Day 2 of vacation didn't start out the best, as we were running later than I had wanted but it turned out amazing! We went to McDonalds for breakfast and then headed off to explore. First we hit the beach to find lighthouses and enjoy the warm sunny day (and get more burnt to a crisp, Fried Shannon anyone?)
I just love to feel the wet sand and lake water on my bare feet.
After this lighthouse we went on a quest to find the next lighthouse. It didn't go so well. We have about as much direction as that one Bad Religion song...eventually we found it :)
It was time to hit the trails and see some trees and wildlife! The first trail we walked on was amazing. We saw so many wild animals (deer, mink, turkey, geese(gross), chipmunk, heron and more)
The second trail we went on was fun at first! It had pretty trees and lots of green life but it would take a turn for the worst.
About halfway through the trail, it went out of the woods and was in a giant boring field. The temperature went up ten degrees and the sun was blazing. To make matters worse we had to trek through deep sand which made it much more tiring. We decided to take a shortcut out of the trail. BAD IDEA. We ended up on the road somewhere in the middle of who knows where. We asked a few people and they didn't know where we were either. Eventually we ran into a nice couple who offered us a ride to find our car. YAY! After that fiasco we headed to the beach to enjoy the sunset and such.
Suddenly, the sky started turning cloudy and had weird shapes far off on the horizon. It rapidly started moving towards us as seen the photos. Ice cold wind started blowing at crazy high speeds as the clouds moved closer to the shore. Everyone started running for the street screaming we are all gonna dieeeee! I of course was still standing there like an idiot snapping these amazing photos. I threw on my sunglasses to keep the sandstorm out of my eyes and ran for the car! We made it just in time because the storm blasted in 30 seconds after shutting the door. I will probably never se something like this again in my life. It was amazing. (and no there were no ghost pirates)