Blog Letters: Beach Vacation - Day Six - "Go Karts, Wagon Rides And Stunt Kites"

It was a slow morning we had a fantastic breakfast of french toast, bacon, fruit, and coffee lovingly prepared for us by my Aunt and then we all went off and did our own thing for a bit. James and I decided to watch the same episode of Wallace and Grommitt again because it was stuck in the VCR player ( yes I know some of my dear readers may not know what this device is message me I'll explain) and we couldn't get it out to put anything else in. Before you knew it Mom had made popcorn and we were all gathered in the living room laughing to a man and his dog with a sheep rustler mystery. (If you haven't seen it I highly recommend it. it is a riveting plot :)
Finishing the movie we all felt like we needed to get out and do something so we all loaded up and went down to the Go - Kart rink where Dad, James and Uncle Rick all proceeded to chase each other in a circle having the time of their lives.

Waiting for the race

Brother against Brother

Working up an appetite racing, we all decided to get lunch at this fish and chips place. We all ate in silence, before the guys left to go find some snacks for the cabin, and the girls went browsing around town a bit more. Mom and I even got to do a free wagon ride.

Lunch Stop

Mom and I on the wagon ride
Later in the afternoon Dad took us down to the beach and we played around in the sand and surf till my aunt and uncle arrived and taught us how to fly stunt kites. Thank you Aunt Alison for the picture collage below.

Kite Flying
Finishing the day off with some Chico's pizza and a few rounds of rummy with James, I crawled into bed, happy to sleep and sad to be leaving the next day.

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