Can you go to the beach in February, and not turn into a Popsicle. Okay, maybe that's a stretch because we were cold, but that's only because the wind was blowing. I heard on NOAA that the winds were gusting up to 30mph., but at least the temperature was in the low 70's.
This past weekend, Jack thought it would be fun for us all to go to the beach. We left our house at around 8:30 am and arrived in Freeport just after 10:00am.
We went to a different part of the beach because Galveston is just nasty. I apologise to those of you who may enjoy swimming and sun bathing in filth...I am just not one of those people who likes to get into water that I can't see though, much less lay on a beach that has trash all over it... Also, things are still pretty dilapidated down there because of the damage from Hurricane Ike, so we knew that the further south we drove, the more mess we were going to get into.
We wound up in Freeport by luck. Seriously, we were driving on 288 South, and a guy in a red truck passed us carrying a surf board. We figured that he must be going to the beach too, so we followed him.
I joked with Jack telling him how much I would laugh at him if instead we accidentally followed that man to his house instead of the beach! Finally, at a red light, Jack talked with the guy, asking if he indeed was going to the beach (he said yes.), and if it was okay if we followed him the rest of the way. The man obliged, probably thankful that we weren't serial killers or something, lol!
On Surfside Beach, you can actually drive and camp out on the beach using the beach access roads, and the end result is usually 3-4 miles of rather unpopulated bliss.
As soon as we got there, Jackson practically skipped with joy to the water! Leo hopped right along after him. Jackson wanted us to bury him, but I suppose we were taking too long to unload the truck, so he impatiently started screwing his feet into the sand without us.
Leo was such a good guard dog, too. He followed Jackson everywhere, even into the water, though you could tell that he didn't like it much. When Leo felt that Jackson was moving too far out, he would walk in front of Jackson to block him from going further out in the water. It was really funny to watch Leo 'heard' Jackson back to the shore!
It is nice to see the two of them get along and play so well with one another. I think it is important for a boy to grow up with a dog to bond and play with, especially since Jackson is an only child. Leo makes a very trustworthy playmate for him, so long as Jackson remembers to put his toys away...
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