A couple of weeks ago our whole team packed up the two vans and headed north to Hel. No kidding. And we had LOTS of fun with that name. But yes, it's true, we took the highway to Hel and spent three nights just relaxing and taking a little retreat together. It was beautiful there. Cool, but wonderful to be on the beach and see the sea. I didn't swim (the kids did!) because it was still just a little too cool even for me, a self-professed beach bum. But, we all enjoyed sitting on the beach and spending time together. We also saw lots of wind-surfers and kite-surfers, which was pretty neat.
Probably my favorite part of the trip was the last night when we ventured out to a little town near where we were staying. We went to the fishing docks where the commercial fishing boat brought their loads in for processing. The smell of fresh fish definitely hung in the air and was a little ripe at times, but I loved it. There's something about commercial fishing boats that I absolutely love to see; I love seeing them all tied up for the night and sitting peacefully in the harbor. The only bummer about the trip is that my camera, after three years and numerous drops, bit the dust. Thankfully, Amber was gracious enough to see the sheer joy in my eyes and hand over her camera to my itching trigger finger so I could snap some pictures. I'm trying out one of those slideshows for the first time, so we'll see how it goes. I hope you enjoy!
4 comments:
Glad you only spent a few days in Hel! Sounds very neat. I understand about the camera issue -mine broke as soon as we walked into Sea World, and luckily mom-in-law stepped in and lent me hers so as not to miss a moment of sweaty, tired kids! Sounds like a relaxing trip!
That "and back" part is very important. I love the slide show. Good work. My favs are the colorful boats, kissing a fish (I thought it was frogs you had to kiss), and you and Amber. The water and beach look beautiful.
Are there any people in this town? It looks like all the boats are abandoned, or that might just be my eyesight which has recently fallen apart---now I am deaf and blind-I cant see far or near--by the way - piece of trivia--my dad was actually in the Movie--To Hell and Back" which is a world war 2 flick starring Audie Murphy--my dad was the tank commander and drove the tanks and then was used as an extra in the lineup--just a little piece of Hell trivia--does it freeze there? teresa (the blind and deaf friend)but not yet mute--but dumb -- Tim would love the unable to speak part--call me sometime
Sounds like you had a lovely trip to Hel (how often can you say that??). I love the photos - thank goodness Amber let you use her camera.
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