Ocean Shores

Our trip to Ocean Shores!


We have a Friend who has been trying to get us to use their vacation home for around 10 years and last week we finally made it a reality. We went up Thursday and stayed till Sat. Evening, we had a blast. Who knew that they would be having a sandcastle building contest while we were there. (Next year I want to enter. No, I have never built anything before but it looks like fun. And that's what it's all about right? Who cares if you can tell what it is?LOL!






The above picture is Titled
"A Fools Castle"
I couldn't believe the people that had no clue why this was called a "Fool's Castle" just in case your wondering yourself.... The foolish man built his house upon the sand. As we were standing there and everyone was packing up, judging had been done the Tide started coming in. We stayed to see if there was any truth to the song. Unfortunately High Tide was only a couple inches too short to really wash this castle away. However it did wash away the trees and bridge soo what ever you do.. do not build your house upon the Sand!










We had a blast! Thank You Susan! And a big Thank You to Norm for letting us use his daughters plot to set up our tent!

Comments

The Conrod Family said…
Thanks for taking a picture and commenting on the Fool's Castle Sand Scupture at Ocean Shores. You understood the true meaning behind our sand sculpture as it was inspired by Matthew 7:26. Looking forward to seeing you folks next year.
July 4, 2009 at 1:32 AM
Jon Woodins said…
Looks like a total blast. Those sand sculptures are awesome. I am glad that your family got to have a fun vacation this summer even if it means we did not get to see you...sniff.
July 7, 2009 at 11:24 AM
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