After 8 years of being in North Carolina, I still am in awe of the beauty of the ocean. We went to the beach last week and enjoyed not only the weather, but the sights and sounds.
I watched a man with two fishing poles trying to cast a net for what Tony called "bait fish." We saw a young man surfing on one of those small, oblong boards along the edge of the water. When we first arrived, he was having difficulty getting on the board, but soon, he was jumping on it and skimming through the water. We saw dogs, birds, people who should have been wearing skimpy bathing suits and those who should not.
This time, we even saw a young man in a hat with a feather and what appeared to be a velvet medieval costume. Some people asked him why he was dressed that way and he replied that he just wanted to make a spectacle of himself and get reactions from people. It worked.
One of the highlights of the visit came as we were getting ready to leave. The man that spent the day casting finally caught a fish. That was the good news. The bad news was that he caught a baby shark.
That caused a bit of excitement as the children on the beach ran over to see it. They were afraid it was going to bite their toes, but still wanted to touch it. While the man was getting something to cut the hook out of the shark's mouth, a woman kept the shark cool and well watered and explained how the shark had to stay in water to breathe.
If you haven't heard the song, "Baby Shark," you have to find it and listen to it. I guarantee, it will get you moving!
After telling the kids about the shark and letting them get a good look at it, the man put it back in the ocean. One day, it will be a big shark. If we run into it again, I hope it remembers that we all were kind to it!
Here are some pictures of our day:
Getting ready to cast
Easy flight
Checking out the "tourists" on his beach. I call this bird watching!
Getting ready to jump on the board.
I love the tension in his fingers.
You can almost see his heart racing.
And he's on......
And there he goes, down the beach...
A pirate?
Even surfer guy stopped to check this out!
Uh OH, something is on the line....
Here comes the baby shark
Getting closer, but still fighting
Small, but a mighty fighter
He's tired
He's out of the water, but not for long
The fisherman puts him back in the water to rest
The hook has to come out before the shark
can go back into the ocean
Thrashing while waiting for the hook to be removed
At rest
Getting ready to have the hook taken out
Baby shark is frowning, but he's glad to have the hook removed
The fisherman tells the kids why he is releasing the baby shark....
Run Away, do-do-do-do-do, Run Away, Baby Shark......
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