Tales of a Vacation...Pt. 2...

Ever watch people on the beach?  It's a favorite past time of mine whenever we manage to get there to enjoy the sand, sun and water.  And as much fun as sand, sun and water can be, it's the people who are more fun watching than a barrel of gorillas ....seriously.

One steamy, hot afternoon, husband and I got as close to the water's edge as we could get without actually having kids ask us to play with them! It was around noon. 

There were two young gals, probably in their early twenties, who had had enough heat so grabbed their beach chairs and headed for the water, plopping themselves delicately into their sunken seats to cool their heels.  Their conversation initially was quite quiet and fairly sedate.

Every hour or so these two lovelies would get out of their water-cooled chairs and head away from the beach, not returning for a half hour or so, leaving their chairs and belongings all alone and unguarded.  They were trusting souls, these two.  The first time they left though, one of the gals hats had blown away and I caught it and placed it back under their towels which they had close to the water as well.  So when they returned the first time, in conversation, I made light of catching their hat and putting it back with their belongings.  They were ever-so-thankful. 

Each time they left their chairs and returned to their water seats, I would notice a strange difference in their discussions - much more animated, quite audible to most of the folks around and when they sat, each time it was a little more direct and it seemed decorum had gone out the window, flopping down, legs splayed over the chair arms, fingers flung into the water, hats skewed to one side. One was talking about her horrible relationship with her mother and the other was being a good friend and agreeing.

By the time this leaving and returning had occurred at least four times, they made conversation with husband and I when we were picking up our Frisbee to throw around in the water.  Their speech appeared much slower like their tongues were too big for their mouths: "Awww...you twooooo going to play in the water???...howwww sweeeeeet.  Maybe weeeee could come n' get inonthefun....or noooooo, maybe nooooot.  We'll just let you two gohavefun on yer own."

Yep.  They were smashed to the gills!

Their last showing was around 5 p.m.

Their chairs remained in the water as we left.  Children were playing in them, sitting on them, using them for rock collection points and diving boards.  I do not know if the gals ever showed up again but they certainly made for some grand entertainment on a humid, hot afternoon on a Waskesiu beach:)

I love people watching!