A Day at the Beach in Holland, Part 2

Now, as I told you in Part 1 just going to the beach and laying out is a lot of fun, but having stuff to do is even more fun! My kiddo loves to surf. Back when we were in Hawaii she took a lesson and had a great time and had been begging to go again....so, we took a family day to the beach!

Has nothing to do with our trip but gave us all a good laugh...the Putz Bus!

(...and yes, in good fun when we were leaving for the day the people were going back to the bus and they were all 70+! hahaha)

We go to a great place called The Spot and they rent all kinds of beach sports equipment at a reasonable rate.

Obviously she rented a long board and a wetsuit...

The wetsuit was a must she said. Not only are these able to keep the majority of your body from getting stung by jelly fish (which there were a lot in the are at the time), but it keeps you very warm and able to enjoy yourself.

There are tons of people out there without a wetsuit...they apparently did not grow up in Florida!

Seems like the wave aren't very good right...

Well, the waves are different here...

Even when they are "high" they aren't really high...must be location...but you have to learn to surf differently.

Going...

Going....

Gone! hahaha

But, back at it!

She was exhausted...

But stayed out there for two solid hours.

Toward the end she was figuring out how to work the surf...

Dad went to watch...

While I used his extra clothes as a pillow....

He's engrossed, really....

...and I'm still chillin'....

I love this one because he is just watching her watch the surf....hoping for one more set.

Talking about how much fun she had.

This one was hurry up, Mom, I'm hungry!

At the spot for some lunch! ...service was quick and easy. 

They channel the Aloha spirit...they must have known we were missing Hawaii.

After this we headed over to Aquamundo it is near some cabin rentals and has a swimming pool/wave pool and water slides...I didn't take any photos but it is a blast!

We then took a walk...

....and came across a place that cooks food over an open bar-b-que...The Safari Club. They didn't have an extensive menu and no pulled pork or anything crazy like that, but they did have good, smokey flavored food!

We got some bitterballen because ya just have to....

Mmmm...smoked ribs and fries...these were amazing!

This is one of the better burger's I have had since moving here....probably because it was cooked over the open flame.

Nothing like a beautiful sunset to end a day on the North Sea.

What is your favorite beach activity?

Stay tuned for Part 3 on Saturday!