All week last week the Coast Guard was either patrolling the shoreline or conducting training exercises. Most days we saw a Blackhawk helicopter, but on Wednesday this C 130 flew up and down several times.
We almost needed it. The surf was pretty strong all week and it had formed a sandbar about a quarter mile out where the water was only three feet deep. Because the waves broke across it there were several people standing on it with boogie boards riding in on the odd wave. Sarah and John got out there too using the small boogie board that was in the service closet at the vacation house.
Then John got out a little too far. Sarah called to him as he fought the waves. Bobbie noticed this and swam out to John. She realized that they were on the edge of a rip current and swam parallel to shore away from it.
At this time the, lifeguard on patrol was on shore ready to help if she got the signal. Thankfully both Bobbie and John got in just fine.
Just in time so we could go out to dinner to celebrate Bobbie's birthday. Here we are at one of the Outer Banks' finest restaurants. While most of the restaurants there are warehouses of food, this one is patterned on a French bistro with small tables and great food. I was glad to find such a nice place to celebrate Bobbie's birthday.
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