The beach here was a short, sandy hike away. When you came up over the hill you looked down at the sandy beach and felt like you were looking down at the ocean. There was a steep trail that right down to the waves. Dylan liked climbing up the huge dunes, he was sure he saw bear tracks.
Mike and the kids built a huge castle in the sandcastle. They worked on it for a couple of hours. Then Dylan had the most fun crashing it all down. Dylan liked the beach more than anyone. Our first day there they had a no swimming sign up because there was huge white cap waves coming in. Of course we went swimming anyway, and it was really cool. The kids would pick up their feet and the wave would carry them all the way to shore. Mike really enjoyed swimming with the kids which gave me time to enjoy the sun.
There was a river that ran right down onto the beach. The kids liked that more than Lake Michigan. It only came up to their shoulders. It was also 90 degrees.
There were huge bluffs in the dunes at the beach so the kids would jump off them into the sand. They were scared the first time but then they loved it.
Here is a small portion of the castle, they called it the light house.
We were all really sad that vacation had to end. It went so fast. I hate to get all corny but it really was a trip of a lifetime. The kids are growing so fast, I wish I could have put this trip away in a bottle so I could go back whenever I felt overwhelmed. What a great 9 days.