SUNDAY

We had planned to hike Tiger Mountain, but decided for a local walk instead.  One of the walks we had long wanted to do was the  beach walk between Carkeek Park and Golden Gardens.  This 2-3 mile stretch of beach can only be walked at low tide and there's very limited access between the two parks.  Only the residents of Blue Ridge can get access to the beach.

The walk was a lot of fun -- there were very few people on the beach.  Carkeek park itself was a zoo on this sunny day as was Golden Gardens, but other than the fellow playing the flute at about the mid point of the walk, there was no one on the stretch of beach between the two parks.

Walking on rocks and sand for 2-3 miles gives the legs a different workout. The body is constantly trying to balance and it's a relief to walk on smooth pavement afterward.

The rail tracks are just above the beach -- at high tide the water comes right up to the tracks.

We both loved the hike.  There was a sense of really getting away even though we were within walking distance of the boat the entire time.  The weather was perfect and while we had the beach to ourselves there was plenty of activity on the sound.  The NOOD races were still going on and plenty of boat traffic. The great blue herons were having a field day.

After the hike we jumped in the boat for a party on a small beach on the outside of the breakwater.  Much fun.  We were late to the party, but still had a great time meeting more of the group that call the Marina home.

The evening was capped off by Jodi's salmon tacos. Great day, great weekend.

Here's a video that captures most of the weekend in about 3 minutes.