We decided to take Madras to the beach last night for her little
birthday excursion. Had a lovely walk down the beach at Watch Hill
and to Napatree Point. Maddie had great fun chasing the piping
plovers... which taste like chicken! (KIDDING)

Once we got to the end we tried to follow the clues to the Napatree
Point letterbox.... not a good idea considering i had a pair of flip-
flops that would NOT have saved me from the "grove" of poison ivy and
wild beach roses that left a path just big enough for a gnat to
meander through!

We explored other trails on the way back but could see no way to get
to where we were supposed to be. Oh well, disappointed we could not
reach it, but what a great time!!!! Watch Hill is a special place
for us because we had some wedding pictures taken with that huge
yellow house and the light house as a backdrop! Actually, the
lighthouse is hanging in the living room right now : )

It got late and we were a bit tired, so we skipped the Lighthouse
box. It was a bit late to hit Wilcox park too and from what I
understand there was some big show there last night too...

I did get the Fish Tales box in East Lyme this morning on the way
home from work : ) another fine carving!

-Steve and Heidi