Sam, the guy from my lab in Utah, and I decided earlier this week at work that we would go to the beach on Saturday since we had no other plans. Tori (Sam's wife), Sam, and I all really wanted to go. We figured that we could take a bus there somehow, and Sam said that I should invite one of my friends and we would go. Well...I asked Jessie if she wanted to come with us, and she has a car. Therefore, the bus idea was scratched, and Jessie drove us there instead.
We went to Delaware to a beach that was really close to Rehoboth Beach. It was about a two and a half hour drive from Baltimore. On the way there, we took a route that had a lot of tolls, which cost us $13 total. We avoided that way home. We left super early in the morning (Jessie picked me up at 6:30...) to avoid traffic. We got to the beach around 9:30. All I wanted to do was to be able to say that I touched the ocean, and then I was good doing whatever for the rest of the day :) I ran and touched it, and then set down my things.
Everyone lathered on the sunscreen. It was forecast to be a bright, sunny day. I put sunscreen everywhere. Except my legs. I thought they could use the sun. Please no one ask my logic in that. I've got nothing.
We went out to the water. Out in the distance, we could see dolphins jumping! It was so much fun!! The water seemed cold at first, but really it was so much warmer than west coast oceans. We all got used to it quickly. The waves all also much different than on the West Coast. They break right on the shore (as you can see in one of my photos below). You literally get smacked right in the face with them. It's fun, but it sometimes knocks you out. The girls would usually go past the break point where the waves were more gentle, while Sam would play in the break point. Once there was an exceedingly large wave that broke early that got all the girls, and washed us all to shore. We were washed under with the wave for at least five seconds. I'm not going to lie, it really freaked me out. But it was fun! Sam thought it was the funniest thing ever.
Later, we sat out in the sun, and enjoyed the great weather. It was a very beautiful day. You know those relaxation techniques where they tell you to imagine your happy place? And to try to imagine your surroundings? The smells, the sounds, the temperatures, etc.? Well, as I was laying there, I felt like I was in my relaxed happy place. I couldn't have asked for anything better.
We stayed at the beach until around 3 I think. We then all went to get ice cream at a place called Friendly's that Jessie recommended. It was so delicious!
While we were eating ice cream, is when we all realized how sun burned we all were. My trusty SPF 50 worked very well. Especially on my face, where it was applied four times. But my legs were lobster red. They were emitting heat like nothing else. Everyone else put on sunscreen too, but they were all slightly burned as well. Especially poor Sam. And he put on lots of sunscreen. I guess we stayed at the beach too long, and it was too great of a day!
Driving home, the sunburn got worse. More hot, more red, and more painful. It was my own fault. I bought some aloe vera when I got home. It's a good thing the grocery store isn't closed yet. The bottle is now 1/3 gone. Currently the sunburn is actually almost better. I heal pretty fast. The rest of me is okay, it was just my legs.
Despite the nasty burn...the beach was AWESOME. SUCH a great day! I'm so glad that I have such great friends here that are willing to go spend a Saturday with me going to the beach. I'm happy that I can cross something else off my bucket list now, too!
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