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Feb. 7, 2009
Starfish
We went to McArthur State Beach today. The temps weren't the best....70* and cloudy and windy.
The tram guy....probably in his late 70's looked at us with disbelief. There were 7 of us carrying snorkles and fins, beach bags, lunch boxes, chairs, towels, clean clothes with shampoo and conditioner, sand toys, book bags and the like. We looked like that movie "Vacation" with Chevy Chase!
The tram guy said, "You guys going to the beach? (he looked like he couldn't believe his eyes!) He was probably thinking....."they must be Northerners!"
Well, we all piled onto the tram.....stuff, kids and all. He drove us over this very long boardwalk that takes you to the beach. The boardwalk runs over the essuary. The essuary is a mangrove of trees and water. In this beautiful grove area lives all kinds of sea life. You can see fish, horseshoe crabs, lobsters, birds, crabs, and the best find of all.......a live starfish.
We were so excited to see this starfish. Zoe, our 11 yr old precocious daughter, says....
"I need to get down there and get that so we can bring it home."
"No, honey, you can't bring home wildlife, ' I say, "wildlife needs to stay in it's original habitat."
"But Mom, I can at least get down there to lift it up for everyone to see!" says Zoe.
It didn't take two seconds and she had figured out a way to get herself off that boardwalk and down into that water to get a closer peek.
After much coaxing she picked up the starfish for all to see. Jordan, our 15 yr old son, monkey hung over the side of the boardwalk and grabbed the beautiful find and brought it closer. It was truly amazing! It was salmon colored and the spines were quite pricky.
We took a pic of it on my cell phone......and if I figure out how to get it from there to here I will post a picture.
Jordan handed our prized possession back to Zoe who gently returned him to his wet home.
On the way back out of the mangrove Zoe saw a horshoe crab and a lobster....of which she commenced on screaming and running in the opposite direction! Go figure!
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Feb. 8, 2009 - Wonderful
It's so good to hear from you. Oh my goodness, a starfish...how awesome! 70 Degrees would be a total heat wave ove here. We had near 50s yesterday, it was delightful. Praying you'll have many more fun days and that the weather will be good.
With Love,
Maiden Princess