.....................................................Beard Family Vacation 2000
.....................................................Long Beach, NC
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..................Nick and Darlene Beard
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Melissa & Ray
Workman

Sharyn & Dave
Pittman

John
Beard

Teresa
Christian
 
 
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Matthew Workman

Caroline Workman

Ross Workman
 

Jake Christian

Hannah Christian
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Sharyn and Dave stopped at the ultimate tourist trap, South of the Border (N.C. that is), on their way up to the beach!  South of the Border is famous for its fireworks that are illegal in most states.  Tuesday night the wind was blowing out over the ocean and the skies were right for some fireworks!

To the left, Sharyn and Ray try to light the kids' sparklers.  Above, we finally got them to light.

Hannah loved the sparklers.

The grand finale: courtesy of South of the Border!


Caroline and Matthew in the surf.

Caroline, Matthew, Jake, and a neighbor in the surf.

Caroline likes having her picture taken.

Matthew surfing!

Ray and Melissa relax.

Ross is waiting for the waves to come.


The cousins watching TV.

Ross and Jake

Hannah, Jake, Ross, and Caroline


Ross and Hannah

Jake and Hannah

Nick and John cook steaks for dinner.

Dave and Sharyn cook cheesecake for dessert.

Sharyn taste tests the batter.

The kids gather around the aquarium.


The cousins play in the water, while Matthew is surf fishing.
Matthew's persistence pays off with a catch!

Dave and Sharyn enjoy the beach.

It's hard to catch Ross without food in his mouth.  To the right, Ross takes time out from eating a banana to pose with curious George for a photo.




The life guards on duty.

Lunch time!

Relaxing after lunch

Dave gets some practice time in.


On Wednesday, the group went to play putt-putt golf!

Hannah concentrations on the putt.

On one hole, Jake, Teresa, and Dave all got hole-in-ones and Matthew got it in with just 2 strokes.  That must be a record.

Matthew scored a couple of holes-in-one!

Melissa shows Caroline how to putt it in.
Hannah shows off her clean ball after hitting it into the water several times!

Teresa was official score-keeper.

Even Dave got in a few holes!
They said it helps to keep your head still.


In the truck on the way to the ships!

A Coast Guard ship on the Cape Fear River in Wilmington.

The USS North Carolina is docked in Wilmington.

The kids toured the entire ship!

The kids got collector albums for the state themed quarters that are minted each year.

Sharyn helps find the right quarters for each state.

All of the cousins at the end of the week!

Uncle Dave and his nieces and nephews.


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