Monday, August 5, 2013

Monday Mischief: Vacation Recap in Photos


Two weeks ago Teach and family took our annual beach vacation at the Outer Banks in North Carolina.  We stay in Hatteras Village, which for those who have never been, the Village is as far as you can drive on Route 12 before having to take a ferry to the next Island (Ocracoke).  This was Teach's second trip to the ocean and I think he enjoyed it as much as we did.

After a long drive happy to be out of the car
This year we did stay in a different house in a different area than normal (about 1/2 mile up the beach from our normal location).  I have to say the beach was much better there and there was a ton of dogs around.  Was fun to see other families enjoying vacation with their 4-legged family members.

Taking Teach out on the beach (I rhymed ... LOL!) was like walking a celebrity.  People are always stopping and asking about him and how beautiful/unusual he is.  They want to know what breed and so on.  One family had two little boys who became his fan club and yelled and cheered at him all week when they saw him.  Of course they loved his name (he was named after Edward Teach, Blackbeard, who was well known along the Outer Banks and was supposedly killed off the coast of Ocracoke).



Teach went for walks in the morning and evening.  The middle of the day was to hot for a dog with a black coat so he chilled in the house with his Aunt Roxy.  He seemed content with that.  His favorite activities towards the end of the week was ridding the beach of those pesky laughing gulls and their little friends.  He was run and herd them off ... for them to only land a little bit ahead of him ... and the cycle continued.

I took so many pictures, as usual, its hard to figure out which ones to share.  Hope you enjoy the ones I picked!!

























10 comments:

  1. Great photos! Can't resist a beautiful beach dog :-)

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  2. Oh I want to go to the beach! Love all the photos.

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  3. First, beautiful beach...makes me miss the east coast. Second, love all the shots of Teach - looks like he had a grand time running, surfing, building castles. Great vacation!

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  4. Funny...if Teach was a rough-coated collie, everyone would probably know what kind of dog he is....Smooth collies are pretty uncommon.

    Beautiful beach pictures! I've never been to OBX, we always go to Myrtle Beach.....

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  5. AWESOME photos!!! Looks like you had a fantastic time at the beach, Teach! I'm not surprised you were a big hit - and I bet it was great to have lots of canine company!

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  6. Wonderful pictures and sounds like a wonderful vacation!

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  7. Great photos! I really like the one with the feet/paw. Looks like a wonderful time.

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  8. Dog alive! Teach is one pretty beast! Looks like a great time. :)
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  9. Sounds like you all had a great trip to the beach. Who wouldn't be a fan of Teach?! Hehe. I rhymed too. I love the last photo of the whole family

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  10. Those are some awesome photos! I don't know, they are all so good. Love the photo of the paw/feet, and Teach running on the beach. Such a beautiful dog! Great to meet you via Blog Paws.

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