A Boat Ride

Our dear friends from the Tuesday Beach Club so kindly invited us out on their boat on Thursday. It was such a sweet invitation, Thursday was the day that the heat wave was supposed to hit the east coast. There was a lot of talk of how to get relief from the potentially record breaking temperatures, so we were thrilled to be invited!

The morning of our scheduled excursion, the forecast had changed to include heavy winds off the Cape, but our host went to check the water and things looked peaceful and calm on the ocean and lots of boats were out, so we went ahead with our plans. It was SO wonderful, Sesuit Harbor is beautiful. Our plan was to take the boat out, anchor just off a secluded beach, swim in to shore, play, then swim back to the boat and return to the harbor.

We set out slowly through the harbor, then picked up speed as we went into the open water. I loved watching the different reactions that my girls had. Michaela sat quietly, apprehensive and not sure what to expect. Talya loved being out on the water. When we picked up speed as we left the harbor, she was thrilled. Ayelet hung on tight to me, but seemed to like it. However, we discovered how quickly things could change. The ride out was pretty quick, but as we approached the area that we were going to anchor, we could see that the wind had picked up. Instead of being calm, the ocean darkened and we could see white caps all around us.

Our hosts were phenomenal, quick thinking and sensitive. They quickly decided that we needed to turn back. They gave us instructions on what to do and prepared us for what to expect during the return trip. Thank goodness we had had a calm trip out to get us acclimated. The return was bumpy and wet and felt much like a roller coaster ride. Almost the same reactions from the kids though - Talya had the time of her life, Ayelet hung on for dear life and Michaela looked terrified.

Here is the boat.
Here we are, the crew, windblown but happy, after our adventure.
We spent the rest of the day at the beach!