I came home, washed my feet, and was out like a light shortly thereafter. Waking up at 4 am has its benefits, but man was I tired.
We got to the Beach around 5:45. There was a line for the lot and there were already tents set up on the beach, so I hopped out of the car and walked the beach. I got one of the LAST firepits and sat there for about 1/2 hour - FREEZING - while Chris got into the lot.
We unloaded stuff, drank pots of coffee we had brought along and just enjoyed the morning. BlueErica and Tramspotter show up around 8 with more coffee and wood. We had thrown some stuff into the fire and it started burning from the fire the night before. We added more wood and had a Habanero Sausage Roast for breakfast. YUMMMMMM. Plus, in our tired state, we couldn't help making nasty entendres about sausages. So obvious they wern't even of the double variety. Bar Top Dancer showed up a bit later and the 5 of us just had a nice day lounging in the sun, listening to tunes care of DJ SWANK and enjoying the beach.
People started arriving in drips and dribbles throughout the day. Each person seems to bring some yummy to eat - like meat! YUMMMMM MEAT.
So, we cooked, laughed, and had a generally wonderful time. The wind picked up as the sun was setting and it got rather cold again. People started lighting their own fireworks and the world started exploding. Luckily, no people exploded - although we did see one guy running about with a lit Roman candle in his hands. Someone (I don't remember who) shouted at him later.....Try lighting it from your pants!
We had a great view of the HB Pier Fireworks - something that I've seen countless times in my life and never get tired of. After the FWs we packed up and left the beach, which closed at 10. We couldn't get our NEW, DAMN champ chairs to close. I swear, there were about 10 people trying to get them to fold up. We looked at the directions which siad "Folds Easily". Uhhh, NO! It was the LoT version of the Rubiks Cube.
The only "bad" parts of the day/night were the stupid chairs, the wind, and the 20 minutes wait to get out of the parking lot. It makes me appreciate Mickey & Friends.
I'm sorry Crazy Legs, GD, CP, Eric/Matthew and Ally didn't make it. We missed you guys. I'm also glad Bornieo had the good sense to join us.
And it was GREAT meeting Mystyisjofa (Yeah, I got it wrong again, didn't I?). Welcome to the liver version of LoT!
Oh, and everyone who was there (except NM and BABS) got a little LoT present. Thanks Fej for the hard work and great design. The rest of you, we'll get you on the 17th.
I KNOW I'm missing a bunch of stuff. The funny stuff that was said, other highlights. too early for me yet.
I'm up for another beach party at some point. Anyone want to plan it?