Vacation on the Beach

(Ethan)
New York counted as a vacation, most definitely, but it was also a Tyler style vacation.  Constant activity and excitement to get up early in the morning so as to not miss anything was the rule.  Carol-Ann was kind to me and gave me breaks, let me sleep in while she and Kenny went out early for runs in Central Park and that sort of thing.  Even so, the pace and the walking and the general bustle was a bit much for me.  New York City is a fast paced place and I did not come back to work terribly rested but it was a blast of fun.

Outer Banks Beach

So to balance things out a bit, Carol-Ann and I got ourselves a couple of nights at a bed and breakfast across the street from the beach at Nags Head in the Outer Banks.  This was a Nelson style vacation.  Extreme relaxation without a thought toward, "what are we going to do today?"  It was paradise.  We just grabbed up chairs and those little umbrellas that you screw into the sand and headed out to lounge in the hot sand.  The water was warm, the waves luxurious.  When we weren't sleeping in the shade of our beach umbrellas, or sipping fine microbrews from the shore, or throwing the Frisbee in the nearly perfect wind conditions, we floated aimlessly in the ocean and watched our stuff get smaller and smaller as the current carried us down shore.

Breakfast at the B&B

The bed and breakfast was wonderful.  The proprietor was wonderful, sort of funny to interact with but extremely friendly and helpful.  It was the kind of place you could go to and not worry about packing.  Just throw some beach clothes in a bag and head out.  Once there, everything was taken care of.  They had blow dryers when you needed them, beach equipment when you needed it, bikes to get around town and coolers with ice.  Five stars to the Nags Head Beach Inn!
We had Tuna steaks, juicy burgers, ice cream... oh, and did I mention the microbrews!  hmmm, looks like I did mention them, but they deserve triple mention.  Microbrews on the beach and absolutely nothing to do.  Perfect :)