Since a couple weekends ago our trip to the beach had to be cancelled because of rain, we knew we wanted to try and go this past weekend. On Friday night, we packed our bags and finalized our plans with our friends to leave first thing Saturday morning. We left our house by 6:15 and met our friends at a gas station between our two houses. There was a bar {coffee shop} in the same parking lot, so Aaron grabbed us some breakfast for the road.
We drove for about an hour and a half before we got to Sottomarina Beach. There were tons of private beaches that we could have gone to, but we would have had to pay €15-20 to use their umbrellas and chairs, plus parking. We had our own stuff, so we looked for a sign that said spiaggia libera {free beach}. We couldn't find it, so we asked one of the locals. He didn't speak English, but did a great job using easy Italian terms that we could understand and hand gestures to point us in the right direction. We eventually found the spot and only had to pay €4 to park. Score! Once we parked, we put sunscreen on the babies and the guys left to scope out the beach and to setup the tent and umbrella. After about 20 minutes, they came back for us and grabbed the rest of our things. It was about a 5 minute walk to where we were set up. As soon as I put Connor down in the sand, he took off for the water! The rest of our day would be spent in the water or covered in sand, and chasing our little man. There is NO relaxation time at the beach when you have a very excited and curious 15 month old!
Connor's first time going to the beach :)
My baby and me!
I love all the pictures of Connor with his daddy.
Flying in the air.
My favorite pic of the 3 of us!
I was so surprised how empty the beach was when we got there. Yes it was only 8 in the morning, but it's August and was supposed to be packed! {In Italy, August is when all the Italians take their vacation. It's a lot more expensive to travel and a lot of places are closed.} As the day went on, more and more people showed up, but hardly any people we are at the free beach. It was great for us!
Love!
Connor threw sand on us.
Having so much fun!
We took Connor's sand toys with us so he could play. I'm glad we did because he liked them. He also liked playing with the other kids toys... everyone was really nice and told him it was okay. Aaron attempted to build a sand castle, but it was impossible because Connor knocked it over as soon as he took the mold off.
We were really smart and packed a cooler with sandwiches, snacks, and drinks. We munched pretty much the entire time that we were there.
Eating cheddar bunnies... and a little sand. Haha!
Sharing chips with his daddy.
My hubby and me in our pop up tent.
He looks like he's really focused.
We had a blast, but by about 2 Connor started getting really sleepy. He wouldn't nap in the tent, or while I was sitting with him. We decided it was time to go. While the guys made a quick trip to the car, I wiped Connor down and changed him. I put him in the Boba, and he fell asleep almost instantly. I wish I would have thought to carry him in it sooner!
I would say this trip was a success! Can't wait to go again :)
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