Monday, July 8, 2013

2013 Fourth of July - - Breakers View, Corolla, NC



Amazing, fun, talented, delicious, kind, funny, loving, beautiful, luxurious, smart are a few of the adjectives that come to mind when I think back on our recent 2013 Fourth of July family reunion.  While we started this blog as a full-time RV lifestyle record, this post does not include the RV, other than we buttoned Penelope the 5th Wheel up, and set off without our home.
Cousin Joyce and sister Judi organized the family retreat at Breakers View in Corolla, NC.   As usual there were multiple generations, this time four to be exact.  Many thanks to Jennifer for insisting that Gari and I travel to the Corolla reunion, and to the rest of the family for backing her up.  Because of our common aversion to heavy holiday traffic, KittyKat was not going to attend the reunion either, but as the time got closer, all of us became more excited about the event.  I worked from KittyKat’s house in Salisbury on Wednesday 7/3; we cut her grass then traveled to Penelope in Pocomoke where KittyKat slept for a few hours on our new sleeper sofa.  It was the first full night test for the Ashley sleeper sofa.  It has an air-mattress that inflates with the push of a button, and then deflates with another button push!  KittyKat gave the air-mattress her seal of approval :)



We left Penelope in the dark of night at 3:00 AM on July 4th.  This was our strategy to avoid what we thought would be very heavy holiday traffic.  It worked out just right; we sailed through Duck, NC just an hour before their July 4th Parade started, whew!  We soon arrived at Breakers View a magnificent beachfront home.  Rob and Joyce have constructed and decorated this beach refuge with a decade of persistence and generously share their labor of love.  What a treat it was for all of us!

It has been at least a few years since most of this part of our family have seen the others, and even longer since we have all gathered together at the same time.  Thank you to Joyce and Judi for planning the event and to Rob for setting up the Breakers View facilities & amenities.  Some small but significant upgrades since the last visit were the addition of commercial quality beach chairs and umbrellas for those long hard work hours on the pristine Corolla beach; it’s hard work but someone has to do it and it looks like the entire family is willing to help!  Another delightful surprise was the addition of a competition quality Cornhole game.  And the beach is the most perfect place for a Cornhole playing arena.  As the crowd suspected Craig and Rob were natural contenders, but this year had a surprise Cornhole power-house in the form of Grandmama KittyKat!
Soaking up the sun

Cornhole Champions!

Of course the visit was filled with delicious meals, snacks and drinks of the day.  Everyone pitched in to obtain and whip up the delectable treats, meals and beverages.  As usual Joyce with the assistance of Judi provided the culinary planning and leadership necessary for such a successfully succulent reunion. 

  Fruit Pizza compliments of Ella, delicious and Patriotic! 


 Joyce and Judi in charge!

Some of the men, old and young, participated in the art of fishing from the surf to offshore.  Many keepers were caught to the delight of the fishermen… and women (I see KittyKat with a fishing rod).


 In Shore Fishing Success























Off Shore Fishing Success

































 

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