SHORT VERSION
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At Morehead City and Topsail Island we did: Sun, Salt, Sand, Seafood and Ships (tall ones). And got in about 100 miles of cycling (two flat tires - I think my rear tire is shot).

LONG VERSION
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We spent the week of the 4th at the beach, sort of split our time between Morehead City and Topsail Island with kids, siblings, their families and friends.  Our group was about 40 people distributed among five cottages.  Each day we would gather on the beach in front of the cottage that Robert and I were in for swimming and sunning.  And each evening all 40 or so would show up at our cottage for supper.  Each of the siblings would choose a night to fix supper for the masses.  Robert and I choose Thursday night and we fed everyone "Red Beans and Rice" which Evelyn had fixed a few days before and brought down on Tuesday the 4th.

Lots of sun, salt, sand, and sea food.  I got to watch Le Tour de France each day on the television and the World Cup and even some Wimbledon Tennis matches.  The tour cranked up the Friday before the 4th and ended today with Floyd as the winner!

I took my laptop (Dell Precision M70 and it was the only laptop that could connect into a weak unprotected wireless router that some nearby cottage had).  This meant that everyone who was undergoing 'Internet Withdrawal' symptoms could come over and get their 'fix' in.

Additionally I 'ripped-off' Baxter's pictures (they are always so much better than mine).  Below is a view of the pictures (Baxter's first then mine below his).

Enjoy,

Zach