Beach Misery

My family and I went on a beach trip to catch fish, at Cape Lookout. I had planned for this to be a nice little quiet trip. Turns out it’s a whole different ball park. It was windy, cold, and sandy. The wind would move the sand and it would hit your legs like tiny meteors crashing from space. Adding a sunburn to that, your legs felt like they were on fire. Not to mention having to sleep in a half bed with my brother, with sand all over the bed just to make it worse.

My mom and I went to the lighthouse and its museum. These are some pictures of the trip to the lighthouse. It was really educational and my mom had a good time too. But, the sun, sand, and the whole no toilet thing ruined almost everything.

Even though there wasn’t much to do we did find some awesome shells: conches, clam, and many more. The view was also absolutely gorgeous when the orange, red, and yellow sunset would shine. The sand dunes were huge. Thank goodness for that, otherwise you wouldn’t have privacy when using them as a bathroom.

The downs of the trip were there were no showers, no toilets, and no electricity. If you wanted a half decent shower, you would have to drive several miles to get there, and guess what we did.  It was dark, and it smelt like crap, but a shower is still a shower and I’m still living, so it was safe. It was also hard because living without toilets was very complicated. So picture this: you are crossing your legs because you have to pee, you’re sticky from salt water, and you stink pretty badly, then you have to find a dune to use as a bathroom away from home. After you finish, your hands are sandy and there’s no toilet paper. I would rather use the outhouse at the cabin. And don’t even get me started on the spiders in there.


So in the end, it had its ups and downs. Yet my mom wants to go back in the summer. She wants to go back so we can go up in the lighthouse when it’s open to the public. I wish to see the view of the beach and the island from there. Hopefully next time we will be able to see some of the wild horses too.


Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to put indoor plumbing to a good use now. So bye.


Peace.