Back in early October, we trekked out to Ocean City, Maryland, for the Seagull Century (for me) and a little beach R&R. The Seagull Century is a 100-mile organized bike ride that starts in Salisbury, Maryland (about 25 miles inland from Ocean City), winds its way out to the shore, a then heads back to Salisbury. This was my third time doing the ride, but this year was extra special. In addition to Uncle Rob and Aunt Katherine (Uncle Rob does the ride every year), Marcie, Peter and Christopher met us there for the weekend. I tried to talk Peter into doing the ride with us, but he demurred and stayed back in Ocean City with the rest of the gang, while Uncle Rob and I rode.
We had a perfect weekend -- mid-80s and sunny both days! In fact, after we got back from riding, I actually got in the ocean for a little swim. Poor Stephen was begging everyone all day to take him in, but no one would, for fear it was too cold. So I took him in, and surprisingly, although it was cold, it was bearable. Certainly the water would be considered warm for October -- I never thought we'd be able to get in the water, but it had been a relatively warm Fall to that point. The next day, after a breakfast which included legendary Fractured Prune doughnuts, we spend another hour or so on the beach before heading home. Stephen and I took another refreshing dip in the Atlantic.
It was a really great weekend, and a terrific way to cap off the "Summer". We (Lisa) only got a few pictures, but if you want to see more, check out Marcie and Peter's picture site - look under October 2007.
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