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Once we arrived, it was like this mysterious pull-- we couldn't get to the water fast enough.


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"Happy-Happy-Joy-Joy" dancing ensued- mostly to stay warm, the weather was 40 degrees cooler than the temperatures we have been taking for granted back home. 


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Our trip was abbreviated by two days, poor Emma came down with some sort of throwing up thing.  Food poisoning?  Poor thing.  But even if it was for a brief time, the thrill of putting our feet in the surf and hearing the sound of the sea made it all worth while.


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It is always good to be back home.  It is good to be back in the sunshine. AND, it is good to come home to large pallets of boxes delivered from Ikea!  I spent the whole day yesterday assembling- pictures coming soon!