We finally made it to the beach today! A little later than on my bday, but it was amazing anyway! Its only about an hour and 45 minute drive to Oostende, Belgium and the North Sea, and it is totally worth the drive. I think we will be spending at least one sunny day there every break. I've never really understood why people were so crazy about the beach, having never been to one, but now I know why! It is so beautiful, and it smells nice, and the waves sound so pretty, and the sand is so soft and warm!! The beach was really awesome, but the town of Oostende was really neat too, its a really big town in the flemish region of belgium, so the people there are much friendlier than the people in the french speaking regions, like where we live. The best news of all, everyone we spoke to in the stores spoke english! We got subway for lunch, which may not seem like a big deal, but its nice to be reminded of home sometimes, and the guy working there spoke perfect english! We heard english on the beach, it just felt more like home, it was wonderful. They have amazing ice cream everywhere in belgium, but it just tastes better when you're sitting on the beach with your feet in the warm toasty sand : ) The water was still a little chilly, we braved it for a few minutes, but mostly just kept to sticking our feet in the tide. After lounging about it the sun for a while, (I actually took a nap, it was lovely) we rented a bike-type thing (pic below) to ride around in. it was fun! Mat did most of the pedaling, he is such a gentleman, and we got a good look at the beachfront and all the stores. We wandered the beach some more, got another round of ice cream and left, neither of us got sunburns all over thank goodness, and my belly is burnt, which is great news!! But my left side is a little red from falling asleep on my right side, and mat ended up with lobster legs from the knees down lol. but all in all it was a great day! totally worth the wait, and i'm looking forward to taking the parents and jared here when they visit next month, and we already plan many family trips to the beach with our little kayleigh!!
showin' off the belly in my bikini!
stores on the beach
our awesome bike-thing that we rented and drove up and down the beach
all the buildings along the beach
me & mat enjoying the sun
so glad we made it!
the drive into oostende, where the beach is
my favorite maternity shirt, and one of the few things that still fits me!!
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