Dora is the little sister who wants to emulate her big sister, Dee Dee.
Dora really wants to follow Dee Dee into the waves but she’s missing that Lab gene.
Things usually go fine but occasionally there is a tussle requiring adult intervention. It would probably happen a lot less if Dora stopped biting Dee Dee’s ear…
The past couple of days have been calm which always means boats leaving and boats coming as they take advantage of the weather window. Today the predictions were for the winds to increase.
The Red Head crew certainly saw rougher conditions at the beach this morning. That didn’t stop Dee Dee!
Since Dylan, Dee Dee, and Dora are skipping a beach day now and then, the crew can catch up on some favorites that haven’t made it into the blog.
Like Dora vs the coconut…
Dylan has been such a good boy about his beach restrictions.Today the beach was covered in great mounds of seaweed following a couple of rough days. Makes for even better smells according to Dylan.Dee Dee and Dora were happy retrieving the old flip flo…
Dylan continues to have skin issues that appear to be related to his beach swimming. New patches are coming out as fast as old ones are healing. Mom and Dad have decided he needs to stay out of the water for now. The problem is what to do with our handsome guy on a beach day.
Today Mom kept Dylan on the leash once the crew got to the beach. But Dylan kept pulling towards the water whenever Dee Dee and Dora went in.
Instead of making the poor boy just watch, Mom decided to take Dylan for a walk down the beach.
She waited until the two girls were engrossed in the bumper and slipped away.
Dylan enjoyed his own solo time while checking out the many beach smells. After all, there are lots of ways to enjoy the beach.
Unless you’re Dee Dee, who only wants to swim. She truly does carry Dyna in her soul.
We like that Red Head is not a spit and polish kind of boat. She works well for the crew. What we didn’t anticipate was that one day she would have a Beverly Hillbillies kind of look. It’s not just the dog paraphernalia everywhere.
Or the beach towels flying from the bow.
Since Dora joined the crew there’s been an ever increasing combination of barriers. Some to keep her on the boat.
Some to keep her off the roof.
Some to keep her away from her dad’s current project.
We sometimes have to resort to an oddly placed fender.
Given Dora’s Houdini ways, her dad constructed a maze of line to keep her from climbing between the rails and off the boat. Yes, she did that one day…
There’s even barriers inside the boat to (try to) keep Dora out of trouble. Red Head may never make the cover of House Beautiful, but she sure is full of love!
Since Dylan has been having issues with his skin, the Red Head crew has been modifying their morning routine. Some mornings, Dad has been taking Dee Dee to the beach on her own, while Mom takes Dylan and Dora for a walk.
Dee Dee loves being solo. No sharing toys or sticks or Dad.
She’s not sure how she ended up in the midst of this motley crew when she was born to be an only child.
Today Dora did more actual swimming than all other mornings combined. What got her motivated? The coconut. Dad threw it and the three crew members raced to see who could grab it first.Dora swam so long that Mom was able to dig her phone out of her pock…
The water was pretty rough at the beach this morning.Dad kept the bumper tosses close. The crew still had a good time.Even Dora, who continued her quest to dig to China…
