HolidayJulyFourth FriendsLucy Beach It was the 3rd of July and so time to get ready to go to the beach for a picnic. We watched the door ../../../Sabbat/07.04.01Avalon//P7030001 and waited for Suzanne to emerge so that we could go. We listened to the radio ../../../Sabbat/07.04.01Avalon//P7030002 and checked the gauges ../../../Sabbat/07.04.01Avalon//P7030003 before Melissa ../../../Sabbat/07.04.01Avalon//P7030004 and then Melissa and Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/07.04.01Avalon//P7030005 emerged.

The ride was uneventful and we knew to not jump off the bridge even without the sign ../../../Sabbat/07.04.01Avalon//P7030006 and soon we were there ../../../Sabbat/07.04.01Avalon//P7030007 taking the obligatory phone booth and beach tags sign pictures. ../../../Sabbat/07.04.01Avalon//P7030008 Their house, 3083, ../../../Sabbat/07.04.01Avalon//P7030009 was quite nice and within a short time we were eating cheese ../../../Sabbat/07.04.01Avalon//P7030010 and I had some beer ../../../Sabbat/07.04.01Avalon//P7030011 while Suzanne was finishing her water ../../../Sabbat/07.04.01Avalon//P7030012 when Lucy and Jane appeared ../../../Sabbat/07.04.01Avalon//P7030013 and took a picture of the fan ../../../Sabbat/07.04.01Avalon//P7030014 for Benjamin. The kids went to the arcade and came back wit the Coca Cola polar bear ../../../Sabbat/07.04.01Avalon//P7030015 the tiger ../../../Sabbat/07.04.01Avalon//P7030016 and other assorted toys. They also had caps ../../../Sabbat/07.04.01Avalon//P7030017 to fire to celebrate our flag ../../../Sabbat/07.04.01Avalon//P7030018 and the neighbor ../../../Sabbat/07.04.01Avalon//P7030019 who saluted us. All of this made Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/07.04.01Avalon//P7030020 happy even as Michael ../../../Sabbat/07.04.01Avalon//P7030021 twisted in his chair and Caroline ../../../Sabbat/07.04.01Avalon//P7030022 appeared incognito. We decorated the food ../../../Sabbat/07.04.01Avalon//P7030023 had more beer ../../../Sabbat/07.04.01Avalon//P7030024 and sent Lucy ../../../Sabbat/07.04.01Avalon//P7030025 down below to catch the parachute. ../../../Sabbat/07.04.01Avalon//P7030026 Next it was to fire the snaps ../../../Sabbat/07.04.01Avalon//P7030027 which Jane and Lucy did ../../../Sabbat/07.04.01Avalon//P7030028 to Suzanne's amazement. ../../../Sabbat/07.04.01Avalon//P7030029 The food smelled too good to even consider the Fishin Pier. ../../../Sabbat/07.04.01Avalon//P7030030

Next we went to the beach ../../../Sabbat/07.04.01Avalon//P7030031 ../../../Sabbat/07.04.01Avalon//P7030032 to see the gulls ../../../Sabbat/07.04.01Avalon//P7030033 and watch them fly ../../../Sabbat/07.04.01Avalon//P7030034 ../../../Sabbat/07.04.01Avalon//P7030035 beyond Lucy and Jane ../../../Sabbat/07.04.01Avalon//P7030036 as Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/07.04.01Avalon//P7030037 ../../../Sabbat/07.04.01Avalon//P7030039 watched. We took a few artistic gull shots. ../../../Sabbat/07.04.01Avalon//P7030038 ../../../Sabbat/07.04.01Avalon//P7030040 We shot a pier picture ../../../Sabbat/07.04.01Avalon//P7030041 and then it was time to play life guard ../../../Sabbat/07.04.01Avalon//P7030042 ../../../Sabbat/07.04.01Avalon//P7030043 ../../../Sabbat/07.04.01Avalon//P7030044 and pretend that we didn't see the crazy lady ../../../Sabbat/07.04.01Avalon//P7030045 with her metal detector. Ben climbed the life guard chair ../../../Sabbat/07.04.01Avalon//P7030046 and then we went back to see Michael and Caroline cook a wonderful meal. ../../../Sabbat/07.04.01Avalon//P7030047