Aylmer Express "MoHo" Extravaganza 2006

Our grand plan unfolded just as we had hoped. We bugged out of Walmart relatively early. We then arrived at the campground by 10:30. We were pleased to find out that they had a vacant site available which meant that we could park and get hooked up right away thereby leaving the rest of the day to do Savannah-based stuff. After some discussion, as well as a look at the weather forecast for today and tomorrow, we decided to head into town a pop into the visitor’s center to get some advice. After hearing about the different things available to do in the area we figured that, given the nice 85 degree weather today, we should take in Tybee Island and cruise the beach. On our way there we enjoyed some typical marshy Savannah scenery as we headed out toward the ocean. We arrived at Tybee to find a quaint little beach town with all the typical surf shops. Not unlike Pismo Beach, where we stayed in California, in many ways. One sign that seemed to set the tone for this place read:

“You can’t drink all day … unless you start in the morning! ”

We tried to park the Matrix only to find that there are parking meters everywhere and they are in force 24 hours a day, 7 days a week … and we have no quarters. As you might imagine, the businesses in the area get asked for quarters all the time so now they will only give you a dollar’s worth. So we went from store to store trying to get enough for our needs. Once that was behind us we hit the beach for a little picnic. Well, Morgan and I did. A-P and Chantal didn’t want to get any sand in their food so they ate in the car. Ok, if that is what you would prefer … After lunch we all went for a stroll down the lovely, wide, packed-sand beach. We came across a fellow who was doing what you might call “beach surfing”. Or perhaps, “para-skateboarding”. I don’t know, but it did look about as cool as it looked difficult. The guy appeared to be pretty good as we did not once see him fall or have his sail come crashing down onto the beach. I am assuming that those two events would be the main indicators of a novice, but what do I know. And from the looks of things, you’d have to be in pretty good shape to be doing it since we saw him being lifted completely into the air on a number of occasions. After five or ten minutes, I started getting tired just watching him. It was cool enough that I was compelled to take a video so check my videos to see what this is all about. You can also find a video I took of a pelican diving into the ocean to catch a fish. We then decided to head back to the MoHo for an early evening as we were all tired after our rather noisy night at Walmart. Those Brunswick boys like to party it seems. Tonight we were all looking forward to some quiet slumber. We wanted the kids in bed early so, to mollify the kids, we offered to let them watch part of a movie before bed. Guess what movie they picked? Hotel Rwanda. I’m not so sure that this movie makes for a great bedtime story but it certainly is educational. Fortunately no nightmares followed.

Today’s word:

mollify \MOL-uh-fy\, transitive verb:
1. To pacify; to soothe or calm in temper or disposition.
2. To reduce in intensity; to temper.
3. To soften; to reduce the rigidity of.