooo super beautiful there! Isn't it great to be near nature, nature that's so accessibly close?? Happy for you guys. =)
ReplyDeleteThanks, friend! Yup, access to nature is a big plus. I was thinking of you guys when we went on this outing since our visit to California was the only other time we've been a 20-minute bike ride away from a beach. (Not quite the same type of beach, but still.) :)
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